Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center
Public school, pre-kindergarten · Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center in Perth Amboy, New Jersey enrolled 577 students in 2024-25 with 62.0 full-time teachers, 9.3 students per teacher against the New Jersey median of 10.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 30% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
823 students in 2022-23, 647 students in 2023-24, 577 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 60.0 to 62.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 823 | 60.0 | 13.7 |
| 2023-24 | 647 | 61.0 | 10.6 |
| 2024-25 | 577 | 62.0 | 9.3 |
9.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 of every 100 New Jersey schools of this kind
Among the 103 New Jersey schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center reported and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent0.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.9% of students were Hispanic, 4.3% Black, 0.9% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic93.9%
- Black4.3%
- White0.9%
- Asian0.5%
- Two or more races0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Schools of this kind in Perth Amboy
2 public schools of this kind in Perth Amboy report 2024-25 enrollment; Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center | 577 | 9.3 | 66.6% |
| Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center | 342 | 10.7 | 62.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center
- Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.9 miles away: 342 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Project Before at Selover SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.4 miles away: 233 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
- Compare Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center with Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Perth Amboy Public Schools spends per student$41,930 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$41,930
- The largest public schools in New JerseyIgnacio Cruz Early Childhood Center is the number 21 by size of 109 New Jersey schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#21 of 109
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher9.3 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 10.2 for schools of this kind.9.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center
How many students attend Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center?
577 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 823 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Perth Amboy, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center?
9.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for schools of this kind is 10.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center in?
Perth Amboy Public Schools, NCES district ID 3412930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341293000551 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.