Octavius V. Catto Community Family School

Regular School · CAMDEN, NJ

Octavius V. Catto Community Family School is a regular school school in CAMDEN, New Jersey, serving grades PK–08 with 593 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

593

Teachers (FTE)

57.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	441	74%
Black or African American	128	22%
Asian	10	2%
White	7	1%
Two or more races	6	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	593	318M / 275F

English Language Learners: 123 (21% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6.0% -19.6pp	25.6%	312
Reading Proficiency	21.0% -25.8pp	46.8%	318
Science Proficiency	6-9%	—	100

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.73 grade levels

Math

+0.00 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

38 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

189

31.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	593	100%

Contact & Location

3100 WESTFIELD AVE

CAMDEN, NJ 08105

Phone: (856)966-4097

http://camdencitycatto.ss12.sharpschool.com/

District

Camden City School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $59,761

District enrollment: 5,858

Other Schools in District

Cooper's Poynt Family School Elementary
Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School Elementary
Forest Hill School Elementary
Henry B. Wilson Family School Elementary
Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center Elementary
Thomas H. Dudley Family School Elementary
Veterans Memorial Family School Elementary
Yorkship Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 08105) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340264000793

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD