George L Catrambone

Located at 240 Park Avenue, in Long Branch, New Jersey, George L Catrambone is a well-populated elementary school that enrolls 686 students (grades K through 5), operated by LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 69% bigger than typical.

LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 5,368 students; George L Catrambone is among them.

On demographics, George L Catrambone logs that 70% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 22% White, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 13% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, George L Catrambone lists 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 82% of students at George L Catrambone qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Monmouth County (around 29%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), George L Catrambone tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Monmouth County indicate median household earnings sit near $124,845, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. George L Catrambone is one of 186 public schools in Monmouth County (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students).

Nearest neighbor: Academy of Law & Public Safety, around 1.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts George L Catrambone at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at George L Catrambone has decreased 20%, going from 857 students in 2018 to 686 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 60% to 70% over that span.

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