Columbus Elementary School
1 Carteret Ave
Carteret NJ, 07008, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-541-8960
Ranking: (1,467 out of 1,847, bottom 21%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Carteret Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 53 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 50 | 61 | 38 | |||||||
Total Students: | 665 | 675 | 598 | 661 | 646 | 685 | 685 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 51 | 7.7% | 72 | 10.7% | 84 | 14.0% | 40 | 6.1% | 41 | 6.3% | 44 | 6.4% | 46 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten: | 124 | 18.6% | 108 | 16.0% | 64 | 10.7% | 93 | 14.1% | 93 | 14.4% | 85 | 12.4% | 100 | 14.6% |
Grade 1: | 102 | 15.3% | 83 | 12.3% | 89 | 14.9% | 105 | 15.9% | 81 | 12.5% | 99 | 14.5% | 101 | 14.7% |
Grade 2: | 84 | 12.6% | 96 | 14.2% | 91 | 15.2% | 90 | 13.6% | 95 | 14.7% | 96 | 14.0% | 99 | 14.5% |
Grade 3: | 94 | 14.1% | 102 | 15.1% | 90 | 15.1% | 95 | 14.4% | 97 | 15.0% | 106 | 15.5% | 95 | 13.9% |
Grade 4: | 89 | 13.4% | 82 | 12.1% | 83 | 13.9% | 100 | 15.1% | 107 | 16.6% | 93 | 13.6% | 111 | 16.2% |
Grade 5: | 92 | 13.8% | 102 | 15.1% | 80 | 13.4% | 108 | 16.3% | 94 | 14.6% | 106 | 15.5% | 83 | 12.1% |
Ungraded: | 29 | 4.4% | 30 | 4.4% | 17 | 2.8% | 30 | 4.5% | 38 | 5.9% | 56 | 8.2% | 50 | 7.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 340 | 51.1% | 355 | 52.6% | 325 | 54.3% | 349 | 52.8% | 336 | 52.0% | 356 | 52.0% | 362 | 52.8% |
Female: | 325 | 48.9% | 320 | 47.4% | 273 | 45.7% | 312 | 47.2% | 310 | 48.0% | 329 | 48.0% | 319 | 46.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 102 | 15.3% | 110 | 16.3% | 91 | 15.2% | 92 | 13.9% | 88 | 13.6% | 100 | 14.6% | 118 | 17.2% |
Hispanic: | 297 | 44.7% | 282 | 41.8% | 261 | 43.6% | 286 | 43.3% | 282 | 43.7% | 307 | 44.8% | 286 | 41.8% |
Black: | 181 | 27.2% | 188 | 27.9% | 166 | 27.8% | 205 | 31.0% | 205 | 31.7% | 207 | 30.2% | 203 | 29.6% |
White: | 69 | 10.4% | 81 | 12.0% | 76 | 12.7% | 74 | 11.2% | 71 | 11.0% | 71 | 10.4% | 78 | 11.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 2.4% | 14 | 2.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 396 | 59.5% | 385 | 57.0% | 358 | 59.9% | 381 | 57.6% | 372 | 57.6% | 378 | 55.2% | 370 | 54.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 8.7% | 78 | 11.6% | 62 | 10.4% | 69 | 10.4% | 73 | 11.3% | 78 | 11.4% | 80 | 11.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.45 | 13.66 | 12.68 | 14.85 | 12.92 | 9.80 | 18.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 70% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 75.1% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 81.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.3% | 77.8% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 86.5% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39.4% | 44.9% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 48.9% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.5% | 57.9% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 63.5% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.6% | 63.2% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.7% | 76.7% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 83.2% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 90.7% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 86.6% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 84.0% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.4% | 67.1% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 75.8% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 78.9% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 69.1% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 76.1% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 68.0% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 72.5% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.5% | 63.0% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 73.3% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 82.2% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 78.5% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.7% | 56.3% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.8% | 43.6% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.5% | 51.0% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.4% | 51.6% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.8% | 48.0% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 64.1% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.1% | 66.2% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 77.2% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 76.2% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 85.1% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 79.7% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 65.7% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.8% | 66% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.7% | 74.0% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.7% | 73.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 72.2% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 67.4% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 72.0% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.8% | 79.5% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.0% | 71.4% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 87.7% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 89.3% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 86.6% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 89.8% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 84.9% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 88.1% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51.2% | 54.5% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59.8% | 54.8% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.3% | 53.5% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35.1% | 40.5% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.6% | 44.0% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 49.0% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 79.5% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 78.1% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.3% | 70.5% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60.2% | 68.3% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 71.3% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 73.5% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.8% | 75.2% | 79.9% |
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* Columbus Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.