The top reported proficiency rate is 30% in Math. The lowest is 25% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Field Street School
Field Street School is a regular public elementary school in Carneys Point, New Jersey, serving only first through third grade. It is part of the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District, which also includes Penns Grove and operates a separate pre-kindergarten and kindergarten building, an upper elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. Because Field Street serves only the earliest primary grades, there is no graduation rate to report; high school completion is measured at the district’s high school, not here.
The school enrolls a large student body for its narrow grade band. The student population is majority Hispanic and Black, with a smaller share of white students and very small numbers of Asian, multiracial, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of the community’s economic context.
State testing is administered only in third grade, the school’s top grade, so the available academic data is limited to a single cohort. On the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment, the share of third graders scoring proficient or above in math and English language arts was meaningfully below statewide averages. Compared to other schools across Salem County, the school’s combined proficiency index falls in the bottom quartile. Because the data covers only one grade and one year, it offers a narrow snapshot rather than a trend. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand how students progress after leaving Field Street.
The school does not appear in the data as having magnet or Title I status, and no information was reported on discipline, course access, staffing, or attendance. No data was available on the share of students with individualized education plans or English learner status. The district’s brief search turned up no recent major changes or strategic initiatives.
Carneys Point Township, where the school is located, is a mix of residential neighborhoods and heavy industry, shaped by the long presence of the DuPont Chambers Works facility. The township is car-dependent and lacks a traditional downtown. Schools, the municipal building, and a park are spread across the area rather than clustered. Public transit exists via NJ Transit bus routes to Philadelphia and locally, but the dispersed layout means a car is the primary way of getting around. The township’s population grew modestly between the last two censuses and appears to have plateaued. The dominant local issue, publicly reported, is an ongoing environmental lawsuit over pollution at the Chambers Works site; no major new housing or commercial development was identified in search results.
Field Street School fits a family looking for a traditional primary school within a regional district that structures elementary grades across three separate buildings. The academic data available is limited and points to low proficiency in the tested third grade relative to state and county peers. The community context is working-class, suburban-industrial, with a history tied to a single large employer and a low density of everyday street activity. A parent whose priority is strong early-grade test performance may want to compare this school against others in the region. A parent who values a small grade-band setting in a district with separate buildings for each stage of elementary school may find this arrangement straightforward.
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