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Enrollment
568
Middle
DISTRICT 554 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTERET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340282006146
Carteret Junior High School
195 Washington Ave, Carteret, NJ 07008 · (732) 541-8960 · Middlesex County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of New Jersey public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
443 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 288 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 280 | 49% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Carteret Junior High School→Carteret High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Carteret Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
43.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
28.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.3% | 28.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 27.5% |
% 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Junior High School
Carteret Junior High School's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carteret Junior High School this school | 568 | 78.0% | 32.3% |
| Carteret Middle School CARTERET | 540 | 80.0% | 29.1% |
| Joseph A. Taub School PATERSON | 976 | 67.9% | 21.9% |
| Linwood School NORTH BRUNSWICK | 761 | 62.7% | 27.9% |
| North Brunswick Twp. Middle School North Brunswick | 754 | 59.9% | 33.2% |
| Howard M. Phifer Middle School PENNSAUKEN | 988 | 81.4% | 21.9% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #323 of 433 | #28 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #316 of 437 ▼ 2 | #26 of 39 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #327 of 437 ▼ 26 | #29 of 39 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #205 of 445 | #24 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #375 of 417 | #34 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #102 of 419 | #21 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.0% | #45 of 436 | #5 of 40 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 568 | 44 | 12.9:1 | 78% (443) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 43 | 13.6:1 | 75% (437) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 44.5 | 13.6:1 | 74% (447) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carteret Junior High School.
About Carteret Junior High School
Carteret Junior High School operates as a mid-sized middle school in Carteret, New Jersey. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 8, with 568 students on the rolls.
Carteret Public School District has 6 schools and 3,903 students, and Carteret Junior High School is one of those schools.
About 51% of the student body at Carteret Junior High School is Hispanic. Other students are 24% Asian, 15% Black, and 8% White. By comparison, Middlesex County residents are about 24% Hispanic. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Carteret Junior High School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 12.9:1 is based on 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in New Jersey is 10.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Middlesex County average 42%.
Carteret Junior High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 23.5% at Carteret Junior High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.3%.
Looking at the county, Middlesex County, median household income comes to about $111,549, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 214 public schools and about 129,255 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Carteret Junior High School from the closest public school, Carteret High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Carteret Junior High School places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Carteret Junior High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carteret Public School District
- Carteret High SchoolHigh · 1,188 students
- Columbus Elementary SchoolElementary · 642 students
- Carteret Middle SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Private Nicholas Minue Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Nathan Hale Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
Other schools in Carteret
- Carteret High SchoolHigh · 1,188 students
- Columbus Elementary SchoolElementary · 642 students
- Carteret Middle SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Private Nicholas Minue Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Nathan Hale Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Carteret High School0.0 mi · 1,188
- Carteret Middle School0.3 mi · 540
- Nathan Hale Elementary School0.4 mi · 436
- Columbus Elementary School0.5 mi · 642
- Port Reading Avenue Elementary School1.0 mi · 385
- Private Nicholas Minue Elementary School1.4 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About Carteret Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Carteret Junior High School?
Carteret Junior High School enrolls approximately 568 students in grades 07-08.
Is Carteret Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carteret Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carteret Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carteret Junior High School is approximately 12.9:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carteret Junior High School?
At Carteret Junior High School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 51% Hispanic, 15% Black, 24% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Carteret Junior High School public or private?
Carteret Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carteret Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.