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Carteret High School
B−

Carteret High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

199 Washington Avenue, Carteret, NJ 07008 · (732) 541-8960 · Part of Carteret Borough School District

Carteret’s School Grade C better than 28% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
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Students
1,188
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Carteret High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 51% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 23% since 2020–21

On the path

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

7–8Carteret Junior High School568 students
9–12Carteret High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts58%
State average 47.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

199 Washington Avenue, Carteret

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9282
Grade 10314
Grade 11302
Grade 12290
Enrollment over time
966’20
1,009’21
1,089’22
1,182’23
1,188’24

Up 23% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%Asian 21%Black 18%White 10%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Carteret High School from Carteret families.

Other schools in Carteret Borough School District

The district →
Columbus Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Carteret
D
642 students11:1
Private Nicholas Minue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Carteret
B−
529 students11:1
Nathan Hale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Carteret
C−
436 students11:1
Carteret Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Carteret
C
540 students11:1
Carteret Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Carteret
568 students13:1

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; Carteret’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.