Carteret Junior High School

Carteret Junior High School operates as a mid-tier intermediate school in Carteret, New Jersey, overseen by Carteret Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 568 students spanning grades 7 through 8.

Carteret Junior High School is one of 6 schools operated by Carteret Public School District, a district that enrolls 3,903 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Carteret Junior High School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 24% Asian, 15% Black, 8% White. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Carteret Junior High School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. The state averages around 10.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 78% of students at Carteret Junior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Middlesex County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Carteret Junior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Middlesex County shows median household earnings sit near $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Middlesex County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students), of which Carteret Junior High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Carteret High School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Carteret Junior High School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

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