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Woodbine Avenue Elementary School

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Woodbine Avenue Elementary School ranks 755 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

755^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Woodbine Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school in Avenel, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Woodbridge Township School District, which is ranked 400 out of 609 districts in the state.

Woodbine Avenue Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with a ranking between 545 and 936 out of around 1,350 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally below the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 39.3% in 3rd grade ELA, 43.5% in 4th grade ELA, and 54.6% in 5th grade ELA, compared to the district averages of 41.7%, 50.8%, and 44.3%, respectively.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Woodbridge Township School District, such as Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary, Robert Mascenik Elementary, and Mawbey Street Elementary, generally perform better than Woodbine Avenue Elementary on standardized tests and have higher rankings. For example, in 2024-2025, Claremont Avenue Elementary, also in the Woodbridge district, ranked 389 out of 1,347 NJ elementary schools, significantly higher than Woodbine Avenue. Additionally, Woodbine Avenue Elementary School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, which may be contributing to the school's lower academic performance.

401

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,196

Per pupil spending ?

49.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Woodbine Avenue
Avenel, NJ 07001

(732) 602-8523

District: Woodbridge Township School District

Students who attend Woodbine Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Avenel Middle School
High:	Woodbridge High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

44.9%

Hispanic:

21.2%

African American:

20.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg46%

755^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	43.9	755 of 1347	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	716 of 1338	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	707 of 1342	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	584 of 1345	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	718 of 1317	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	936 of 1360	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	764 of 1353	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.7	726 of 1352	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.6	545 of 1346	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.2	621 of 1357	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.6	852 of 1363	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.7	717 of 1367	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.7	743 of 1363	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.2	683 of 1360	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.9	531 of 1354	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.9	549 of 1346	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.4	736 of 1338	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.5	662 of 1329	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.3	897 of 1314	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.4	774 of 1303	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	60.2	655 of 1298	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	58.0	623 of 1204	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	162 of 463	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	143 of 469	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	122 of 463	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	187 of 494	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.0	274 of 456	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	396 of 522	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	351 of 517	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	275 of 330	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	260 of 340	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	251 of 346	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	232 of 348	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	266 of 339	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	313 of 370	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	290 of 370	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	35 of 597	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	70 of 559	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	75 of 499	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	63 of 489	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	39 of 411	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	66.5	126 of 463	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	115 of 434	73.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	726 of 1326	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	784 of 1317	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	713 of 1318	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.7	567 of 1326	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	811 of 1290	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	930 of 1331	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	823 of 1333	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	768 of 1032	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	722 of 989	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	751 of 982	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	624 of 953	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	650 of 896	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	631 of 899	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	473 of 870	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	381 of 1023	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	250 of 939	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	302 of 910	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	221 of 863	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	39.1	508 of 839	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	432 of 948	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	632 of 942	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	730 of 1318	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	605 of 1313	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	645 of 1315	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	564 of 1324	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	593 of 1297	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	866 of 1335	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	656 of 1334	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	65.5	253 of 989	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	44.7	449 of 958	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	441 of 949	53.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	28.5	731 of 975	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	680 of 976	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.4	915 of 964	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	837 of 1023	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	800 of 1022	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+50 vs school

Special Education (2024)74th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)65th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-18 vs school

White (2023)25th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-4 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Science25%-5 vs state

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staff including Principal is very rude and biased ... Teachers used to yell for no reason. 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 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
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
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
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
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
Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	486 E Milton Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1040	453	41	11.0	66.7%	23 (5.1%)	213 (47.0%)	179 (39.5%)	17 (3.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	33.4	902^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	33.0%		20	1073^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	19.8%	171	27.5	22.9	60.7	62.8	41.2	18.6	34.4	35.3	16.2	$12,500	$257	$12,243
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
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
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
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
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1809 St Georges Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1050	658	47	14.1	72.2%	67 (10.2%)	173 (26.3%)	378 (57.4%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	28.8	972^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	27.8%		32.5	909^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.1%	63	17.2	26.1	38.9	51.1	66.0	23.1	14.9	19.5	28.5	$11,340	$297	$11,043

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodbine Avenue Elementary School

Is Woodbine Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Woodbine Avenue Elementary School ranks 755^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Woodbine Avenue Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Avenel Middle School
High : Woodbridge High School

How many students attend Woodbine Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Woodbine Avenue Elementary School.

What district is Woodbine Avenue Elementary School in?

Woodbridge Township School District

What is the racial makeup of Woodbine Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Woodbine Avenue Elementary School are 45% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 21% African American, 11% White, 2% Two or more races.

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