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What tradition at Carteret Middle School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
540
Middle
DISTRICT 554 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTERET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340282003274
Carteret Middle School
300 CARTERET AVENUE, CARTERET, NJ 07008 · (732) 541-8960 · Middlesex County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of New Jersey public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
432 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 5 | 266 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 274 | 51% |
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
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
45.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
24.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 24.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.4% | 24.0% |
% 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Middle School
Carteret Middle School's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carteret Middle School this school | 540 | 80.0% | 29.1% |
| Carteret Junior High School Carteret | 568 | 78.0% | 32.3% |
| Joseph A. Taub School PATERSON | 976 | 67.9% | 21.9% |
| Howard M. Phifer Middle School PENNSAUKEN | 988 | 81.4% | 21.9% |
| Linwood School NORTH BRUNSWICK | 761 | 62.7% | 27.9% |
| Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School ENGLEWOOD | 489 | 80.2% | 25.6% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #340 of 433 | #31 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #340 of 437 ▼ 7 | #31 of 39 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #316 of 437 ▲ 5 | #27 of 39 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #224 of 445 | #28 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #245 of 417 | #23 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #99 of 419 | #20 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.0% | #34 of 436 | #3 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.4% | #8 of 282 | #2 of 23 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
540
-370 (-41%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 540 | 48.3 | 11.2:1 | 80% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 45.3 | 12.5:1 | 80% (456) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 43.3 | 12.8:1 | 77% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 910 | 66 | 13.8:1 | 72% (656) |
| 2017-18 | 862 | 61.2 | 14.1:1 | 75% (643) |
| 2015-16 | 868 | 64 | 13.6:1 | 71% (620) |
| 2010-11 | 819 | 54 | 15.2:1 | 63% (514) |
| 2000-01 | 770 | 50 | 15.4:1 | 40% (309) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 25 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carteret Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (862 to 540); teachers down 21% (61.2 to 48.3).
About Carteret Middle School
Carteret Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in CARTERET, New Jersey. Its grade span covers grades 5 through 6, with 540 students on the rolls.
Carteret Middle School is one of 6 schools in Carteret Public School District, which enrolls 3,903 students in total.
The student body at Carteret Middle School is 52% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 21% Asian, 15% Black, 8% White, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Middlesex County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Carteret Middle School are from different groups.
Carteret Middle School lists 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.2 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 80% of the student body. That is 38 points above the 42% average for public schools in Middlesex County.
On the allk12 Grade, Carteret Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 48% of New Jersey public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Carteret Middle School is 6.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 29.1%. Predicted: 22.4%.
The school is in Middlesex County, where median household income comes to about $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Middlesex County's 214 public schools enroll about 129,255 students and include Carteret Middle School.
Carteret High School sits about 0.3 miles from Carteret Middle School. Carteret Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 29.1% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21 count was 910 students and the 2024-25 count was 540. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. By 2024-25, the school had 11.2 students per teacher, compared with 13.8 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Carteret Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Junior High SchoolMiddle · 568 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 Junior High SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Private Nicholas Minue Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Nathan Hale Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Carteret High School0.3 mi · 1,188
- Carteret Junior High School0.3 mi · 568
- Nathan Hale Elementary School0.6 mi · 436
- Columbus Elementary School0.8 mi · 642
- Port Reading Avenue Elementary School0.8 mi · 385
- Private Nicholas Minue Elementary School1.2 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About Carteret Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carteret Middle School?
Carteret Middle School enrolls approximately 540 students in grades 05-06.
Is Carteret Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carteret Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Carteret Middle School?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Carteret Middle School.
How diverse is Carteret Middle School?
Carteret Middle School reports a student body of 8% White, 52% Hispanic, 15% Black, 21% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Carteret Middle School public or private?
Carteret Middle 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.