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Joseph J Catena School

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Joseph J Catena School ranks 298 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Joseph J Catena School is a K–5 school in Freehold, New Jersey, serving 445 students in the Freehold Township School District. Its latest test results are above state averages in every tested grade and subject, but performance varies by grade. The clearest takeaway is that fifth-grade math and science are Catena’s standout strengths, while fourth grade is a relative weak spot.

Fifth grade is where Catena stands out most against nearby schools, its district and the state: in math, 74% met expectations, compared with 63% districtwide, 46% statewide and a nearby-school average of 55%; Catena ranked highest among 10 schools. In science, 51% met expectations, versus 36% in the district, 27% statewide and a nearby average of 32%; only Frank J. Dugan Elementary School was higher nearby. Fourth grade is less competitive locally: Catena’s ELA result was 57%, below the nearby average and district result of about 61%, though above the state’s 46%. Fourth-grade math was 62%, compared with 66% nearby, 65% in the district and 47% statewide. Overall, science is Catena’s strongest subject relative to local comparisons, while ELA is least differentiated from nearby results.

Results have improved overall since 2022–2023, although not in every grade: average scores rose 5 percentage points in ELA, 7 in math and 13 in science by 2025–2026. SchoolDigger ranked Catena at the 78th statewide percentile with 4 stars, up from the 69th percentile the prior year; it placed fourth among 10 nearby schools with a current rank. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 10.2, and 14% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was notably higher than Catena’s overall standing: the group ranked at the 92nd percentile versus 78th overall in 2025–2026. Its ranking for Hispanic Students also rose sharply, from the 29th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 74th in 2025–2026.

445

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,984

Per pupil spending ?

14.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

275 Burlington Road
Freehold, NJ 07728-1598

(732) 431-4430

District: Freehold Township School District

Students who attend Joseph J Catena School usually attend:

Middle:

Dwight D. Eisenhower School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.6%

Hispanic:

12.4%

Asian:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (63% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg59%

New Jersey avg45%

298^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Freehold Township School District

182^nd of 607Freehold Township 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
2026	78.8	298 of 1331	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.4	418 of 1347	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.0	365 of 1338	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	424 of 1342	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	411 of 1345	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.3	345 of 1317	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	636 of 1360	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	456 of 1353	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.8	411 of 1352	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.2	322 of 1346	76.1%	★★★★☆
2015	81.1	258 of 1357	81.0%	★★★★☆
2014	72.1	431 of 1363	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.2	334 of 1367	75.6%	★★★★☆
2012	71.8	448 of 1363	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.9	511 of 1360	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.5	301 of 1354	77.8%	★★★★☆
2009	79.6	220 of 1346	83.7%	★★★★☆
2008	77.6	242 of 1338	81.9%	★★★★☆
2007	76.7	242 of 1329	81.8%	★★★★☆
2006	78.9	203 of 1314	84.6%	★★★★☆
2005	80.1	176 of 1303	86.5%	★★★★☆
2004	76.1	298 of 1298	77.0%	★★★★☆
2003	79.4	237 of 1204	80.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	108 of 341	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.4	171 of 330	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.3	130 of 340	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	113 of 346	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	78 of 348	77.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	268 of 1311	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.1	347 of 1326	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	335 of 1317	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	439 of 1318	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.1	369 of 1326	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	316 of 1290	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	631 of 1331	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	444 of 1333	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	253 of 991	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	54.8	397 of 1032	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.2	702 of 989	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	74.1	180 of 899	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	183 of 870	79.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	84.9	83 of 1002	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	95.1	32 of 1023	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	79.1	119 of 939	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	469 of 948	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	482 of 942	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	318 of 1306	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.5	475 of 1318	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	393 of 1313	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	378 of 1315	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	412 of 1324	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	358 of 1297	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	608 of 1335	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	436 of 1334	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	422 of 970	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.0	485 of 1023	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	235 of 989	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	188 of 958	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	251 of 949	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	183 of 868	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	29.3	674 of 1007	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	465 of 1001	53.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	313 of 951	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	416 of 970	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	394 of 963	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	440 of 975	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	419 of 976	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	378 of 964	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	713 of 1023	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	476 of 1022	53.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile~ school

Male (2026)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)68th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)56th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics66%+19 vs state

English Language Arts63%+14 vs state

Science51%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)			NJSLA Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Joseph J Catena School	Public	K-5	275 Burlington Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-4430	445	44	10.2	14.4%	314 (70.6%)	16 (3.6%)	55 (12.4%)	37 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	78.8	298^th of 1331 public elementary schools	77.6%		70.4	418^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.0%	120	51.4	60.8	56.8	71.5	63.5	61.7	74.2	$19,984	$90	$19,894
Freehold Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-3	30 Dutch Lane Rd.	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 761-2239	562	65	8.6	75.6%	87 (15.5%)	27 (4.8%)	427 (76.0%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)								(n/a)								$22,634	$1,108	$21,526
Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	3-5	280 Park Ave.	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 761-2124	463	54	8.6	83.2%	49 (10.6%)	33 (7.1%)	370 (79.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	27.1	968^th of 1331 public elementary schools	27.3%		27	998^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.9%	30	10.8	39.6	37.1	36.5	30.7	39.6	28.4	$23,004	$1,350	$21,654
C. Richard Applegate School	Public	K-5	47 Jeanne Brennan Drive	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-5460	358	36	9.8	17.0%	258 (72.1%)	14 (3.9%)	49 (13.7%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	62.9	516^th of 1331 public elementary schools	61.2%		68.5	438^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.5%	78	17.7	47.3	60.7	52.3	69.1	72.1	46.7	$27,991	$2,158	$25,833
West Freehold School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Castronova Way	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-5101	447	44	10.2	17.9%	313 (70.0%)	16 (3.6%)	73 (16.3%)	29 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	72	398^th of 1331 public elementary schools	70.1%		79.3	295^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.1%	103	25.7	57.2	71.3	58.1	73.2	68.5	59.5	$21,216	$282	$20,934
Laura Donovan School	Public	K-5	237 Stonehurst Blvd	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 431-3321	441	42	10.6	21.8%	295 (66.9%)	6 (1.4%)	111 (25.2%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	70.8	410^th of 1331 public elementary schools	69.2%		70.8	413^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.3%	3	41.3	59.1	60.3	56.0	63.6	61.8	54.7	$19,513	$532	$18,981
Marshall W. Errickson School	Public	K-5	271 Elton Adelphia Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 431-8022	464	38	12.2	14.2%	337 (72.6%)	17 (3.7%)	65 (14.0%)	31 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	79.6	285^th of 1331 public elementary schools	78.6%		71.8	395^th of 1347 public elementary schools	70.7%	110	35.6	72.0	56.6	72.3	76.8	61.4	70.3	$17,504	$86	$17,418
Edith M. Griebling Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 Havens Bridge Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 751-2487	457	37	12.3	37.6%	273 (59.7%)	37 (8.1%)	81 (17.7%)	30 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.4%)	53.5	634^th of 1331 public elementary schools	52.4%		48.8	698^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.2%	64	34.3	40.2	58.5	55.6	36.1	58.5	40.7	$12,658	$567	$12,091
Lafayette Mills School	Public	1-5	66 Maxwell Lane	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2700	459	36	12.7	11.1%	360 (78.4%)	4 (0.9%)	42 (9.2%)	37 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	88.8	135^th of 1331 public elementary schools	89.9%		89.5	128^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.5%	7	42.9	70.0	76.1	77.4	76.0	87.0	72.6	$10,830	$316	$10,514
Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	485 Adelphia Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-1085	414	44	9.3	20.5%	292 (70.5%)	13 (3.1%)	60 (14.5%)	30 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.3%)	64.7	492^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	63.0%		59.7	544^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.6%	52	31.0	54.2	55.8	62.7	55.5	73.1	45.8	$15,882	$339	$15,543

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