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Columbus Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

1 Carteret 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
Students
642
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Columbus Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Carteret kids: Carteret Junior High School

On the path

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

PK–4Columbus Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Carteret Junior High School568 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts28%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

1 Carteret Avenue, Carteret

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K116
Kindergarten107
Grade 1125
Grade 298
Grade 392
Grade 4104
Enrollment over time
704’20
708’21
578’22
625’23
642’24

Down 8.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 50%Black 24%Asian 16%White 7%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Columbus Elementary School from Carteret families.

Other schools in Carteret Borough School District

The district →
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
Carteret High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carteret
B−
1,188 students14:1

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.