Carl H. Kumpf School

Set in CLARK, New Jersey, Carl H. Kumpf School is a reasonably sized 6-8 campus, run under Clark Township Public School District. It caters to 528 students across grades 6 through 8.

Within Clark Township Public School District, which oversees 5 schools and 2,268 students, Carl H. Kumpf School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Carl H. Kumpf School records that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 39% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Carl H. Kumpf School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Union County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Carl H. Kumpf School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.6%; this one delivers 56.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Union County indicate median household earnings sit near $103,202, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Union County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), of which Carl H. Kumpf School is one.

Arthur L. Johnson High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carl H. Kumpf School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Carl H. Kumpf School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 36.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 10%: 481 students in 2018 compared to 528 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 87% to 73%.

On the community side, members of the Carl H. Kumpf School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.