Carteret Middle School

Regular School · CARTERET, NJ

Carteret Middle School is a regular school school in CARTERET, New Jersey, serving grades 05–06 with 540 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.2:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 06

Enrollment

540

Teachers (FTE)

48.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.2:1

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	281	52%
Asian	115	21%
Black or African American	80	15%
White	42	8%
Two or more races	18	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	540	268M / 272F

English Language Learners: 107 (20% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	11.0% -14.6pp	25.6%	833
Reading Proficiency	42.0% -4.8pp	46.8%	827
Science Proficiency	6.0%	—	252

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)

-0.08 grade levels

Math

+0.20 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

9.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

13.5% 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.)	540	100%

Contact & Location

300 CARTERET AVENUE

CARTERET, NJ 07008

Phone: (732)541-8960

http://cms.carteretschools.org

District

Carteret Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $26,572

District enrollment: 3,773

Other Schools in District

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

340282003274

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