Joseph J Catena School

Regular School · FREEHOLD, NJ

Joseph J Catena School is a regular school school in FREEHOLD, New Jersey, serving grades KG–05 with 445 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

445

Teachers (FTE)

43.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	314	71%
Hispanic/Latino	55	12%
Asian	37	8%
Two or more races	23	5%
Black or African American	16	4%
Total enrollment	445	206M / 239F

English Language Learners: 3 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	37.0% +11.4pp	25.6%	246
Reading Proficiency	51.0% +4.2pp	46.8%	247
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	88

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)

+0.53 grade levels

Math

-0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

18 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

427

96% 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.)	445	100%

Contact & Location

275 BURLINGTON ROAD

FREEHOLD, NJ 07728

Phone: (732)431-4430

http://jjc.freeholdtwp.k12.nj.us/

District

Freehold Township School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $30,199

District enrollment: 3,445

Other Schools in District

C. Richard Applegate School Elementary
Laura Donovan School Elementary
Marshall W. Errickson School Elementary
West Freehold School Elementary
Clifton T. Barkalow School Middle
Dwight D. Eisenhower School Middle
Early Childhood Learning Center Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07728) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340564003810

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