📍 251 Maple Avenue, Penns Grove, Salem County, 08069
Paul W Carleton is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Penns Grove, Salem County. The school has 340 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Paul W Carleton enrolls 340 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 35% Black or African American and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 158 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 119 | 35% |
| White | 56 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
225 of the school's 340 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 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.
Paul W Carleton 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-20, state senate district 3, state house district 3.
Paul W Carleton is one of 5 schools in Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District, based in Penns Grove, New Jersey. The district serves 2,223 students district-wide and employs 179 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 340 students, Paul W Carleton is smaller than the district average of about 445 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large