Carteret Elementary School

Summary:

Carteret Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bloomfield, New Jersey, serving 373 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Bloomfield Township School District, which is ranked 293 out of 615 districts in the state.

Carteret Elementary School stands out for its significantly higher Hispanic student population (65.95%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 45.25% to 92% Hispanic students. The school's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages, with its 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate at 43.8% in 2022-2023, compared to the district's 50.6% and the state's 42%. Additionally, Carteret Elementary has experienced a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.0% in 2017-2018 to 33.8% in 2021-2022, much higher than surrounding schools. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 46.92% to 59.47% over the past few years.

Despite these challenges, Carteret Elementary School's performance for specific subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, is relatively strong. The school's African American and Hispanic student subgroups perform well compared to their peers in other schools, and the low-SES student subgroup has performed exceptionally well, ranking 214 out of 910 New Jersey elementary schools in 2022-2023. However, the school's special education student subgroup has struggled, ranking 522 out of 949 New Jersey elementary schools in 2021-2022 and 728 out of 868 in 2020-2021. Compared to nearby schools, Carteret Elementary generally performs better than Newark Public School District schools but lags behind other Bloomfield Township School District schools, such as Watsessing Elementary School and Fairview Elementary School.


Detail:

Public K-6

 158 Grove Street
       Bloomfield, NJ  07003-5650


(973) 680-8580

District: Bloomfield Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
811th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,694 Help


Students who attend Carteret Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Bloomfield Middle School
High:    Bloomfield High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.2 Help
Number of students:  373

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.0%
African American:
22.0%
White:
7.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  46.9% Help


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Compare Details Carteret Elementary School ranks worse than 60.4% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 7th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Bloomfield Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.4. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (66%), African American (22%), White (7.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 46.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Bloomfield Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carteret Elementary School is 10.2, which is the 3rd best among 8 elementary schools in the Bloomfield Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carteret Elementary School is $7,694, which is the 3rd highest among 8 elementary schools in the Bloomfield Township School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Carteret Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Carteret Elementary School 811th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Carteret Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Bloomfield Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bloomfield Township School District 293rd of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Carteret Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Carteret Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 35.56 867th 1204 28.0%
2004 48.17 843rd 1298 35.1%
2005 43.10 910th 1303 30.2%
2006 21.67 1121st 1314 14.7%
2007 42.36 956th 1329 28.1%
2008 50.76 829th 1338 38.0%
2009 63.01 604th 1346 55.1%
2010 66.16 544th 1354 59.8%
2011 63.50 618th 1360 54.6%
2012 55.20 747th 1363 45.2%
2013 64.15 614th 1367 55.1%
2014 66.61 546th 1363 59.9%
2015 46.34 774th 1357 43.0%
2016 51.74 688th 1346 48.9%
2017 47.97 747th 1352 44.7%
2018 40.96 850th 1353 37.2%
2019 41.10 847th 1360 37.7%
2021 39.18 742nd 1317 43.7%
2022 33.64 890th 1345 33.8%
2023 39.40 811th 1342 39.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Carteret Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.50 372nd 434 14.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Carteret Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.90 529th 1001 47.2%
2019 25.77 724th 1007 28.1%
2021 19.22 728th 868 16.1%
2022 37.34 522nd 949 45.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carteret Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.73 294th 942 68.8%
2019 68.46 203rd 948 78.6%
2021 88.79 32nd 839 96.2%
2022 60.71 266th 863 69.2%
2023 66.82 214th 910 76.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Carteret Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.06 783rd 1333 41.3%
2019 40.67 840th 1331 36.9%
2021 37.54 772nd 1290 40.2%
2022 34.18 857th 1326 35.4%
2023 44.23 715th 1318 45.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Carteret Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.60 853rd 1334 36.1%
2019 42.42 791st 1335 40.7%
2021 38.14 729th 1297 43.8%
2022 33.75 862nd 1324 34.9%
2023 32.76 869th 1315 33.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Carteret Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.13 67th 517 87.0%
2019 76.16 93rd 522 82.2%
2021 61.58 117th 456 74.3%
2022 61.92 150th 494 69.6%
2023 71.98 102nd 463 78.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carteret Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.97 310th 870 64.4%
2019 62.13 288th 899 68.0%
2021 72.27 159th 896 82.3%
2022 52.60 379th 953 60.2%
2023 59.77 329th 982 66.5%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Carteret Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 262 6 15 18 0 n/a n/a 0 301
1989 238 8 20 26 0 n/a n/a 0 292
1990 224 14 30 34 0 n/a n/a 0 302
1991 208 20 28 40 0 n/a n/a 0 296
1992 203 14 39 57 0 n/a n/a 0 313
1993 198 17 44 89 0 n/a n/a 0 348
1994 185 32 52 106 0 n/a n/a 0 375
1995 164 53 58 113 0 n/a n/a 0 388
1996 164 53 58 113 0 n/a n/a 0 388
1998 141 75 72 144 0 n/a n/a 0 432
1999 138 83 68 166 0 n/a n/a 0 455
2000 113 91 59 175 0 n/a n/a 0 438
2001 100 86 76 182 5 n/a n/a 0 449
2002 59 100 66 206 0 n/a n/a 0 431
2003 59 100 66 206 0 n/a n/a 0 431
2004 57 120 68 207 7 n/a n/a 0 459
2005 44 135 36 213 27 n/a n/a 0 455
2006 38 123 70 223 0 n/a n/a 0 454
2007 37 114 65 221 0 n/a n/a 0 437
2008 30 112 54 227 0 n/a n/a 0 423
2009 31 86 47 247 0 3 0 0 414
2010 31 104 35 247 0 6 0 0 423
2011 35 106 23 248 0 13 0 0 425
2012 29 114 15 249 0 21 0 0 428
2013 26 129 9 255 0 26 0 0 445
2014 34 127 6 239 2 29 0 0 437
2015 30 147 4 239 2 30 0 0 452
2016 34 131 4 240 3 26 0 0 438
2017 30 131 6 224 5 23 1 0 420
2018 28 118 7 238 5 16 3 0 415
2019 29 89 14 236 0 8 3 0 379
2020 29 107 11 244 0 7 3 0 401
2021 27 108 9 236 1 5 1 0 387
2022 35 94 12 225 0 6 3 0 375
2023 28 82 12 246 1 1 3 0 373

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carteret Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 301 16.0 18.8 n/a
1989 292 17.0 17.1 n/a
1990 302 18.0 16.7 7.9
1991 296 18.0 16.4 15.2
1992 313 15.0 20.8 23.3
1993 348 17.5 19.9 19.3
1994 375 20.0 18.8 22.1
1995 388 19.0 20.4 26
1996 388 19.0 20.4 26
1998 432 23.0 18.8 27.3
1999 455 24.0 19.0 26.6
2000 438 25.0 17.5 43.2
2001 449 25.2 17.8 45
2002 431 27.0 16.0 45.2
2003 431 27.0 16.0 45.2
2004 459 26.0 17.7 42.5
2005 455 27.0 16.9 n/a
2006 454 26.0 17.5 50.2
2007 437 25.0 17.5 41
2008 423 22.0 19.2 51.3
2009 414 28.2 13.8 56.5
2010 423 24.0 17.6 68.6
2011 425 20.0 21.2 47.5
2012 428 39.0 10.9 45.8
2013 445 35.3 12.5 54.4
2014 437 30.5 14.3 61.3
2015 452 33.0 13.6 61.7
2016 438 36.0 12.1 72.1
2017 420 34.8 12.0 68.8
2018 415 36.3 11.4 65.1
2019 379 38.5 9.8 67.5
2020 401 36.0 11.1 62.1
2021 387 36.0 10.7 53.5
2022 375 37.5 10.0 59.5
2023 373 36.5 10.2 46.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Carteret Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 301 16.0 18.8 n/a
1989 292 17.0 17.1 n/a
1990 302 18.0 16.7 7.9
1991 296 18.0 16.4 15.2
1992 313 15.0 20.8 23.3
1993 348 17.5 19.9 19.3
1994 375 20.0 18.8 22.1
1995 388 19.0 20.4 26
1996 388 19.0 20.4 26
1998 432 23.0 18.8 27.3
1999 455 24.0 19.0 26.6
2000 438 25.0 17.5 43.2
2001 449 25.2 17.8 45
2002 431 27.0 16.0 45.2
2003 431 27.0 16.0 45.2
2004 459 26.0 17.7 42.5
2005 455 27.0 16.9 n/a
2006 454 26.0 17.5 50.2
2007 437 25.0 17.5 41
2008 423 22.0 19.2 51.3
2009 414 28.2 13.8 56.5
2010 423 24.0 17.6 68.6
2011 425 20.0 21.2 47.5
2012 428 39.0 10.9 45.8
2013 445 35.3 12.5 54.4
2014 437 30.5 14.3 61.3
2015 452 33.0 13.6 61.7
2016 438 36.0 12.1 72.1
2017 420 34.8 12.0 68.8
2018 415 36.3 11.4 65.1
2019 379 38.5 9.8 67.5
2020 401 36.0 11.1 62.1
2021 387 36.0 10.7 53.5
2022 375 37.5 10.0 59.5
2023 373 36.5 10.2 46.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Carteret Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $511 (6.6%) $7,183 (93.4%) $7,694

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Carteret Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 847th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 811th of 1342 Elementary schools
 1.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Carteret Elementary School)40.443.8
 3.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bloomfield Township School District)52.850.6
 2.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Carteret Elementary School)3948.6
 9.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Bloomfield Township School District)54.947.9
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Carteret Elementary School)5446.2
 7.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Bloomfield Township School District)62.959.4
 3.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Carteret Elementary School)46.332.2
 14.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Bloomfield Township School District)50.149
 1.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Carteret Elementary School)53.747.1
 6.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Bloomfield Township School District)62.761.8
 0.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Carteret Elementary School)36.324.1
 12.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Bloomfield Township School District)48.836.5
 12.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Carteret Elementary School)68.753.4
 15.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Bloomfield Township School District)57.356.5
 0.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Carteret Elementary School)32.315.6
 16.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Bloomfield Township School District)38.233.1
 5.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students379373
 1.6%
African American8982
 7.9%
American Indian01
Asian1412
 14.3%
Hispanic236246
 4.2%
Pacific Islander81
 87.5%
White2928
 3.4%
Two or More Races33
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67.5%46.9%
 20.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Carteret Elementary School

Students at Carteret Elementary School are 66% Hispanic, 22% African American, 8% White, 3% Asian.

Students who attend Carteret Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bloomfield Middle School
High : Bloomfield High School

Carteret Elementary School ranks 811th of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 373 students attended Carteret Elementary School.


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