📍 158 Grove Street, Bloomfield, Essex County, 07003
Carteret Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bloomfield, Essex County. The school has 373 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bloomfield Township School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carteret Elementary School enrolls 373 students across grades K–6. The student body is 40% male and 60% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 7.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 246 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 22% |
| White | 28 | 7.5% |
| Asian | 12 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
175 of the school's 373 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 153 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Carteret Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 28.
Carteret Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Bloomfield Township School District, based in Bloomfield, New Jersey. The district serves 6,468 students district-wide and employs 553 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 373 students, Carteret Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 588 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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