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Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School

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Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School ranks 463 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

463^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Colonia, New Jersey. With 255 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.

Oak Ridge Heights Elementary generally outperforms the district and state in standardized test scores, particularly in English Language Arts and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, 67.4% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 50.8% for the district and 53.6% for the state. The school also has strong performance among certain student subgroups, with its Hispanic students ranking 104 out of 953 New Jersey elementary schools in 2021-2022 and its low socioeconomic status students ranking 212 out of 1,023 schools in 2024-2025.

Compared to nearby Oak Tree Road Elementary, Robert Mascenik Elementary, and Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary, Oak Ridge Heights has higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and per-student spending that is lower than some other nearby schools, suggesting it may be able to achieve its strong academic performance with fewer resources.

292

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,848

Per pupil spending ?

20.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

720 Inman Avenue
Colonia, NJ 07067

(732) 499-6553

District: Woodbridge Township School District

Students who attend Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Colonia Middle School
High:	Colonia High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.3%

Asian:

24.0%

Hispanic:

17.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (56% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg46%

463^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	66.3	463 of 1347	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	429 of 1338	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	393 of 1342	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	590 of 1345	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	385 of 1317	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	610 of 1360	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	826 of 1353	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.4	804 of 1352	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.7	672 of 1346	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.4	665 of 1357	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.9	368 of 1363	73.0%	★★★★☆
2013	64.3	610 of 1367	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.9	445 of 1363	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	79.5	223 of 1360	83.6%	★★★★☆
2010	85.2	66 of 1354	95.1%	★★★★★
2009	80.1	208 of 1346	84.5%	★★★★☆
2008	78.2	222 of 1338	83.4%	★★★★☆
2007	73.6	349 of 1329	73.7%	★★★★☆
2006	68.5	499 of 1314	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.8	364 of 1303	72.1%	★★★★☆
2004	74.2	348 of 1298	73.2%	★★★★☆
2003	85.4	94 of 1204	92.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	31.5	257 of 346	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	278 of 370	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	474 of 1326	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	378 of 1317	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	301 of 1318	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	54.9	599 of 1326	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	462 of 1290	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	391 of 1331	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	48.1	735 of 1333	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	696 of 1032	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.5	259 of 982	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	104 of 953	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	95.2	41 of 896	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	28.9	627 of 870	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	212 of 1023	79.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	453 of 1318	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	486 of 1313	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	476 of 1315	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	545 of 1324	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.2	306 of 1297	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	46.7	737 of 1335	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	844 of 1334	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	563 of 1023	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	646 of 1001	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	392 of 970	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	401 of 963	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	389 of 975	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	592 of 976	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	420 of 964	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	492 of 1023	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.3	841 of 1022	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)64th percentile~ school

White (2025)60th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2023)26th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+9 vs state

Mathematics54%+7 vs state

Science54%+24 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 8, 2016

This school has really become a circus with the new staff as far as I am concerned. You have a principle that worries about kids being bullied, but yet is a bully herself intimidating all students, and just a control freak with no manners whatsoever. I have never heard of so many parents and students wanting to get out of that school as I have seen now. This is really a reflection on how the board of education promotes their staff. Maybe the media should know exactly what is going on in this school, how this principle conducts day to day operations. 2 years to go, can't wait. Maybe the superintendent should be more aware of what is going on at this school. so many parents are concerned, but don't want to say anything for their children's safety......get her out.......the worst ever 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)			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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Frank K. Hehnly	Public	K-5	590 Raritan Road	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 381-8100	543	36	15.0	6.8%	401 (73.8%)	5 (0.9%)	95 (17.5%)	30 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	72.1	390^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.0%		76.5	328^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.5%	62	31.7	44.7	81.9	75.8	61.7	72.3	55.6	$10,499	$112	$10,387
Franklin D Roosevelt School	Public	PK-K	838 New Dover Rd	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2939	178	18	9.8	34.3%	17 (9.6%)	21 (11.8%)	36 (20.2%)	95 (53.4%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)								(n/a)								$12,809		$12,809
James Madison Primary School	Public	K-2	840 New Dover Road	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2990	452	38	11.9	17.7%	19 (4.2%)	29 (6.4%)	30 (6.6%)	346 (76.5%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)								(n/a)								$6,040		$6,040
James Madison Intermediate School	Public	3-5	838 New Dover Road	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2960	586	37	15.6	14.2%	17 (2.9%)	21 (3.6%)	31 (5.3%)	490 (83.6%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	90.9	98^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.7%		93.7	54^th of 1338 public elementary schools	96.0%	44	63.1	65.5	79.3	79.1	80.3	78.5	84.4	$5,668		$5,668
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
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
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 Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School

What district is Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School in?

Woodbridge Township School District

Is Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School a good school?

Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School ranks 463^rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School?

Students at Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School are 50% White, 24% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Colonia Middle School
High : Colonia High School

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