Summary:
Carteret Public School District has one listed high school, Carteret High School, serving grades 9–12 with 1,188 students; the clearest finding is that all 11 reported, comparable 2025–2026 proficiency results were below New Jersey’s, by 8 to 47 percentage points.
Because Carteret is the only school listed, there is no other local high school to rank above or below it. Within its results, 11th-grade NJGPA English language arts is closest to the state: 67% at Carteret versus 76% statewide, an 8-point gap. Geometry is the sharpest concern: end-of-course proficiency was 5% versus 52% statewide, a 47-point gap, and grade 9 results were 6% versus 50%, a 44-point gap. In the same grade and NJGPA, mathematics also lagged more than ELA—44% versus 61%, a 17-point gap.
Across 11 matched results, the average gap from the state widened from 20 points in 2024–2025 to 24 points in 2025–2026; it widened in nine comparisons. Science was a notable exception: Carteret’s grade 11 result rose from 11% to 13% as the state result fell from 31% to 29%, narrowing the gap from 20 to 15 points. SchoolDigger ranked Carteret 345 of 434 high schools (21st percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026, compared with 323 of 434 (26th percentile, 1 star) in 2024–2025. For context, its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 13.6:1, and 73% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 21%, compared with 14% statewide; graduation was 88%, versus 89% statewide.
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