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Fords Middle School

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Fords Middle School ranks 538 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

538^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 28% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Fords Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Woodbridge Township School District in New Jersey. With 575 students, the school faces several challenges, including consistently underperforming on standardized tests compared to the district and state averages.

Fords Middle School's academic performance is a particular concern, with only 32.9% of 6th graders, 28.7% of 7th graders, and 34% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the district scores of 39.9%, 42.4%, and 41.7%, respectively, and the state scores of 56.1%, 57%, and 57.1%. The school also has a higher chronic absenteeism rate, rising from 9.9% in 2020-2021 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, which is above the district and state averages. Additionally, 56.87% of Fords Middle School students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to other middle schools in the Woodbridge Township School District, such as Avenel Middle School and Woodbridge Middle School, Fords Middle School is one of the lower-performing schools. However, the school does have a bright spot in its Algebra I performance, where 100% of students were proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

645

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,737

Per pupil spending ?

56.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Fanning Street
Fords, NJ 08863

(732) 596-4200

District: Woodbridge Township School District

Students who attend Fords Middle School usually attend:

High:

Woodbridge High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

White:

19.2%

Asian:

17.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (27% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 25 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg34%

New Jersey avg43%

538^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle Schools in the Woodbridge Township School District

400^th of 609Woodbridge Township School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	538 of 752	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	550 of 743	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	522 of 748	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	500 of 745	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	347 of 652	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	551 of 745	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	529 of 716	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	534 of 712	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.5	515 of 713	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.1	487 of 713	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.8	486 of 717	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.7	436 of 704	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.8	349 of 677	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.7	309 of 684	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.2	316 of 677	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.9	366 of 664	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.9	410 of 640	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.8	352 of 631	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.4	386 of 615	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.9	322 of 599	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.9	402 of 588	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	54.8	349 of 574	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	50.2	140 of 352	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	173 of 361	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	200 of 356	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	167 of 291	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	216 of 326	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	225 of 326	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	186 of 204	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	187 of 200	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	175 of 201	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	191 of 200	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	120 of 147	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	164 of 199	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	170 of 200	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	190 of 343	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	163 of 320	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	216 of 288	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.7	78 of 197	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	504 of 728	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	531 of 717	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	509 of 720	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	469 of 726	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	303 of 625	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.0	536 of 703	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	509 of 680	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	468 of 608	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	497 of 589	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	432 of 587	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	365 of 591	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	214 of 480	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	370 of 524	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	392 of 504	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	423 of 613	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	404 of 584	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	351 of 568	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	346 of 549	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	311 of 467	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	312 of 541	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	338 of 522	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	539 of 726	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	516 of 719	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	488 of 718	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	477 of 730	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	359 of 635	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	524 of 697	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	495 of 675	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	345 of 507	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	380 of 510	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	282 of 505	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	351 of 535	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	307 of 401	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	342 of 492	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	333 of 471	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	451 of 502	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	455 of 510	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	447 of 509	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	435 of 512	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	268 of 435	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.0	483 of 504	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	470 of 497	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2024)60th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts32%-25 vs state

Mathematics23%-11 vs state

Science10%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)					NJSLA Mathematics (2025)					NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fords Middle School	Public	6-8	Fanning Street	Fords	08863	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 596-4200	645	63	10.2	56.9%	124 (19.2%)	64 (9.9%)	336 (52.1%)	113 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	26.9	538^th of 752 public middle schools	28.5%		25.2	550^th of 743 public middle schools	26.0%	12		10.0			32.9	28.7	34.0			23.2	22.2	25.1		100.0	100.0			$8,737		$8,737
Dual Language School	Public	4-8	630 Amboy Avenue	Fords	08863	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6200	384	23	16.6	76.3%	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	374 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)	15.6		49.6	45.9	64.9			31.0	20.0	31.6								$11,909	$1,424	$10,485
Herbert Hoover Middle School	Public	6-8	174 Jackson Avenue	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 452-2940	1,060	81	13.1	44.3%	158 (14.9%)	140 (13.2%)	266 (25.1%)	459 (43.3%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (2.8%)	46.4	386^th of 752 public middle schools	48.7%		49.1	350^th of 743 public middle schools	52.9%	36		22.1			54.6	59.3	60.4			35.9	20.7	2.1	92.0	42.0	59.1	97.2	97.2	$7,148	$238	$6,910
Edgar Middle School	Public	5-8	49 Brunswick Avenue	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 321-8770	761	64	11.8	10.0%	340 (44.7%)	30 (3.9%)	101 (13.3%)	233 (30.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.0%)	86.8	70^th of 752 public middle schools	90.7%		88.7	55^th of 743 public middle schools	92.6%	15	59.5	36.0		86.8	85.7	86.0	80.2		81.7	73.3	65.4	27.1	98.0	97.2	97.4	100.0	100.0	$7,842		$7,842
Iselin Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Woodruff Street	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8450	794	72	11.0	36.1%	119 (15.0%)	48 (6.0%)	139 (17.5%)	481 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	68.8	211^th of 752 public middle schools	71.9%		67.6	210^th of 743 public middle schools	71.7%	1		26.1			63.9	62.3	61.2			47.0	56.4	33.3		100.0	100.0			$8,163		$8,163
Woodbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	525 Barron Avenue	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8690	513	56	9.2	56.7%	158 (30.8%)	82 (16.0%)	215 (41.9%)	46 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	16.5	646^th of 752 public middle schools	14.1%		15.3	656^th of 743 public middle schools	11.7%	10		6.4			20.8	29.3	23.9			14.2	24.3	6.3		60.6	60.6			$10,503		$10,503
Samuel E. Shull Middle School	Public	6-8	380 Hall Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6060	941	73	12.9	73.3%	13 (1.4%)	50 (5.3%)	867 (92.1%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	16.6	645^th of 752 public middle schools	14.2%		18	622^nd of 743 public middle schools	16.3%	23		4.6			28.3	27.8	38.0			11.8	14.2	7.2		76.9	76.9			$12,637	$631	$12,006
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Woodrow Wilson Drive	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2870	1,206	88	13.7	13.9%	45 (3.7%)	26 (2.2%)	65 (5.4%)	1,041 (86.3%)	15 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.2%)	81	120^th of 752 public middle schools	84.0%		85.7	75^th of 743 public middle schools	89.9%	45		47.4			79.5	81.4	85.8			67.2	54.0	7.2	94.7	72.0	83.7	96.3	96.3	$6,900		$6,900
William C. McGinnis Middle School	Public	6-8	271 State Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6040	984	80	12.3	78.8%	4 (0.4%)	18 (1.8%)	957 (97.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14.7	662^nd of 752 public middle schools	12.0%		15.7	649^th of 743 public middle schools	12.7%	13		3.3			32.5	29.0	38.3			9.3	8.9	3.9		41.7	41.7			$12,488	$649	$11,839
John Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	1081 New Dover Road	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2920	930	76	12.2	13.0%	16 (1.7%)	50 (5.4%)	35 (3.8%)	791 (85.1%)	17 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.2%)	83.2	96^th of 752 public middle schools	87.2%		86.2	72^nd of 743 public middle schools	90.3%	24		51.5			84.0	85.5	90.5			73.3	54.9	6.3	97.1	58.4	81.0	98.9	98.9	$6,899		$6,899

Frequently Asked Questions about Fords Middle School

What high school do graduates of Fords Middle School attend?

Students who attend Fords Middle School usually go on to attend Woodbridge High School

How many students attend Fords Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended Fords Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Fords Middle School?

Students at Fords Middle School are 52% Hispanic, 19% White, 18% Asian, 10% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Fords Middle School in?

Woodbridge Township School District

Is Fords Middle School a good school?

Fords Middle School ranks 538^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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