Summary:
The Carteret Public School District in New Jersey is home to a single high school, Carteret High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school's performance data suggests it is struggling to meet academic standards, ranking 323 out of 434 New Jersey high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 1 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Carteret High School has a 91.3% four-year graduation rate, slightly below the state average, and a 1.0% dropout rate, which is relatively low. However, the school faces challenges, including a 14.9% chronic absenteeism rate, which is higher than the state average. Academically, the school's test scores are consistently lower than state averages across various subjects and grade levels, with only 36.7% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%.
The school serves a student population with significant economic disadvantages, with 72.08% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This high rate of economic disadvantage may contribute to the school's academic performance issues, which are further compounded by the relatively low spending per student of $5,770, lower than the state average. While the school has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 13.5, this does not appear to be enough to overcome the challenges faced by the school and its students.
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