Joseph J Catena School

As a reasonably sized elementary school in FREEHOLD, New Jersey, Joseph J Catena School enrolls 445 students from grades K through 5, operated by Freehold Township School District.

Within Freehold Township School District, which oversees 8 schools and 3,406 students, Joseph J Catena School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Joseph J Catena School logs that White students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school reports 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Monmouth County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Joseph J Catena School records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Joseph J Catena School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 14% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Monmouth County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Joseph J Catena School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.3%, the actual is 57.0%, a residual of -1.3 points.

In the area at large, Monmouth County reports that the typical household earns roughly $124,845 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Monmouth County's 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,053 students), Joseph J Catena School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Dwight D. Eisenhower School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Joseph J Catena School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.9%.

Joseph J Catena School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Joseph J Catena School has declined 8%, going from 486 students in 2018 to 445 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 71% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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