Summary:
The Carlstadt Public School District has one school, Carlstadt Public School, serving prekindergarten through grade 8, with 478 students. In 2025–2026, its average proficiency across grades 3–8 was 56% in ELA and 44% in math, compared with 51% and 40% statewide. The most important finding is that the school was ahead of the state in both subjects overall, though grade-level results varied considerably.
There is no school-to-school top or bottom in this area: Carlstadt is the only school listed. Its standout results included Algebra I, where proficiency was 100% in both reported categories—60 points above the state end-of-course result and 26 points above the state grade 8 result. ELA was above the state in five of six grades; the largest lead was in grade 3, at 58% versus 48%, a 10-point advantage. The clearest shortfalls were grade 3 math, at 38% versus 49% statewide, a 12-point gap, and grade 8 science, at 10% versus 19%, a 9-point gap. Grade 7 ELA was also below the state, 49% versus 56%.
Results changed unevenly over time: the school’s ELA average fell from 61% in 2024–2025 to 56% in 2025–2026, while its math average stayed near 44% in both years. Grade 7 ELA dropped 30 points, even as grade 3 ELA rose 20 points; math also showed opposing grade-level shifts, including a 11-point rise in grade 3 and declines in grades 7 and 8. SchoolDigger awarded the school three stars and placed it at the 59th percentile, up from the 52nd percentile the prior year. In 2024–2025, 44% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; the student–teacher ratio was 10.6 to 1, and chronic absenteeism was 6%, compared with 14% statewide. These figures offer context, not an explanation for results; with just one school, families cannot compare schools within the district.
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