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Carteret Middle School

Public Grades 5-6

540

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,929

Per pupil spending ?

80%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Carteret Avenue
Carteret, NJ 07008

(732) 541-8960

District: Carteret Public School District

Students who attend Carteret Middle School usually attend:

High:

Carteret High School

Feeder schools for Carteret Middle School:

Elementary:	Columbus Elementary School
	Nathan Hale Elementary School
	Private Nicholas Minue Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.0%

Asian:

21.3%

African American:

14.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2012 → 24th in 2022

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (31% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2012

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg45%

Not ranked this year

Carteret Middle School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

484^th of 609Carteret Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	23.8	569 of 745	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	421 of 652	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	496 of 745	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	498 of 716	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.1	491 of 712	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.3	499 of 713	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.5	508 of 713	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.7	514 of 717	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.9	506 of 704	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.5	477 of 677	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.3	466 of 684	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.4	487 of 677	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.7	484 of 664	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.5	483 of 640	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.9	481 of 631	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.1	497 of 615	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.4	463 of 599	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.9	477 of 588	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	30.8	435 of 574	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	45.5	169 of 356	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	93 of 291	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	140 of 326	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	168 of 326	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	8.6	185 of 200	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	132 of 147	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	173 of 199	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	171 of 200	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	35.7	169 of 270	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	60 of 197	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	59 of 227	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	49.1	83 of 202	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	27.5	521 of 726	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.5	315 of 625	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	456 of 703	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	475 of 680	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	20.9	503 of 591	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	330 of 480	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	358 of 524	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	347 of 504	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	41.4	296 of 549	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	200 of 467	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	200 of 541	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	185 of 522	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	22.7	557 of 730	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	464 of 635	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	488 of 697	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	464 of 675	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	429 of 535	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	302 of 401	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	370 of 492	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	351 of 471	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	16.7	455 of 512	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	373 of 435	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	282 of 504	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.9	465 of 497	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2022)53rd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)46th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)37th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2022)28th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2022)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)20th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2022)15th percentile-9 vs school

White (2022)11th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2022)8th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-9 vs state

Mathematics25%-17 vs state

Science16%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carteret Middle School	Public	5-6	300 Carteret Avenue	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 541-8960	540	48	11.1	80.0%	42 (7.8%)	80 (14.8%)	281 (52.0%)	115 (21.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)								(n/a)	15.7				37.2	52.7					28.7	20.7								$4,929	$304	$4,625
Carteret Junior High School	Public	7-8	195 Washington Ave	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 541-8960	568	44	12.9	78.0%	46 (8.1%)	85 (15.0%)	291 (51.2%)	134 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	30.1	518^th of 752 public middle schools	31.1%		32.3	487^th of 743 public middle schools	34.5%	31		12.8					41.1	45.5					20.8	11.0	83.4	81.3	82.2	70.8	70.8
Avenel Middle School	Public	6-8	Woodbine Avenue	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 596-4210	629	76	8.2	59.5%	163 (25.9%)	129 (20.5%)	229 (36.4%)	95 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	24.9	558^th of 752 public middle schools	25.8%		21.9	579^th of 743 public middle schools	22.1%	21		10.0				26.9	41.0	32.4				22.2	26.4	17.0		57.2	57.2			$9,251		$9,251
Woodbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	525 Barron Avenue	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8690	513	56	9.2	56.7%	158 (30.8%)	82 (16.0%)	215 (41.9%)	46 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	16.5	646^th of 752 public middle schools	14.1%		15.3	656^th of 743 public middle schools	11.7%	10		6.4				20.8	29.3	23.9				14.2	24.3	6.3		60.6	60.6			$10,503		$10,503
Iselin Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Woodruff Street	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8450	794	72	11.0	36.1%	119 (15.0%)	48 (6.0%)	139 (17.5%)	481 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	68.8	211^th of 752 public middle schools	71.9%		67.6	210^th of 743 public middle schools	71.7%	1		26.1				63.9	62.3	61.2				47.0	56.4	33.3		100.0	100.0			$8,163		$8,163
Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy	Public	7-8	1157 Kline Place	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1025	701	58	12.1	62.3%	86 (12.3%)	226 (32.2%)	349 (49.8%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.9%)	29.9	520^th of 752 public middle schools	30.9%		19.3	606^th of 743 public middle schools	18.4%	86		8.9					52.5	46.6					20.9	7.0		74.1	80.0	30.4	30.4	$13,603	$221	$13,382
Joseph E. Soehl Middle School	Public	6-8	300 East Henry St.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-0550	710	61	11.7	75.2%	75 (10.6%)	241 (33.9%)	347 (48.9%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.9%)	21.1	590^th of 752 public middle schools	21.5%		18.1	619^th of 743 public middle schools	16.7%	29		8.7				39.6	35.3	37.9				13.9	13.2	12.4		46.8	46.8			$9,465	$1,450	$8,015
Myles J. McManus MIddle School	Public	6-8	300 Edgewood Road	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-7751	711	60	11.9	67.5%	106 (14.9%)	197 (27.7%)	349 (49.1%)	18 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.1%)	19.9	606^th of 752 public middle schools	19.4%		19.9	599^th of 743 public middle schools	19.4%	7		8.7				33.1	33.3	43.5				16.7	12.0	5.6		51.3	51.3			$9,022	$194	$8,828
Grace Wilday Junior High School	Public	7-8	400 Brooklawn Ave	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2066	482	40	12.0	73.4%	10 (2.1%)	225 (46.7%)	239 (49.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	16.7	643^rd of 752 public middle schools	14.5%		14.3	663^rd of 743 public middle schools	10.8%	20		2.8					35.0	31.2					12.5	3.9		75.0	75.0			$12,239	$424	$11,815
William F. Halloran School No.22	Public	2-8	612 Pulaski Street	Elizabeth	07202	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-4860	1,140	80	14.3	78.1%	125 (11.0%)	156 (13.7%)	826 (72.5%)	30 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63.3	249^th of 752 public middle schools	66.9%		75.9	153^rd of 743 public middle schools	79.4%	96	42.2	27.1	80.8	76.2	80.0	85.7	92.4	88.4	89.9	82.0	68.9	64.6			41.3		40.7	50.4	50.4	$6,924	$188	$6,736

Frequently Asked Questions about Carteret Middle School

How many students attend Carteret Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 540 students attended Carteret Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Carteret Middle School?

Students at Carteret Middle School are 52% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 15% African American, 8% White, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Carteret Middle School attend?

Students who attend Carteret Middle School usually go on to attend Carteret High School

What district is Carteret Middle School in?

Carteret Public School District

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