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Matthew Jago Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1018^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Matthew Jago Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 411 students in grades PK-5 in Sewaren, New Jersey, which is part of the Woodbridge Township School District. However, the school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 35.3% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA and just 23.3% of 5th graders proficient in math, far below the district and state levels.

Matthew Jago Elementary School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.2% to 16.6% over the past few years, and a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a larger proportion of students from low-income families. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, placing it in the bottom 25% statewide. When compared to nearby schools in the Woodbridge district, such as Mawbey Street Elementary School, Matthew Jago underperforms significantly in both ELA and math proficiency.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, which suggests class size may not be a significant factor, and higher-than-average spending per student, the academic performance at Matthew Jago Elementary School remains a concern. Addressing the challenges faced by the school, including low proficiency rates, high chronic absenteeism, and the needs of its student population, will be crucial for improving educational outcomes for the students at Matthew Jago Elementary School.

425

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,230

Per pupil spending ?

46.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

99 Central Avenue
Sewaren, NJ 07077

(732) 602-8428

District: Woodbridge Township School District

Students who attend Matthew Jago Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Avenel Middle School
High:	Woodbridge High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.1%

White:

38.4%

African American:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (31% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Science scores 18 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg46%

1,018^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th 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	25.3	1018 of 1347	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1091 of 1338	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1043 of 1342	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	999 of 1345	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	850 of 1317	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1007 of 1360	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1118 of 1353	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.9	931 of 1352	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.3	962 of 1346	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.2	1047 of 1357	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	53.3	770 of 1363	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.8	667 of 1367	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.7	526 of 1363	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	79.8	214 of 1360	84.3%	★★★★☆
2010	79.8	211 of 1354	84.4%	★★★★☆
2009	74.9	337 of 1346	75.0%	★★★★☆
2008	68.8	496 of 1338	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.3	456 of 1329	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.2	629 of 1314	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.8	628 of 1303	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	78.7	223 of 1298	82.8%	★★★★☆
2003	77.4	288 of 1204	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	972 of 1326	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	969 of 1317	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1105 of 1318	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1082 of 1326	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	818 of 1290	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1082 of 1331	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1079 of 1333	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	613 of 1032	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	744 of 989	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	627 of 982	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	650 of 953	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	471 of 896	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	687 of 899	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	670 of 870	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	788 of 1023	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	724 of 939	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	679 of 910	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	600 of 863	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	302 of 839	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	491 of 948	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	665 of 942	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	961 of 1318	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1079 of 1313	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	884 of 1315	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	865 of 1324	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	834 of 1297	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	852 of 1335	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1076 of 1334	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	615 of 1023	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	658 of 989	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.5	238 of 868	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	34.0	599 of 1007	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.8	836 of 1001	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	865 of 970	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	909 of 963	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	784 of 975	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	737 of 976	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	655 of 964	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.8	909 of 1023	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	940 of 1022	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-14 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

Science12%-18 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)		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 3rd 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 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Matthew Jago Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	99 Central Avenue	Sewaren	07077	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8428	425	47	9.0	46.8%	163 (38.4%)	45 (10.6%)	166 (39.1%)	43 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	25.3	1018^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.4%		18.8	1091^st of 1338 public elementary schools	18.5%	73	11.6		35.3	46.2	25.6				45.1	25.0	23.3						$6,230		$6,230
Ross Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	Ross Street	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8511	633	52	12.1	60.8%	132 (20.9%)	109 (17.2%)	290 (45.8%)	82 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	9.5	1262^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	6.3%		9.5	1245^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.0%	17	13.9		13.8	27.9	14.0				21.9	16.3	6.4						$4,527		$4,527
Port Reading Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Turner Street	Port Reading	07064	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8409	385	36	10.8	56.6%	91 (23.6%)	29 (7.5%)	193 (50.1%)	64 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	38	845^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.3%		33.2	899^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.8%	54	31.0		31.7	53.0	43.9				33.3	38.8	41.4						$4,841		$4,841
Mawbey Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	275 Mawbey Street	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8401	304	22	14.1	25.0%	82 (27.0%)	27 (8.9%)	82 (27.0%)	103 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	61.4	520^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.4%		63.5	498^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.8%	22	34.4		52.7	68.7	63.3				52.7	49.2	45.9						$5,002		$5,002
Avenel Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	Avenel Street	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8504	403	29	13.8	55.1%	89 (22.1%)	115 (28.5%)	125 (31.0%)	73 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36.6	862^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	36.0%		36.7	845^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.8%	17	19.6		41.4	44.0	36.6				57.8	43.2	31.2						$4,286		$4,286
Columbus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Carteret Avenue	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 541-8960	642	57	11.3	75.4%	44 (6.9%)	152 (23.7%)	318 (49.5%)	103 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.4%)	20.7	1088^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.2%		15.9	1132^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	15.4%	44			37.5	28.4					32.4	22.8							$3,895	$308	$3,587
James J. Flynn Elementary School	Public	K-5	850 Chamberlain Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6080	599	54	11.1	75.1%	11 (1.8%)	26 (4.3%)	552 (92.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	17.9	1132^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	16.0%		14.4	1155^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.7%	23	13.4		38.3	35.0	30.3				25.6	20.8	18.6						$17,149	$1,062	$16,087
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
Nathan Hale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	678 Roosevelt Avenue	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 541-8960	436	39	11.2	82.6%	33 (7.6%)	43 (9.9%)	285 (65.4%)	59 (13.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	42.8	773^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	42.6%		30.2	942^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	29.6%	169			50.0	52.2					41.3	36.1							$5,184	$429	$4,755
Middlesex County STEM Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	613 Carlock Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Middlesex County STEM Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 242-1818	739	44	16.8	75.1%	28 (3.8%)	111 (15.0%)	562 (76.0%)	26 (3.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	25.1	1019^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.4%		33.6	889^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.6%	130	7.6	0.0	19.8	37.5	31.3	45.0	45.0	15.8	29.5	51.7	28.8	23.9	15.0	2.4	37.5	37.5	$8,572	$501	$8,071

Frequently Asked Questions about Matthew Jago Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Matthew Jago Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Matthew Jago Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Avenel Middle School
High : Woodbridge High School

How many students attend Matthew Jago Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Matthew Jago Elementary School.

What district is Matthew Jago Elementary School in?

Woodbridge Township School District

Is Matthew Jago Elementary School a good school?

Matthew Jago Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Matthew Jago Elementary School?

Students at Matthew Jago Elementary School are 39% Hispanic, 38% White, 11% African American, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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