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Octavius V. Catto Community Family School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1136^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Octavius V. Catto Community Family School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Camden City School District in New Jersey, with around 600 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

Octavius V. Catto Community Family School faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates, well below average test scores across all grade levels and subjects, and struggles to serve its diverse student population. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.3% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to 44.9% statewide, and only 28.2% were proficient in Math compared to 49.8% statewide. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 54-70% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the other schools in the immediate vicinity of Octavius V. Catto Community Family School, such as Thomas H. Dudley Family School, Veterans Memorial Family School, and Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School, also perform poorly and have similar demographic and socioeconomic profiles, suggesting systemic challenges facing the Camden City School District.

593

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,913

Per pupil spending ?

56.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3100 Westfield Ave
Camden, NJ 08105

(856) 966-4097

District: Camden City School District

Students who attend Octavius V. Catto Community Family School usually attend:

High:

Eastside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.4%

African American:

21.6%

Asian:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Camden City School District

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (30% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg13%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,136^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

743^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary Schools in the Camden City School District

606^th of 609Camden City 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1136 of 1347	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1157 of 1338	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1177 of 1342	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1227 of 1345	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1230 of 1317	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1217 of 1360	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	1274 of 1353	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	1270 of 1352	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.3	1292 of 1346	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	1324 of 1357	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.5	1278 of 1363	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.0	1325 of 1367	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.7	1320 of 1363	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.5	1323 of 1360	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.6	1335 of 1354	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.0	1330 of 1346	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.5	1316 of 1338	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	394 of 463	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.8	237 of 469	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	403 of 463	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	282 of 494	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.9	399 of 456	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	279 of 522	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.6	73 of 517	85.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	431 of 597	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	448 of 559	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	378 of 499	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	393 of 489	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	318 of 411	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	330 of 463	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	354 of 434	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1089 of 1326	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1136 of 1317	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1073 of 1318	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1235 of 1326	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	1242 of 1290	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1142 of 1331	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1224 of 1333	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	732 of 1032	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	769 of 989	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	736 of 982	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	806 of 953	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	800 of 896	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	685 of 899	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	751 of 870	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	726 of 1023	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	706 of 939	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	676 of 910	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	660 of 863	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	684 of 839	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	675 of 948	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	800 of 942	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1073 of 1318	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1051 of 1313	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1156 of 1315	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1127 of 1324	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1145 of 1297	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1196 of 1335	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	1230 of 1334	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	930 of 1023	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	723 of 989	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	629 of 949	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	701 of 868	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	720 of 1007	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	791 of 1001	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	743 of 752	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	692 of 743	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	688 of 748	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	669 of 745	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	573 of 652	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	665 of 745	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	679 of 716	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	630 of 712	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.9	563 of 713	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	638 of 713	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	626 of 717	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	4.8	659 of 704	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	597 of 677	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	6.5	634 of 684	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.0	662 of 677	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	329 of 359	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	281 of 352	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	282 of 361	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	314 of 356	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	256 of 291	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	253 of 326	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	282 of 343	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	230 of 320	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	247 of 288	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	248 of 270	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	154 of 197	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	117 of 227	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	172 of 202	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	711 of 728	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	694 of 717	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	660 of 720	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	659 of 726	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	583 of 625	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	635 of 703	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	673 of 680	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	582 of 608	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	516 of 589	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	515 of 587	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	501 of 591	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	390 of 480	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	454 of 524	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	477 of 504	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	595 of 613	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	488 of 584	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	459 of 568	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	428 of 549	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	330 of 467	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	463 of 541	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	466 of 522	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	705 of 726	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	595 of 719	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	648 of 718	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	626 of 730	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	500 of 635	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	611 of 697	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	582 of 675	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	483 of 507	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	472 of 510	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	388 of 505	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	392 of 535	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	319 of 401	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	398 of 492	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	348 of 471	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

African American (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Science86%+62 vs state

English Language Arts23%-31 vs state

Algebra I22%-23 vs state

Mathematics17%-24 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
Octavius V. Catto Community Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	3100 Westfield Ave	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-4097	593	57	10.4	56.5%	7 (1.2%)	128 (21.6%)	441 (74.4%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	17.7	1136^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.7%		14.3	1157^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.5%	21	14.0	1.5	18.3	54.9	29.9	7.7	12.8	14.1	28.2	25.5	24.6	7.8	8.5	0.0		22.3	22.3			$16,913	$3,301	$13,612
Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3425 Cramer Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-8920	515	51	10.0	44.5%	9 (1.7%)	93 (18.1%)	387 (75.1%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	8.8	1273^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	5.5%		7.1	1280^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.3%	7	5.7	0.0	22.0	14.0	16.7	8.2	31.3	17.9	28.2	22.9	7.1	0.0	9.1	0.0		0.0	0.0			$20,427	$3,485	$16,942
Thomas H. Dudley Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	2250 Berwick Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 365-0636	549	47	11.6	49.2%	10 (1.8%)	132 (24.0%)	393 (71.6%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5.6	1314^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.4%		5.8	1304^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.5%	10	3.1	0.0	10.6	15.2	9.6	14.7	16.1	17.6	21.4	6.8	3.1	11.8	20.5	0.0		12.5	12.5			$19,328	$3,830	$15,498
Veterans Memorial Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	800 N 26th Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-5090	474	51	9.2	47.3%	6 (1.3%)	68 (14.3%)	394 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	5.8	1311^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.7%		4.5	1323^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	1.1%	12	5.9		20.0	14.8	17.6	2.8	1.7	0.0	22.7	0.0	14.7	1.2	1.5	0.0		6.3	6.3			$16,878	$3,409	$13,469
G.H. Carson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4150 Garfield Avenue	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 662-5751	358	33	10.7	78.2%	10 (2.8%)	67 (18.7%)	241 (67.3%)	33 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	23.6	1040^th of 1347 public elementary schools	22.8%		25.2	1003^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	25.0%	37			27.7						36.0											$9,874	$505	$9,369
Forest Hill School	Public	K-6	1625 Wildwood Avenue	Camden	08103	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-8930	339	37	9.1	63.7%	3 (0.9%)	218 (64.3%)	111 (32.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	7.9	1285^th of 1347 public elementary schools	4.6%		6.9	1285^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.0%		3.0		18.9	26.8	9.1	35.7			20.4	11.4	0.0	0.0								$19,601	$3,076	$16,525
Roosevelt Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (ST	Public	K-8	5526 Wisteria Ave	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(856) 662-8141	184	17	10.8	46.7%	32 (17.4%)	18 (9.8%)	85 (46.2%)	35 (19.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.1%)	97.8	2^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	99.9%		94.2	48^th of 1338 public elementary schools	96.4%	46	81.0	57.1	85.0	100.0	100.0	89.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.4	100.0	79.0			55.0		55.0	61.9	61.9
Merchantville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	130 S Centre St	Merchantville	08109	Camden County	Merchantville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 663-1091	394	36	11.0	42.1%	181 (45.9%)	48 (12.2%)	119 (30.2%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.1%)	31.3	938^th of 1347 public elementary schools	30.4%		34.4	875^th of 1338 public elementary schools	34.6%	63	33.3	14.0	29.8	32.5	54.3	39.0	42.3	59.1	32.6	22.5	22.3	43.9	44.4	11.5		70.6	70.6			$10,608	$614	$9,994
Mark Newbie Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 East Browning Rd	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 962-5706	136	13	10.7	28.7%	84 (61.8%)	11 (8.1%)	27 (19.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)	71.2	404^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.0%		77.5	313^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.6%	91	45.5		47.6	71.4	77.3				57.2	61.9	50.0									$11,326	$436	$10,890
James A. Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	480 Haddon Ave	Collingswood	08108	Camden County	Collingswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 962-5705	128	11	12.0	25.8%	79 (61.7%)	12 (9.4%)	22 (17.2%)	7 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	71.4	401^st of 1347 public elementary schools	70.2%		87.5	160^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.0%	241	33.4		68.0	85.0	73.3				55.5	45.0	60.0									$9,274	$462	$8,812

Frequently Asked Questions about Octavius V. Catto Community Family School

What schools do graduates of Octavius V. Catto Community Family School attend?

Students who attend Octavius V. Catto Community Family School usually go on to attend:

High : Eastside High School

How many students attend Octavius V. Catto Community Family School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Octavius V. Catto Community Family School.

What is the racial makeup of Octavius V. Catto Community Family School?

Students at Octavius V. Catto Community Family School are 74% Hispanic, 22% African American, 2% Asian, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Octavius V. Catto Community Family School a good school?

Octavius V. Catto Community Family School ranks in the bottom 15.7% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Octavius V. Catto Community Family School in?

Camden City School District

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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