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Claremont Avenue Elementary School

Q: Is Claremont Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Claremont Avenue Elementary School ranks 389 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

389^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Claremont Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school in Colonia, New Jersey, serving 311 students in grades K-5 and part of the Woodbridge Township School District. This school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement, with particularly strong performance among certain student subgroups.

Claremont Avenue Elementary School has a track record of excellence, with students scoring significantly higher on standardized tests compared to their peers in the district and across New Jersey. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 56% of 3rd graders, 66.7% of 4th graders, and 58.5% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 41.7%, 50.8%, and 44.3%, respectively, and the state's 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%. The school also performs well among specific student groups, ranking 227 out of 1,032 New Jersey elementary schools for Hispanic students and 116 out of 1,023 for low socioeconomic status students, both with a 4-star rating.

Claremont Avenue Elementary School's strong academic performance is complemented by its relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.6% in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the district's 12%. Additionally, the school has a lower student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.5 to 15 students per teacher over the past three school years, which is lower than some of the nearby schools like Oak Tree Road Elementary, Indiana Avenue Elementary, and Robert Mascenik Elementary.

306

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,849

Per pupil spending ?

24.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Claremont Avenue
Colonia, NJ 07067

(732) 596-4153

District: Woodbridge Township School District

Students who attend Claremont Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Colonia Middle School
High:	Colonia High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.8%

Asian:

26.1%

Hispanic:

20.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (59% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2015

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg46%

389^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 15Elementary 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	72.1	389 of 1347	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	209 of 1338	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	390 of 1342	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	498 of 1345	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	400 of 1317	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	658 of 1360	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	819 of 1353	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.1	902 of 1352	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.8	884 of 1346	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.4	889 of 1357	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.0	676 of 1363	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.8	668 of 1367	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.5	504 of 1363	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.2	383 of 1360	71.8%	★★★★☆
2010	66.8	532 of 1354	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.8	496 of 1346	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.6	796 of 1338	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.2	725 of 1329	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.4	758 of 1314	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.6	809 of 1303	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	67.0	525 of 1298	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	63.6	548 of 1204	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	8.1	307 of 346	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	1.1	321 of 348	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	307 of 339	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	451 of 1326	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	89.0	117 of 1317	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.2	288 of 1318	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	399 of 1326	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	411 of 1290	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	839 of 1331	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	798 of 1333	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	227 of 1032	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	174 of 989	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	153 of 982	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	240 of 899	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	47.7	425 of 870	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	116 of 1023	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	179 of 939	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	80 of 910	91.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	328 of 1318	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	320 of 1313	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	488 of 1315	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	576 of 1324	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	402 of 1297	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	513 of 1335	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	763 of 1334	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	320 of 970	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.4	141 of 963	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	331 of 975	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	492 of 976	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.6	384 of 964	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	721 of 1023	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	854 of 1022	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2023)11th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics64%+17 vs state

English Language Arts60%+10 vs state

Science42%+11 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)				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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Claremont Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Claremont Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 596-4153	306	22	13.9	24.8%	128 (41.8%)	25 (8.2%)	63 (20.6%)	80 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	72.1	389^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.1%		84.9	209^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.4%	180	41.5	56.0	66.7	58.5		62.0	70.8	57.1		$4,849		$4,849
Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Pennsylvania Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 499-6566	282	29	9.7	33.7%	105 (37.2%)	11 (3.9%)	104 (36.9%)	55 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	57.1	584^th of 1347 public elementary schools	56.6%		50.6	658^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.8%	74	37.8	45.6	48.7	50.0		54.4	48.7	68.2		$4,433		$4,433
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	811 St George Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1060	608	54	11.3	59.0%	94 (15.5%)	168 (27.6%)	304 (50.0%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	17.8	1133^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	15.9%		22	1045^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.9%	88	16.4	28.9	24.6	38.0	49.3	21.4	13.0	10.2	14.1	$14,584	$216	$14,368
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	944 Madison Avenue	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 396-1070	384	30	12.8	49.2%	85 (22.1%)	93 (24.2%)	174 (45.3%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.9%)	32.4	924^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.4%		26.6	986^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.3%	62	14.3	25.5	51.9	62.5	40.0	33.3	42.6	17.9	28.0	$13,840	$296	$13,544
Woodbine Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Woodbine Avenue	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8523	401	37	10.7	49.9%	44 (11.0%)	83 (20.7%)	85 (21.2%)	180 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	43.9	755^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.9%		46.4	716^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.5%	39	25.4	39.3	43.5	54.6		52.5	46.9	37.4		$4,196		$4,196
Lynn Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	98 Ira Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 499-6558	300	31	9.6	27.7%	135 (45.0%)	22 (7.3%)	63 (21.0%)	74 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	71.9	391^st of 1347 public elementary schools	71.0%		73.7	368^th of 1338 public elementary schools	72.5%	23	50.0	52.3	62.8	61.6		65.9	60.0	59.0		$6,206		$6,206
Kennedy Park Elementary School	Public	PK-K	Goodrich Avenue	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8424	256	31	8.2	44.5%	58 (22.7%)	35 (13.7%)	86 (33.6%)	71 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)								(n/a)										$2,292		$2,292
Robert Mascenik Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Benjamin Avenue	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8526	288	19	15.1	27.1%	83 (28.8%)	13 (4.5%)	59 (20.5%)	125 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	59.1	557^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.6%		59.8	546^th of 1338 public elementary schools	59.2%	11	40.0	46.3	52.4	51.2		61.8	52.4	55.9		$5,299		$5,299
Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	720 Inman Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 499-6553	292	25	11.9	20.9%	147 (50.3%)	14 (4.8%)	51 (17.5%)	70 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	66.3	463^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	65.6%		69	429^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.9%	34	54.0	45.9	67.4	66.7		59.2	39.1	66.7		$4,848		$4,848
Oak Tree Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	Wilus Way	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8424	425	30	14.4	29.2%	22 (5.2%)	12 (2.8%)	49 (11.5%)	336 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	80	286^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.8%		87.6	157^th of 1338 public elementary schools	88.3%	129	41.7	68.8	88.4	62.6		76.8	77.6	50.7		$4,113		$4,113

Frequently Asked Questions about Claremont Avenue Elementary School

How many students attend Claremont Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Claremont Avenue Elementary School.

What district is Claremont Avenue Elementary School in?

Woodbridge Township School District

Is Claremont Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Claremont Avenue Elementary School ranks 389^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Claremont Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Claremont Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Colonia Middle School
High : Colonia High School

What is the racial makeup of Claremont Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Claremont Avenue Elementary School are 42% White, 26% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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