Columbus Elementary School

Grades PK–4 Public District: Carteret Public School District

1 Carteret Avenue, Carteret, NJ 07008 Map

Low income

75%

free or reduced-price lunch

Students

642

2024-25

Students per teacher

11.3

2024-25

Test score trends

Test scores for New Jersey are not available yet — enrollment and demographics are shown below. We are adding states one at a time.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Asian 16%
White 7%
Hispanic 50%
Black 24%
Two or more 3%
Other 0%

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools


Carteret Middle School Grades 5–6 · Carteret Public School District	0.8 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	80%	540	Hispanic 52%
Nathan Hale Elementary School Grades PK–4 · Carteret Public School District	0.8 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	83%	436	Hispanic 65%
Port Reading Avenue Elementary School Grades K–5 · Woodbridge Township School District	1.0 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	57%	385	Hispanic 50%
Private Nicholas Minue Elementary School Grades PK–4 · Carteret Public School District	1.9 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	71%	529	Asian 40%
PS 4 Maurice Wollin Grades PK–5 · New York City Geographic District #31	2.0 mi	71% +14 vs state	67% +12 vs state	58% +13 vs state	8% Average of math, English and science: 61% in 2022-23 → 69% in 2024-25	48%	862	White 52%
PS 26 Carteret School (the) Grades PK–5 · New York City Geographic District #31	2.1 mi	84% +27 vs state	78% +23 vs state	64% +19 vs state	14% Average of math, English and science: 67% in 2022-23 → 81% in 2024-25	61%	272	White 37%
Matthew Jago Elementary School Grades PK–5 · Woodbridge Township School District	2.2 mi	—	—	—	Not enough years of data	47%	425	Hispanic 39%
Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership Grades PK–5 · New York City Geographic District #31	2.2 mi	85% +28 vs state	81% +26 vs state	58% +13 vs state	10% Average of math, English and science: 73% in 2022-23 → 83% in 2024-25	40%	452	White 75%
PS 56 Louis Desario School (the) Grades PK–5 · New York City Geographic District #31	2.2 mi	76% +19 vs state	78% +22 vs state	45% ±0 vs state	6% Average of math, English and science: 71% in 2022-23 → 77% in 2024-25	39%	644	White 66%
PS 36 J C Drumgoole Grades PK–5 · New York City Geographic District #31	3.0 mi	71% +13 vs state	70% +15 vs state	55% +10 vs state	5% Average of math, English and science: 66% in 2022-23 → 71% in 2024-25	46%	866	White 63%