Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENNS GROVE-CARNEYS POINT REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341284005052
Paul W Carleton
251 MAPLE AVENUE, PENNS GROVE, NJ 08069 · (856) 299-1706 · Salem County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
240 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 4 | 176 | 55% |
| Grade 5 | 146 | 45% |
Student demographics
63%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
16.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
13.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.4% | 13.1% |
| 2023-24 | 18.9% | 13.9% |
% 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
13.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Paul W Carleton
Paul W Carleton's state test result (13.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul W Carleton this school | 322 | 74.5% | 13.4% |
| Lafayette - Pershing CARNEYS POINT | 313 | 74.1% | N/A |
| Dr. Charles C. Polk School ROSELLE | 315 | 75.2% | 28.9% |
| Hurden Looker Elementary School HILLSIDE | 408 | 78.2% | 39.7% |
| Evergreen Avenue Elementary School Woodbury | 310 | 69.4% | 23.7% |
| Billingsport Elementary School PAULSBORO | 296 | 77.0% | N/A |
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 Paul W Carleton ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Salem County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.4% | #1,221 of 1,290 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #1,242 of 1,319 ▼ 45 | #13 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #1,263 of 1,319 ▼ 39 | #13 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #1,017 of 1,562 | #7 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #975 of 1,390 | #12 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #393 of 1,392 | #2 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #298 of 1,481 | #2 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #602 of 798 | #8 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
322
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 322 | 26 | 12.4:1 | 75% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 28 | 11.4:1 | 76% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 26 | 13.1:1 | 66% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 80% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 26 | 13.1:1 | 80% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 313 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 75% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 19 | 17.6:1 | 69% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 28 | 12.1:1 | 62% (208) |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 27 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paul W Carleton.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (340 to 322); teachers unchanged (26 to 26).
About Paul W Carleton
Paul W Carleton is the name of a small elementary school in PENNS GROVE, New Jersey. Students in grades 4 through 5 attend, and enrollment is 322 students. The school's enrollment is 20% smaller than the 405 average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District is made up of 5 schools with 2,182 students in all.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Paul W Carleton, 46% of enrollment. Other groups make up 38% Black and 15% White. County-wide, 11% of Salem County residents are Hispanic. Paul W Carleton has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.4:1, with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 75%. It compares with 45% for public schools in Salem County.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Paul W Carleton receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Paul W Carleton would score about 25.4%. It scores 13.4%, 11.9 points below that figure.
Salem County census figures show that median household income is about $79,960, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Paul W Carleton is among the 33 public schools in Salem County.
The next-closest public school is Penns Grove Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Paul W Carleton. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Paul W Carleton ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Paul W Carleton had 333 students in 2020-21 and 322 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease.
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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
- Field Street SchoolElementary · 463 students
- Penns Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 452 students
- Lafayette - PershingElementary · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Penns Grove Middle School0.1 mi · 452
- Lafayette - Pershing0.4 mi · 313
- Penns Grove High School0.8 mi · 632
- Field Street School1.0 mi · 463
- East Side Charter School3.4 mi · 434
- Mount Pleasant Elementary School3.7 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About Paul W CarletonHow many students attend Paul W Carleton?
Paul W Carleton enrolls approximately 322 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does Paul W Carleton serve?
Paul W Carleton serves grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paul W Carleton?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paul W Carleton is approximately 12.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paul W Carleton?
At Paul W Carleton, the student body is approximately 15% White, 46% Hispanic, 38% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Paul W Carleton public or private?
Paul W Carleton is a public K-12 school, overseen by Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District.
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