Columbus Elementary School

Columbus Elementary School is a K-5 school of expansive scale in CARTERET, New Jersey, one of the schools within Carteret Public School District, serveing 642 students in grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 59% larger than typical.

Carteret Public School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,903 students. Columbus Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Columbus Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% Black, 16% Asian, 7% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Columbus Elementary School shows 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Middlesex County's rate of about 42%.

With demographic context factored in, Columbus Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.5%.

In the area at large, Middlesex County reports that median household earnings sit near $111,549, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Columbus Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Carteret Junior High School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Columbus Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Columbus Elementary School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.8%.

Columbus Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Columbus Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 723 (now 642). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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