Summary:
Wood-Ridge Junior/Senior High School is the only high school in the Wood-Ridge School District, serving grades 7–12 and 554 students. Its results vary by grade and subject: in 2025–2026, grade 7 and 8 ELA were above state results, while science was below the state in both reported grades. The most important takeaway is that no single school-wide label captures the school’s mixed results; families should look at outcomes for the specific grade and subject that matter to their student.
There are no local peer schools to rank, but within the school, ELA is a relative strength and some math and science results are weaker. In 2025–2026, grade 8 ELA was 64% proficient versus 53% statewide, a gap of 11 points; grade 7 was 65% versus 56%, 9 points higher. By contrast, grade 9 ELA was 46% versus 51%, 5 points lower. Grade 8 Algebra I was 65% versus 75% statewide, 9 points lower, and grade 11 NJGPA math was 56% versus 61%, 5 points lower. Science also trailed: grade 11 was 25% versus 29%, and grade 8 was 14% versus 19%.
Year-to-year changes were uneven: grade 8 ELA rose 14 points, from 51% to 64%, while grade 9 ELA fell 17 points, from 63% to 46%; grade 8 Algebra I dropped from 100% to 65%. Geometry moved the other way, rising from 14% to 52%. SchoolDigger ranked the school 226th of 434 schools (48th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, compared with 189th of 429 (56th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–2024. In 2024–2025, the graduation rate was 92% versus 89% statewide, while chronic absenteeism was 17% versus 14%; the student–teacher ratio was 12.3:1, and 27% were free/reduced lunch eligible. These are context, not evidence of what causes the test results.
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