Joseph C. Caruso School

Regular School · KEANSBURG, NJ

Joseph C. Caruso School is a regular school school in KEANSBURG, New Jersey, serving grades KG–05 with 595 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

595

Teachers (FTE)

61.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	246	41%
Hispanic/Latino	196	33%
Black or African American	94	16%
Two or more races	47	8%
Asian	8	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	595	297M / 298F

English Language Learners: 40 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	7.0% -18.6pp	25.6%	330
Reading Proficiency	26.0% -20.8pp	46.8%	334
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	101

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)

-0.31 grade levels

Math

-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

41 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

190

31.9% 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.)	595	100%

Contact & Location

81 Frances Place

KEANSBURG, NJ 07734

Phone: (732)787-2007

http://www.keansburg.k12.nj.us

District

Keansburg School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $29,814

District enrollment: 1,562

Other Schools in District

Keansburg High School High
Joseph R. Bolger Middle School Middle
Keansburg Early Learning Center Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07734) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340786003884

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