Carteret High School

Carteret High School
Address
Map
199 Washington Avenue

Carteret
,
Middlesex County
,
New Jersey
07008

United States
Coordinates40°34′51″N 74°13′37″W / 40.580765°N 74.22697°W / 40.580765; -74.22697
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1929
School districtCarteret School District
NCES School ID340282003268[1]
PrincipalDavid Salvatore
Faculty83.2 FTEs[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,089 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.1:1[1]
Color(s)  Royal blue and
  white[2]
Athletics conferenceGreater Middlesex Conference (general)
Big Central Football Conference (football)
Team nameRamblers[2]
RivalPerth Amboy High School
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
YearbookLoudspeaker[4]
WebsiteOfficial website

Carteret High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Carteret in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, as the lone secondary school of the Carteret School District. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1929 and is accredited through January 2027.[3]

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,089 students and 83.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1. There were 684 students (62.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 91 (8.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

In 2019, 18% of students achieved proficiency in mathematics and 44% in reading. The graduation rate was 82%.[5]

Advanced Placement (AP) courses are offered in AP Biology. The Project Acceleration Program allows students to receive college credit from Seton Hall University and over 200 other colleges and universities. Schedule permitting, students may also earn college credits by attending classes at Middlesex County College.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d e School data for Carteret High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NJSIAAprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Carteret High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed December 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Yearbook Club, Carteret High School. Accessed March 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Carteret High School, U.S. News & World Report. Accessed April 29, 2020.
  6. ^ District Information Archived February 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Carteret School District. Accessed November 8, 2012.