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Joseph C. Caruso School

Public Grades K-5

1246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Joseph C. Caruso School is an elementary school in Keansburg, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Keansburg School District. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools in academic performance.

Joseph C. Caruso School's standardized test scores are well below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 11.6% of 3rd graders, 30.9% of 4th graders, and 21.5% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 32.8% to 33.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools in the Middletown Township Public School District and Hazlet Township Public School District, Joseph C. Caruso School significantly underperforms. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders at New Monmouth Elementary School and Middletown Village Elementary School were nearly double or more than those of Joseph C. Caruso School.

595

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,138

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

81 Frances Place
Keansburg, NJ 07734-1596

(732) 787-2007

District: Keansburg School District

Students who attend Joseph C. Caruso School usually attend:

Middle:	Joseph R. Bolger Middle School
High:	Keansburg High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.3%

Hispanic:

32.9%

African American:

15.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (17% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg17%

New Jersey avg46%

1,246^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

593^rd of 609Keansburg 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
2025	10.4	1246 of 1347	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1235 of 1338	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1245 of 1342	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1190 of 1345	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	1064 of 1317	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1251 of 1360	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1197 of 1353	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.6	1200 of 1352	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	1217 of 1346	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	1180 of 1357	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.4	1245 of 1363	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.0	1210 of 1367	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.3	1138 of 1363	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.5	1026 of 1360	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.5	1102 of 1354	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.8	1131 of 1346	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.4	962 of 1338	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.0	1107 of 1329	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.0	1086 of 1314	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.6	954 of 1303	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	45.3	875 of 1298	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	11.7	1042 of 1204	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	328 of 463	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	405 of 469	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	417 of 463	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	316 of 494	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	354 of 456	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	471 of 522	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	367 of 517	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	456 of 597	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	414 of 559	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	439 of 499	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.7	191 of 489	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1177 of 1326	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1156 of 1317	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1169 of 1318	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1102 of 1326	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	983 of 1290	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1219 of 1331	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1177 of 1333	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	863 of 1032	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	848 of 989	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	867 of 982	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	818 of 953	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	553 of 896	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.9	824 of 899	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	781 of 870	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	923 of 1023	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	807 of 939	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	773 of 910	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	529 of 839	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.1	765 of 948	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	862 of 942	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1202 of 1318	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1211 of 1313	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1206 of 1315	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1188 of 1324	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1107 of 1297	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1170 of 1335	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	1127 of 1334	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	955 of 1023	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	774 of 989	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	768 of 958	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	737 of 949	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	569 of 868	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.0	937 of 1007	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	756 of 1001	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	932 of 970	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	924 of 963	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	929 of 975	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	932 of 976	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	922 of 964	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	978 of 1023	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	968 of 1022	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)29th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-30 vs state

Mathematics17%-30 vs state

Science9%-21 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)		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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Joseph C. Caruso School	Public	K-5	81 Frances Place	Keansburg	07734	Monmouth County	Keansburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-2007	595	62	9.6	75.5%	246 (41.3%)	94 (15.8%)	196 (32.9%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (7.9%)	10.4	1246^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.5%		10.1	1235^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.7%	11	9.3		11.6	30.9	21.5				14.3	29.6	11.8						$11,138		$11,138
Ocean Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 Ocean Avenue	North Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-0092	283	26	10.8	38.9%	180 (63.6%)	22 (7.8%)	53 (18.7%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	26.3	1006^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.3%		33.8	883^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	34.0%	123	19.2		33.4	44.2	42.5				22.2	25.0	33.4						$8,747	$190	$8,557
Lillian Drive School	Public	1-4	28 Lillian Drive	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 787-2332	260	23	11.4	30.8%	190 (73.1%)	11 (4.2%)	44 (16.9%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	28.8	973^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	27.8%		49.8	668^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.1%	305			33.9	49.2					23.5	36.9							$8,335	$243	$8,092
Harmony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Murphy Road	New Monmouth	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 671-2111	481	37	12.9	14.1%	376 (78.2%)	7 (1.5%)	75 (15.6%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	73.2	372^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	72.4%		55.9	594^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.6%	222	42.8		60.0	67.2	63.5				61.5	55.8	66.7						$9,359	$121	$9,238
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	221 Morningside Avenue	Union Beach	07735	Monmouth County	Union Beach Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 264-5400	630	53	11.8	43.5%	474 (75.2%)	8 (1.3%)	102 (16.2%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	50.7	674^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.0%		42	769^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.5%	95	18.9	4.8	77.3	56.8	43.4	75.0	65.7	38.1	72.7	27.5	30.2	34.0	44.7	2.4	22.7	22.7	$13,079	$853	$12,226
Middle Road School	Public	1-4	305 Middle Road	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 264-9012	285	19	14.6	17.5%	221 (77.5%)	3 (1.1%)	40 (14.0%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	72.9	379^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.9%		59.9	545^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.3%	166			64.5	72.3					64.6	51.1							$8,074		$8,074
New Monmouth Elementary School	Public	K-5	121 New Monmouth Road	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 671-5317	508	42	12.0	17.9%	419 (82.5%)	9 (1.8%)	60 (11.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	52.5	645^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.1%		62.5	511^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.8%	134	29.7		48.4	58.5	55.4				42.9	57.3	40.6						$13,439	$153	$13,286
Sycamore Drive Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK-K	37 Sycamore Drive	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 264-2180	341	19	17.7	16.1%	248 (72.7%)	3 (0.9%)	59 (17.3%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)								(n/a)																	$7,533		$7,533
Middletown Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Kings Highway	Middletown	07748	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 671-0267	426	38	11.1	13.6%	323 (75.8%)	7 (1.6%)	56 (13.1%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	70.3	421^st of 1347 public elementary schools	68.7%		75.1	353^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	73.6%	68	46.7		46.1	72.4	60.0				56.1	63.8	63.4						$8,779	$10	$8,769
Bayview Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Leonardville Road	Belford	07718	Monmouth County	Middletown Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 787-3590	364	37	9.9	16.5%	287 (78.8%)	7 (1.9%)	53 (14.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.3%)	53.3	637^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.7%		43.3	752^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	43.8%	115	17.0		60.4	54.5	54.1				60.4	41.8	47.9						$11,243	$167	$11,076

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