State/Public Elementary Open

Octavio V. Catto Community Family School

๐Ÿ“ 3100 Westfield Ave, Camden, Camden County, 08105

584
Pupils
10.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Octavio V. Catto Community Family School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Camden, Camden County. The school has 584 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Camden City School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Camden City School District

Enrollment & staffing

Octavio V. Catto Community Family School enrolls 584 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 56 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.

Male students
315 (54%)
Female students
269 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
56
Student-teacher ratio
10.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 1.7% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino42973%
Black or African American14224%
Asian101.7%
White3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

388 of the school's 584 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 388 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“8Title I

Octavio V. Catto Community Family School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-10, state senate district 5, state house district 5.

School district: Camden City School District

Octavio V. Catto Community Family School is one of 16 schools in Camden City School District, based in Camden, New Jersey. The district serves 7,074 students district-wide and employs 681 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 584 students, Octavio V. Catto Community Family School is larger than the district average of about 442 students per school.

7,074
District students
16
Schools
681
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

21%
Reading proficient
6%
Math proficient
32%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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