Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340183001992
Carteret Elementary School
158 Grove Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003 · (973) 680-8580 · Essex County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
8.6:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
278 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Bloomfield Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
54.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
37.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +9.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.7% | 37.4% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 27.8% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Carteret Elementary School
Carteret Elementary School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carteret Elementary School this school | 383 | 72.6% | 39.1% |
| Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center ENGLEWOOD | 434 | 70.7% | N/A |
| Casimer M. Dallago Jr. Impact Center VINELAND | 341 | 71.8% | N/A |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School NEW BRUNSWICK | 351 | 76.1% | 21.8% |
| Pine Grove Manor School Somerset | 346 | 76.9% | 31.0% |
| Emerson Community School PLAINFIELD | 414 | 72.7% | 29.4% |
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 Carteret Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #769 of 1,290 | #62 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #848 of 1,319 ▲ 126 | #69 of 141 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #598 of 1,319 ▲ 85 | #64 of 141 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #764 of 1,562 | #96 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #88 of 1,390 | #2 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #849 of 1,392 | #68 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #317 of 1,481 | #59 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #505 of 798 | #40 of 73 |
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
383
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 296
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 383 | 44.5 | 8.6:1 | 73% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 40.5 | 9.2:1 | 57% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 36.5 | 10.2:1 | 47% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 36 | 10.8:1 | 53% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 36.3 | 11.4:1 | 65% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 35 | 12.5:1 | 72% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 20 | 21.3:1 | 48% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 45% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 296 | 18 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carteret Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (415 to 383); teachers up 22% (36.3 to 44.5).
About Carteret Elementary School
At 158 Grove Street in Bloomfield, New Jersey, Carteret Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. It had 383 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6.
Carteret Elementary School is one of the 11 schools that make up Bloomfield Township School District (6,400 students in total).
About 69% of the student body at Carteret Elementary School is Hispanic. The remaining students are 18% Black, 9% White, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Essex County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 8.6:1. Compared with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Essex County, the school's rate is higher.
Carteret Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 61% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Carteret Elementary School's results are 12.7 points above predicted: 39.1% against 26.4%.
The school's county is Essex County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Essex County's 249 public schools enroll about 145,473 students and include Carteret Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Berkeley Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Carteret Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Carteret Elementary School was 387 in 2020-21 and 383 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.8:1 to 8.6:1.
On allk12, people connected to Carteret Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bloomfield Township School District
- Bloomfield High SchoolHigh · 2,055 students
- Bloomfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 944 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Demarest Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Berkeley Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Oak View Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
Other schools in Bloomfield
- Bloomfield High SchoolHigh · 2,055 students
- Bloomfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 944 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Demarest Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Berkeley Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Oak View Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
Nearby schools
- Berkeley Elementary School0.6 mi · 453
- Belleville PS40.6 mi · 438
- SALOME URENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 516
- East Orange STEM Academy High School0.7 mi · 646
- Abington Avenue School0.7 mi · 842
- Shelia Y. Oliver Academy0.8 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Carteret Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carteret Elementary School?
Carteret Elementary School enrolls approximately 383 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Carteret Elementary School serve?
Carteret Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carteret Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carteret Elementary School is approximately 8.6:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Carteret Elementary School?
Carteret Elementary School reports a student body of 9% White, 69% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Carteret Elementary School?
Carteret Elementary School is overseen by Bloomfield Township School District in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.