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What's the biggest difference between Carlstadt Public School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
478
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARLSTADT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340279000813
Carlstadt Public School
550 WASHINGTON STREET, CARLSTADT, NJ 07072 · (201) 672-3000 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
45 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
208 students
STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (47).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
46.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 47.5% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carlstadt Public School
Carlstadt Public School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlstadt Public School this school | 478 | 43.5% | 49.1% |
| Francis A. Desmares Elementary School FLEMINGTON | 421 | 45.1% | 50.7% |
| School #2 CLIFTON | 401 | 46.1% | 46.2% |
| Matthew Jago Elementary School SEWAREN | 425 | 46.8% | 25.1% |
| John F. Kennedy Primary School Raritan | 431 | 41.1% | 48.5% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School HAWTHORNE | 521 | 42.4% | 45.9% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carlstadt Public School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #541 of 1,290 | #106 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #665 of 1,319 ▼ 67 | #128 of 149 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #477 of 1,319 ▲ 44 | #113 of 149 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #458 of 1,562 | #24 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #519 of 1,390 | #57 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #357 of 1,392 | #41 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #688 of 1,481 | #49 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #402 of 798 | #42 of 85 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
478
-38 (-7%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 591
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 478 | 45 | 10.6:1 | 44% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 43.5 | 11.7:1 | 33% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 45.5 | 11.4:1 | 33% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 45 | 11.5:1 | 27% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 44 | 12.1:1 | 29% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 42 | 13.4:1 | 34% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 591 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 24% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carlstadt Public School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (534 to 478); teachers up 2% (44 to 45).
About Carlstadt Public School
Carlstadt Public School is an elementary school in CARLSTADT, New Jersey, reachable at (201) 672-3000. The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 478 students.
Carlstadt Public School is part of Carlstadt Public School District.
Hispanic students account for 42% of enrollment at Carlstadt Public School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 42% White, 10% Asian, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 23% of Bergen County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Carlstadt Public School is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 10.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Carlstadt Public School, which has 45. Elementary schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 11.4:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 44%. For comparison, public schools in Bergen County average 28%.
Carlstadt Public School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 65% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Carlstadt Public School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.1%; the prediction is 42.3%.
Looking at the county, Bergen County, the median household earns about $124,884 a year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Bergen County has 291 public schools with about 133,883 students, including Carlstadt Public School.
Wood-Ridge Intermediate School sits about 0.5 miles from Carlstadt Public School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Carlstadt Public School is 5th among 9 schools close by.
Federal data place Carlstadt Public School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 478, compared with 516 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Carlstadt Public School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Wood-Ridge Intermediate School0.5 mi · 256
- Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School0.5 mi · 479
- Alfred S. Faust Middle School0.7 mi · 240
- Lincoln School0.7 mi · 178
- Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School0.8 mi · 361
- Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School0.8 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Carlstadt Public SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carlstadt Public School?
Carlstadt Public School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades PK-08.
Is Carlstadt Public School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carlstadt Public School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Carlstadt Public School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Carlstadt Public School.
How diverse is Carlstadt Public School?
Carlstadt Public School reports a student body of 42% White, 42% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Carlstadt Public School in?
Carlstadt Public School is part of Carlstadt Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.