Nathan Hale Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 436 students
Columbus Elementary School
1 Carteret Avenue, Carteret, NJ 07008
Grades
Pre-K–4
Elementary
Students
642
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Carteret Public School District
Middlesex County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,304 New Jersey elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New Jersey elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Columbus Elementary School
Columbus Elementary School is a public elementary school in Carteret, New Jersey, serving grades Pre-K–4. It is part of Carteret Public School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Middlesex County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 642 students were enrolled, with about 11.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical New Jersey elementary school (10.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,304 New Jersey elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–4
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–4
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 642 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Carteret Public School District
- County
- Middlesex County
- NCES school ID
- 340282003272
Schools near Columbus Elementary School
All 9 schools in Carteret →
Port Reading Avenue Elementary School
Magnet · Grades K–5 · 385 students
St. Joseph Elementary School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 83 students
Private Nicholas Minue Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 529 students
PS 4 Maurice Wollin
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 862 students
PS 26 Carteret School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 272 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.