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Woodbridge Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

646^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 14% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Woodbridge Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Woodbridge, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 538 students. The school is part of the Woodbridge Township School District, which is ranked 400 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Woodbridge Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with only 20.8% of 6th graders, 29.3% of 7th graders, and 23.9% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, and even lower math proficiency rates. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of several student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of New Jersey middle schools for Asian, Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, Woodbridge Middle School has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.0% to 17.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

While Woodbridge Middle School stands out for its relatively strong performance in Algebra I, with 60.6% of students proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, this success is not reflected in the school's overall mathematics performance. Compared to nearby schools, such as Colonia Middle School and Fords Middle School, Woodbridge Middle School's academic performance lags behind. Additionally, the school's performance is significantly lower than that of schools in the neighboring Edison Township School District, such as Herbert Hoover Middle School.

513

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,503

Per pupil spending ?

56.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

525 Barron Avenue
Woodbridge, NJ 07095

(732) 602-8690

District: Woodbridge Township School District

Students who attend Woodbridge Middle School usually attend:

High:

Woodbridge High School

Feeder schools for Woodbridge Middle School:

Elementary:	Mawbey Street Elementary School
	Ross Street Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.9%

White:

30.8%

African American:

16.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (20% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg34%

New Jersey avg43%

646^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	16.5	646 of 752	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	656 of 743	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	572 of 748	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	546 of 745	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	407 of 652	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	569 of 745	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	526 of 716	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.4	496 of 712	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.1	473 of 713	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.0	416 of 713	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.5	415 of 717	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.7	371 of 704	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	69.8	259 of 677	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.8	324 of 684	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.5	259 of 677	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.5	210 of 664	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.0	222 of 640	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.2	288 of 631	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.2	346 of 615	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.0	277 of 599	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.4	289 of 588	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	62.5	291 of 574	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	283 of 359	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	290 of 352	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	231 of 361	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	276 of 356	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	142 of 291	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.3	266 of 326	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	215 of 326	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	5.0	188 of 200	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	183 of 201	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	189 of 200	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	136 of 147	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	321 of 343	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	241 of 320	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	611 of 728	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	598 of 717	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	536 of 720	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	541 of 726	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	393 of 625	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	557 of 703	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	513 of 680	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	539 of 608	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	531 of 589	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	490 of 587	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	446 of 591	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	303 of 480	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	441 of 524	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	363 of 504	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	543 of 613	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	483 of 584	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	404 of 568	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	416 of 549	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	267 of 467	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	441 of 541	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	396 of 522	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	630 of 726	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	653 of 719	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	559 of 718	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	549 of 730	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	381 of 635	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	550 of 697	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	494 of 675	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	393 of 507	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	428 of 510	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	350 of 505	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	406 of 535	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	192 of 401	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.5	388 of 492	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	391 of 471	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	464 of 502	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	477 of 510	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	451 of 509	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	459 of 512	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	331 of 435	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	450 of 504	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	442 of 497	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2024)6th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I61%+15 vs state

English Language Arts25%-32 vs state

Mathematics15%-19 vs state

Science6%-13 vs state

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The school has very low standards for the children. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Carteret Middle School	Public	5-6	300 Carteret Avenue	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 541-8960	540	48	11.1	80.0%	42 (7.8%)	80 (14.8%)	281 (52.0%)	115 (21.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)								(n/a)	15.7			37.2	52.7				28.7	20.7								$4,929	$304	$4,625
Carteret Junior High School	Public	7-8	195 Washington Ave	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 541-8960	568	44	12.9	78.0%	46 (8.1%)	85 (15.0%)	291 (51.2%)	134 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	30.1	518^th of 752 public middle schools	31.1%		32.3	487^th of 743 public middle schools	34.5%	31		12.8				41.1	45.5				20.8	11.0	83.4	81.3	82.2	70.8	70.8
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodbridge Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Woodbridge Middle School?

Students at Woodbridge Middle School are 42% Hispanic, 31% White, 16% African American, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Woodbridge Middle School a good school?

Woodbridge Middle School ranks in the bottom 14.1% of New Jersey middle schools.

What district is Woodbridge Middle School in?

Woodbridge Township School District

How many students attend Woodbridge Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended Woodbridge Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Woodbridge Middle School attend?

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

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