Joseph J Catena School
275 Burlington Rd
Freehold NJ, 07728, Monmouth County
Phone: 732-431-4430
Ranking: 
(418 out of 1,847, top 23%)*
(418 out of 1,847, top 23%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Freehold Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 49 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 524 | 494 | 485 | 514 | 549 | 561 | 602 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 83 | 15.8% | 74 | 15.0% | 66 | 13.6% | 82 | 16.0% | 83 | 15.1% | 75 | 13.4% | 94 | 15.6% |
| Grade 1: | 86 | 16.4% | 70 | 14.2% | 84 | 17.3% | 85 | 16.5% | 81 | 14.8% | 92 | 16.4% | 74 | 12.3% |
| Grade 2: | 72 | 13.7% | 92 | 18.6% | 82 | 16.9% | 75 | 14.6% | 97 | 17.7% | 76 | 13.5% | 101 | 16.8% |
| Grade 3: | 100 | 19.1% | 86 | 17.4% | 76 | 15.7% | 94 | 18.3% | 75 | 13.7% | 103 | 18.4% | 107 | 17.8% |
| Grade 4: | 94 | 17.9% | 72 | 14.6% | 95 | 19.6% | 70 | 13.6% | 105 | 19.1% | 110 | 19.6% | 106 | 17.6% |
| Grade 5: | 86 | 16.4% | 100 | 20.2% | 75 | 15.5% | 99 | 19.3% | 108 | 19.7% | 105 | 18.7% | 111 | 18.4% |
| Ungraded: | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 1.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 276 | 52.7% | 272 | 55.1% | 267 | 55.1% | 273 | 53.1% | 291 | 53.0% | 288 | 51.3% | 303 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 248 | 47.3% | 222 | 44.9% | 218 | 44.9% | 241 | 46.9% | 258 | 47.0% | 273 | 48.7% | 295 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 46 | 8.8% | 52 | 10.5% | 58 | 12.0% | 58 | 11.3% | 57 | 10.4% | 60 | 10.7% | 68 | 11.3% |
| Hispanic: | 40 | 7.6% | 36 | 7.3% | 27 | 5.6% | 28 | 5.4% | 29 | 5.3% | 29 | 5.2% | 34 | 5.6% |
| Black: | 26 | 5.0% | 10 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.5% | 9 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.0% |
| White: | 404 | 77.1% | 391 | 79.1% | 386 | 79.6% | 419 | 81.5% | 455 | 82.9% | 462 | 82.4% | 488 | 81.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 8.4% | 29 | 5.9% | 19 | 3.9% | 20 | 3.9% | 12 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.8% | 16 | 2.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 2.5% | 15 | 3.0% | 17 | 3.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 12 | 2.2% | 14 | 2.5% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.69 | 11.46 | 12.18 | 11.95 | 13.39 | 10.80 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 92.1% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 93.7% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.1% | 94.5% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 91.7% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 94.1% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 79.9% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 74.7% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 73.0% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 83.9% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 75.2% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 90.1% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 92.3% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.0% | 96.6% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.0% | 96.8% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 95.3% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 85.3% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.0% | 89.7% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 85.5% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 91.2% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 88.3% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 92.4% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.7% | 91.2% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 90.3% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 91.4% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 91.8% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 90.6% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 78.6% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 70.6% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 75.9% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 76.2% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.3% | 76.7% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 87.4% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.3% | 84.2% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 89.7% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 92.7% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 93.0% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 93.9% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 83.4% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 85.1% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 87.5% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 82.8% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 89.1% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 90.9% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 93.3% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 93.2% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 93.4% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.4% | 96.2% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 97.6% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 96.8% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 96.0% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 96.4% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 97.2% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 81.5% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 82.8% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 77.6% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 75.0% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.7% | 76.3% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 76.7% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 93.9% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 88.8% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 90.7% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 89.4% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 91.2% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 91.6% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 89.8% | 79.9% |
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* Joseph J Catena School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.