Columbus Elementary School

Regular School · CARTERET, NJ

Columbus Elementary School is a regular school school in CARTERET, New Jersey, serving grades PK–04 with 642 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 04

Enrollment

642

Teachers (FTE)

56.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	318	50%
Black or African American	152	24%
Asian	103	16%
White	44	7%
Two or more races	22	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	642	346M / 296F

English Language Learners: 59 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	8.0% -17.6pp	25.6%	293
Reading Proficiency	28.0% -18.8pp	46.8%	288
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	107

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)

-0.15 grade levels

Math

-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

29 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

13.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	642	100%

Contact & Location

1 CARTERET AVENUE

CARTERET, NJ 07008

Phone: (732)541-8960

http://col.carteretschools.org

District

Carteret Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $26,572

District enrollment: 3,773

Other Schools in District

Nathan Hale Elementary School Elementary
Private Nicholas Minue Elementary School Elementary
Carteret High School High
Carteret Junior High School Middle
Carteret Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07008) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340282003272

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