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If you could change one rule at Field Street School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
463
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENNS GROVE-CARNEYS POINT REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341284005054
Field Street School
144 FIELD STREET, CARNEYS POINT, NJ 08069 · (856) 299-0170 · Salem County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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.
- C+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
10.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
354 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 156 | 34% |
| Grade 2 | 151 | 33% |
| Grade 3 | 156 | 34% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
24.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
29.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.8% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 17.4% | 18.6% |
% 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Field Street School
Field Street School's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field Street School this school | 463 | 76.5% | 22.6% |
| Number 4 Linden | 447 | 77.9% | 27.6% |
| Hurden Looker Elementary School HILLSIDE | 408 | 78.2% | 39.7% |
| Number 1 Linden | 454 | 75.6% | 25.2% |
| Fairfield Township School BRIDGETON | 526 | 78.1% | 7.8% |
| Lindenwold School Five LINDENWOLD | 596 | 80.5% | 26.4% |
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 Field Street School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Salem County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #1,086 of 1,290 | #12 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #983 of 1,319 ▲ 135 | #12 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #1,177 of 1,319 ▲ 60 | #11 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #509 of 1,562 | #2 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #554 of 1,390 | #6 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #431 of 1,392 | #3 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.5% | #262 of 1,481 | #1 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #534 of 798 | #7 of 9 |
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
463
-51 (-10%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 463 | 43 | 10.8:1 | 76% (354) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 43 | 11.5:1 | 81% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 41 | 12.2:1 | 71% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 75% (388) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 39 | 12.8:1 | 80% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 41 | 13.3:1 | 74% (401) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 70% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 61% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 25 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Field Street School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (498 to 463); teachers up 10% (39 to 43).
About Field Street School
Field Street School is a medium-sized elementary school in CARNEYS POINT, New Jersey, under Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District. Enrolled students number 463 students, in grades 1 through 3.
The 5 schools in Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District enroll 2,182 students altogether, Field Street School among them.
Field Street School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 49%. Other reported shares: 36% Black and 12% White. That compares with about 11% Hispanic among all Salem County residents. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Field Street School is 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 76%. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Salem County is 31 points.
allk12 grades Field Street School a C-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In New Jersey, Field Street School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 22.6% actual against a predicted 24.3%.
Among Salem County residents, the median household income is $79,960, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Field Street School is one of 33 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Penns Grove High School, at about 0.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Field Street School comes in 2nd of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Field Street School dropped 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 514 to 463 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.8:1.
Discussions about Field Street School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Salem County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,275
Census ACS
Median income
$79,960
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
11,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District
- Penns Grove High SchoolHigh · 632 students
- Penns Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 452 students
- Paul W CarletonElementary · 322 students
- Lafayette - PershingElementary · 313 students
Other schools in CARNEYS POINT
- Penns Grove High SchoolHigh · 632 students
- Lafayette - PershingElementary · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Penns Grove High School0.9 mi · 632
- Penns Grove Middle School1.0 mi · 452
- Paul W Carleton1.0 mi · 322
- Lafayette - Pershing1.2 mi · 313
- Oldmans Township School3.4 mi · 308
- Mount Pleasant Elementary School3.5 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About Field Street SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Field Street School?
Field Street School enrolls approximately 463 students in grades 01-03.
What age range does Field Street School serve?
Field Street School serves students from grade 01 through grade 03.
How many teachers does Field Street School have?
Field Street School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Field Street School?
At Field Street School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 49% Hispanic, 36% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Field Street School public or private?
Field Street School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.