Carteret High School Overview

Overview

At Carteret High School, students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Carteret High School is 20 percent. The student body makeup is 52 percent male and 48 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 79 percent. Carteret High School is the only high school in the Carteret Borough.

Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded	None
National Rank
Unranked

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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment	1,039
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total)	79%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total)	53%
Full-Time Teachers	68

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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in Language	87%
Proficient in Math	70%
College Readiness Index	10.3

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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served	09 – 12
Setting	Large Suburb
Charter School	No
Magnet School	No
Receives Title I Funding	No

District

This information relates to high schools run by this school's state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools	1
Total Students	1,039
Proficient in Language (district average)	87%
Proficient in Math (district average)	70%
College Readiness (district average)	10.3