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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTERET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340282000451
Nathan Hale Elementary School
678 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, CARTERET, NJ 07008 · (732) 541-8960 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- ABeats 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
11.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
360 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 14% smaller than its 4th grade class (79).
Student demographics
54%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
Nathan Hale Elementary School→Carteret Middle School→Carteret Junior High School→Carteret High School
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
51.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +12.5pp since 2023
Math
38.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 38.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.7% | 31.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 21% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Nathan Hale Elementary School
Nathan Hale Elementary School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Hale Elementary School this school | 436 | 82.6% | 40.0% |
| Belleville PS4 BELLEVILLE | 438 | 78.1% | 21.7% |
| G.H. Carson Elementary School PENNSAUKEN | 358 | 78.2% | 31.6% |
| School 28 PATERSON | 463 | 73.2% | 89.9% |
| School 2 PATERSON | 473 | 84.6% | 23.7% |
| Glenwood Avenue Elementary School WILDWOOD | 367 | 83.1% | 15.6% |
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 Nathan Hale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #750 of 1,290 | #75 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #830 of 1,319 ▲ 66 | #82 of 111 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #677 of 1,319 ▲ 227 | #54 of 111 ▲ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #583 of 1,562 | #61 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #684 of 1,390 | #59 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #697 of 1,392 | #86 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.6% | #180 of 1,481 | #11 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #403 of 798 | #55 of 84 |
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
436
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 530
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 436 | 38.7 | 11.3:1 | 83% (360) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 40.5 | 10.8:1 | 81% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 41.7 | 10.5:1 | 77% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 43 | 10.6:1 | 67% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 43.7 | 11.1:1 | 82% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 38 | 13.0:1 | 81% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 70% (372) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nathan Hale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (487 to 436); teachers down 12% (43.7 to 38.7).
About Nathan Hale Elementary School
Nathan Hale Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in CARTERET, New Jersey. Enrollment is 436 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 4.
Carteret Public School District runs Nathan Hale Elementary School along with 5 other schools, enrolling 3,903 students in total.
Hispanic students account for 65% of enrollment at Nathan Hale Elementary School. Smaller groups are 14% Asian, 10% Black, 8% White, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Middlesex County is roughly 24% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Nathan Hale Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
The count of teachers at Nathan Hale Elementary School is 38.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.3:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is about 11.4:1. Around 83% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Middlesex County, the average is 42%.
Nathan Hale Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 67% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 40.0%, is 19.1 points above the 21.0% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of New Jersey schools.
Federal survey data for Middlesex County show that median household income is about $111,549, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 214 public schools operate in Middlesex County, serving about 129,255 students.
The school nearest to Nathan Hale Elementary School is Carteret High School, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Nathan Hale Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Nathan Hale Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 436 was 4% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 454.
Community posts for Nathan Hale Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Carteret Middle SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Private Nicholas Minue Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
Other schools in CARTERET
- Carteret High SchoolHigh · 1,188 students
- Columbus Elementary SchoolElementary · 642 students
- Carteret Junior High SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Carteret Middle SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Private Nicholas Minue Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
Other Nathan Hale Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Nathan Hale Elementary. Nathan Hale Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Nathan Hale Elementary SchoolLansing, IL · 525 students
- Nathan Hale Elementary SchoolSchaumburg, IL · 495 students
- Nathan Hale Elementary SchoolWhiting, IN · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Carteret High School0.4 mi · 1,188
- Carteret Junior High School0.4 mi · 568
- Carteret Middle School0.6 mi · 540
- Columbus Elementary School0.8 mi · 642
- Private Nicholas Minue Elementary School1.2 mi · 529
- Port Reading Avenue Elementary School1.4 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Nathan Hale Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Nathan Hale Elementary School?
Nathan Hale Elementary School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Nathan Hale Elementary School serve?
Nathan Hale Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Nathan Hale Elementary School have?
Nathan Hale Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nathan Hale Elementary School?
At Nathan Hale Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 65% Hispanic, 10% Black, 14% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Nathan Hale Elementary School in?
Nathan Hale Elementary School is part of Carteret Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.