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Octavius V. Catto Community Family School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

3100 Westfield Ave, Camden, NJ 08105 · (856) 966-4097 · Part of Camden City School District

Camden’s School Grade D− better than 1% of New Jersey school districts

Students
593
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Octavius V. Catto Community Family School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Camden kids: 5 high schools

On the path

Where Camden kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Octavius V. Catto Community Family SchoolYou are here
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts21%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

3100 Westfield Ave, Camden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K59
Kindergarten63
Grade 167
Grade 268
Grade 369
Grade 450
Grade 558
Grade 652
Grade 743
Grade 864
Enrollment over time
606’20
524’21
584’22
600’23
593’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 74%Black 22%Asian 2%White 1%Two or more races 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Octavius V. Catto Community Family School from Camden families.

Other schools in Camden City School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Camden’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.