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Carteret borough, NJ
ZIP 07008 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Middle ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 07008
K-12 nearby
100
Public
82
Private
18
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 07008 (Carteret, NJ) is associated with Carteret Borough School District (LEA 3402820) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.
Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (82 public, 18 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.9 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.
The nearest college/university on US5 is St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island about 2.9 miles away (2yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Carteret Borough School District
LEA ID
3402820
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island2.9 miles (4.7 km)2yr-private
- Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary3.6 miles (5.7 km)4yr-private
- College of Staten Island CUNY4.3 miles (7.0 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-New Jersey4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
- Kean University6.5 miles (10.5 km)4yr-public
- Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok6.9 miles (11.0 km)4yr-private
- Wagner College7.4 miles (11.9 km)4yr-private
- UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey7.6 miles (12.2 km)2yr-public
- Healthcare Training Institute8.1 miles (13.0 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma8.3 miles (13.3 km)4yr-private
- Middlesex College9.1 miles (14.7 km)2yr-public
- JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools9.4 miles (15.1 km)2yr-private
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- Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood9.8 miles (15.7 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield10.4 miles (16.8 km)2yr-private
- Rabbi Jacob Joseph School10.6 miles (17.1 km)4yr-private
- Essex County College11.0 miles (17.7 km)2yr-public
- Seton Hall University11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-private
- Rutgers University-Newark11.1 miles (17.8 km)4yr-public
- Pillar College11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-private
- American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education11.1 miles (17.9 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-private
- New Jersey Institute of Technology11.3 miles (18.1 km)4yr-public
- New Jersey City University11.4 miles (18.3 km)4yr-public
- Merkaz Bnos-Business School12.1 miles (19.5 km)2yr-private
- Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel Aleksander12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private
- Best Care College12.6 miles (20.2 km)2yr-private
- Talmudical Seminary of Bobov12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka12.7 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
- Yeshivas Novominsk12.8 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
- Saint Peter's University12.8 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
- Bnos Zion Of Bobov Seminary12.9 miles (20.7 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth Elizer12.9 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-public
- Yeshivas Sanz Klauzenburg12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
- Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva of Machzikai Hadas12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
- New Brunswick Theological Seminary13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
- Elyon College13.1 miles (21.1 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva Karlin Stolin13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
- Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-New Jersey13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
- Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov13.2 miles (21.2 km)2yr-private
- Hudson County Community College13.3 miles (21.4 km)2yr-public
- Yeshiva of Kasho13.4 miles (21.5 km)4yr-private
- Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
- Mesivta of Eastern Parkway-Yeshiva Zichron Meilech13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Derech Chaim13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private
- New York Seminary13.6 miles (21.8 km)2yr-private
- Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah13.6 miles (21.9 km)4yr-private
- Eastern International College-Jersey City13.6 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Sholom Shachna13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-New Jersey13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-private
- Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-private
- Relay Graduate School of Education14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
- Mildred Elley-New York Campus14.0 miles (22.5 km)2yr-private
- Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin14.1 miles (22.6 km)4yr-private
- Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary14.1 miles (22.6 km)4yr-private
- Manhattan School of Computer Technology14.1 miles (22.7 km)2yr-private
- Metropolitan College of New York14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-private
- Center for Allied Health Education14.2 miles (22.8 km)2yr-private
- Central Yeshiva Beth Joseph14.2 miles (22.9 km)4yr-private
- Yeshivat Hechal Shemuel14.4 miles (23.1 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- Brooklyn Law School14.5 miles (23.4 km)4yr-private
- Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine14.6 miles (23.5 km)4yr-private
- Pace University14.6 miles (23.5 km)4yr-private
- St. Francis College14.6 miles (23.5 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College14.7 miles (23.6 km)2yr-public
- Bloomfield College of Montclair State University14.7 miles (23.7 km)4yr-public
- CUNY New York City College of Technology14.7 miles (23.7 km)4yr-public
- New York Law School14.8 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
- New York Academy of Art14.9 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Brooklyn College14.9 miles (24.0 km)4yr-public
- Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael15.0 miles (24.2 km)4yr-private
- AMG School of Nursing15.1 miles (24.3 km)2yr-private
- IE New York College15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Medgar Evers College15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-public
- Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Kingsborough Community College15.3 miles (24.6 km)2yr-public
- Stevens Institute of Technology15.4 miles (24.7 km)4yr-private
- St. Joseph's University-New York15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University15.6 miles (25.0 km)4yr-public
- Associated Beth Rivkah Schools15.6 miles (25.2 km)4yr-private
- Pratt Institute-Main15.7 miles (25.2 km)4yr-private
- New York University15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-private
- Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-private
- The New School16.0 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
- Atlantic Acting School16.0 miles (25.8 km)2yr-private
- Drew University16.1 miles (25.8 km)4yr-private
- Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
- Eastwick College-Nutley16.3 miles (26.2 km)2yr-private
- New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts16.4 miles (26.3 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz Chaim16.4 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
- United Talmudical Seminary16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
- Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
- Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences16.6 miles (26.6 km)2yr-private
- Fashion Institute of Technology16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-public
- School of Visual Arts16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carteret High School | public | — | — | 0.2 miles (0.4 km) |
| Carteret Junior High School | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.4 km) |
| Nathan Hale Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.4 km) |
| Carteret Middle School | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| YESHIVA GEDOLAH OF CARTERET INC. | private | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.6 km) |
| ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| GATEWAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Columbus Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| Port Reading Avenue Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Private Nicholas Minue Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.9 km) |
| PS 26 CARTERET SCHOOL (THE) | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Matthew Jago Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| ADULT DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Grover Cleveland Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Number 2 | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Avenel Street Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| PS 4 MAURICE WOLLIN | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| EARLY COLLEGE CHARTER SCHOOL | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| ECYC, INC. CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| NEW VENTURES CHARTER SCHOOL | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Woodbine Avenue Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| JOHN W LAVELLE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| KATHLEEN GRIMM SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| PS 56 LOUIS DESARIO SCHOOL (THE) | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Avenel Middle School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| IS 75 FRANK D PAULO | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF WOODBRIDGE THE | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Woodbridge High School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Woodbridge Middle School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Number 6 | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Number 8 | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Ross Street Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| ST JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| MARSH AVENUE SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Mawbey Street Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| CSI HIGH SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| GAYNOR MCCOWN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| PS 36 J C DRUMGOOLE | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| IS 72 ROCCO LAURIE | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Franklin Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| PS 42 ELTINGVILLE | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| MOORE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| BISHOP PATRICK V AHERN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL - STATEN ISLAND | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| PS 60 ALICE AUSTEN | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Joseph E. Soehl Middle School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Madison Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Number 1 | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Rahway High School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Woodbridge Academy Magnet School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| John F. Kennedy Memorial High School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Linden High School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| STATEN ISLAND SCHOOL OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| PS 32 GIFFORD SCHOOL (THE) | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Number 9 | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Iselin Middle School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Number 5 | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| GATEWAY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| DAVID MARQUIS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (THE) | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Claremont Avenue Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| HOLY CHILD FAITH ENRICHMENT | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.8 km) |
| PS 5 HUGUENOT | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| SINAI CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| TOTTENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5 | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| William F. Halloran School No.22 | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| PS 3 MARGARET GIOIOSA SCHOOL (THE) | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Number 4 | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Myles J. McManus MIddle School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Perth Amboy High School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| RABBI JACOB JOSEPH SCHOOL FOR BOYS | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| ALPHABET ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| RABBI JACOB JOSEPH GIRLS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.3 km) |
| JEWISH FOUNDATION SCHOOL OF STATEN ISLAND | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.3 km) |
| Grace Wilday Junior High School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Dr. Charles C. Polk School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| James J. Flynn Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Valley Road School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Robert Mascenik Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| Indiana Avenue Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| PS 55 HENRY M BOEHM | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| IS 7 ELIAS BERNSTEIN | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Winfield Township | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Woodrow Wilson School No. 19 | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.6 km) |
| STATEN ISLAND HEBREW ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Juan Pablo Duarte - Jose Julian Marti School No 28 | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Dr. Orlando Edreira Academy School No. 26 | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Frances C. Smith Early Childhood Center No 50 | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 07008
What school district is ZIP code 07008 in?
ZIP 07008 (Carteret, NJ) maps to Carteret Borough School District (LEA ID 3402820) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 07008?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 82 public and 18 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 07008 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 07008 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 27.7% |
| High school | 33.7% |
| Less than HS | 15.3% |
| School district | Carteret Borough School District |