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Iselin Middle School

Q: Is Iselin Middle School a good school?

Iselin Middle School ranks 211 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 72% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Iselin Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Woodbridge Township School District, with 866 students. The school has consistently ranked in the top half of New Jersey middle schools, currently at 211 out of 752 for the 2024-2025 school year.

Iselin Middle School stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outpacing the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. The school is particularly impressive in Algebra I, with 100% of students proficient or better in the subject. Iselin Middle School also performs well for certain student subgroups, ranking 68th out of 343 New Jersey middle schools for English Language Learners and 145th out of 613 for students of low socioeconomic status. However, the school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, an area that the school and district should address.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Iselin Middle School outperforms its peers in the Woodbridge Township School District. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 47% of Iselin Middle School's 6th graders were proficient or better in NJSLA/Mathematics, compared to just 14.2% at Woodbridge Middle School and 22.2% at Avenel Middle School. While Iselin Middle School is a strong-performing school, there are areas where it could improve, such as further supporting its Asian and Hispanic student subgroups.

794

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,163

Per pupil spending ?

36.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Woodruff Street
Iselin, NJ 08830

(732) 602-8450

District: Woodbridge Township School District

Students who attend Iselin Middle School usually attend:

High:

John F. Kennedy Memorial High School

Feeder schools for Iselin Middle School:

Elementary:	Indiana Avenue Elementary School
	Kennedy Park Elementary School
	Robert Mascenik Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

60.6%

Hispanic:

17.5%

White:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (54% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Woodbridge Township School District

✓Above the New Jersey median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg34%

New Jersey avg43%

211^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	68.8	211 of 752	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	210 of 743	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	184 of 748	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	239 of 745	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.9	104 of 652	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	266 of 745	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	225 of 716	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.8	244 of 712	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.6	161 of 713	77.4%	★★★★☆
2015	77.6	121 of 713	83.0%	★★★★☆
2014	72.0	231 of 717	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.1	182 of 704	74.1%	★★★★☆
2012	80.4	128 of 677	81.1%	★★★★☆
2011	78.5	138 of 684	79.8%	★★★★☆
2010	72.6	210 of 677	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.1	216 of 664	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.2	241 of 640	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.0	193 of 631	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.6	248 of 615	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.7	288 of 599	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.6	238 of 588	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	71.9	193 of 574	66.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	213 of 359	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	147 of 361	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	116 of 356	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	94.3	9 of 291	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	49.6	146 of 326	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	155 of 204	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	152 of 200	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	135 of 201	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	146 of 200	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	79 of 147	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	150 of 199	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	142 of 200	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	68 of 343	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	58 of 320	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	24 of 288	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	50.5	98 of 270	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	31 of 197	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	52 of 227	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	59 of 202	70.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	229 of 728	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	247 of 717	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	190 of 720	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	251 of 726	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.1	76 of 625	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	215 of 703	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	181 of 680	73.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	386 of 608	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	339 of 589	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	210 of 587	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.6	417 of 591	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	62.5	125 of 480	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	28.8	386 of 524	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	340 of 504	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	145 of 613	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	126 of 584	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	130 of 568	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.1	178 of 549	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.9	45 of 467	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	57.9	172 of 541	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	108 of 522	79.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	194 of 726	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	186 of 719	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	183 of 718	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	224 of 730	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.2	115 of 635	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	298 of 697	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	254 of 675	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	276 of 507	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	181 of 510	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	197 of 505	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	185 of 535	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	76 of 401	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	37.2	291 of 492	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	249 of 471	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	374 of 502	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	376 of 510	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	393 of 509	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	444 of 512	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	323 of 435	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	423 of 504	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	430 of 497	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)69th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-26 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile-31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-35 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-46 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+54 vs state

English Language Arts63%+6 vs state

Mathematics47%+12 vs state

Science26%+7 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
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
Avenel Middle School	Public	6-8	Woodbine Avenue	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 596-4210	629	76	8.2	59.5%	163 (25.9%)	129 (20.5%)	229 (36.4%)	95 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	24.9	558^th of 752 public middle schools	25.8%		21.9	579^th of 743 public middle schools	22.1%	21		10.0			26.9	41.0	32.4			22.2	26.4	17.0		57.2	57.2			$9,251		$9,251
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
Colonia Middle School	Public	6-8	Delaware Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 396-7000	628	64	9.8	30.7%	287 (45.7%)	50 (8.0%)	137 (21.8%)	129 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	46.4	385^th of 752 public middle schools	48.8%		41.1	417^th of 743 public middle schools	43.9%	32		12.1			46.0	47.3	53.7			48.2	37.7	21.0		88.2	88.2			$9,026		$9,026
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
Carl H. Kumpf School	Public	6-8	59 Mildred Terrace	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 381-0400	528	46	11.4	8.3%	388 (73.5%)	8 (1.5%)	96 (18.2%)	27 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	73	171^st of 752 public middle schools	77.3%		76.1	151^st of 743 public middle schools	79.7%	20		22.2			74.3	74.9	64.4			52.6	58.9	23.4	100.0	97.6	98.1	100.0	100.0	$11,251	$114	$11,137
Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy	Public	7-8	1157 Kline Place	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1025	701	58	12.1	62.3%	86 (12.3%)	226 (32.2%)	349 (49.8%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.9%)	29.9	520^th of 752 public middle schools	30.9%		19.3	606^th of 743 public middle schools	18.4%	86		8.9				52.5	46.6				20.9	7.0		74.1	80.0	30.4	30.4	$13,603	$221	$13,382
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
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 Iselin Middle School

Is Iselin Middle School a good school?

Iselin Middle School ranks 211^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Iselin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Iselin Middle School usually go on to attend John F. Kennedy Memorial High School

What is the racial makeup of Iselin Middle School?

Students at Iselin Middle School are 61% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 15% White, 6% African American.

What district is Iselin Middle School in?

Woodbridge Township School District

How many students attend Iselin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 794 students attended Iselin Middle School.

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