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Colonia Middle School

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Colonia Middle School ranks 385 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

385^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 49% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Colonia Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Woodbridge Township School District in New Jersey, with 587 students. The school generally outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, particularly in Algebra I, where 88.2% of students were proficient in the 2024-2025 school year, far exceeding the district and state averages.

Colonia Middle School performs well for certain student subgroups, ranking 68th out of 361 NJ middle schools for African American students and earning a 4-star rating for English Language Learners in 2024-2025. However, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.0% in 2022-2023 to 14.9% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has increased from 17.18% in 2021-2022 to 27.26% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to other middle schools in the Woodbridge Township School District, Woodbridge Middle School and Avenel Middle School generally perform worse than Colonia Middle School in academic assessments. However, Iselin Middle School, also in the same district, outperforms Colonia across most metrics. Compared to higher-performing districts in the area, such as Westfield Public School District and Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District, Colonia Middle School's performance lags behind.

628

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,026

Per pupil spending ?

30.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Delaware Avenue
Colonia, NJ 07067

(732) 396-7000

District: Woodbridge Township School District

Students who attend Colonia Middle School usually attend:

High:

Colonia High School

Feeder schools for Colonia Middle School:

Elementary:	Claremont Avenue Elementary School
	Lynn Crest Elementary School
	Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School
	Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.7%

Hispanic:

21.8%

Asian:

20.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg34%

New Jersey avg43%

385^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle 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	46.4	385 of 752	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	417 of 743	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	358 of 748	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	403 of 745	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.3	209 of 652	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	375 of 745	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	313 of 716	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.0	394 of 712	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.1	410 of 713	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.8	249 of 713	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.1	266 of 717	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.8	215 of 704	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.2	228 of 677	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.3	171 of 684	75.0%	★★★★☆
2010	72.8	204 of 677	69.9%	★★★★☆
2009	74.1	185 of 664	72.1%	★★★★☆
2008	76.3	147 of 640	77.0%	★★★★☆
2007	70.9	224 of 631	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.9	281 of 615	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.3	228 of 599	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.7	181 of 588	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	71.7	195 of 574	66.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	69.9	68 of 361	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	77 of 356	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	51.8	108 of 291	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	79 of 326	75.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	185 of 204	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	182 of 200	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	161 of 201	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	167 of 200	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.7	69 of 147	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.1	170 of 199	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	165 of 200	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	92 of 343	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	46.2	131 of 320	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	351 of 728	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	372 of 717	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	349 of 720	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	392 of 726	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.5	167 of 625	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	346 of 703	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	316 of 680	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	298 of 608	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	336 of 589	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	255 of 587	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	366 of 591	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.0	74 of 480	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	198 of 524	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	176 of 504	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	298 of 613	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	305 of 584	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.3	133 of 568	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	41.6	292 of 549	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.3	44 of 467	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	60.6	144 of 541	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	44.9	275 of 522	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	404 of 726	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	436 of 719	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	340 of 718	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	387 of 730	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.7	216 of 635	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	371 of 697	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	315 of 675	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	245 of 507	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.2	291 of 510	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	224 of 505	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	250 of 535	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	97 of 401	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	35.7	304 of 492	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	223 of 471	52.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	402 of 502	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	425 of 510	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	391 of 509	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	397 of 512	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.2	267 of 435	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	417 of 504	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	396 of 497	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)81st percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I88%+43 vs state

English Language Arts49%-8 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science12%-7 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)			NJSLA Geometry (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 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Colonia Middle School	Public	6-8	Delaware Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 396-7000	628	64	9.8	30.7%	287 (45.7%)	50 (8.0%)	137 (21.8%)	129 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	46.4	385^th of 752 public middle schools	48.8%		41.1	417^th of 743 public middle schools	43.9%	32		12.1		46.0	47.3	53.7		48.2	37.7	21.0		88.2	88.2			$9,026		$9,026
Carl H. Kumpf School	Public	6-8	59 Mildred Terrace	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 381-0400	528	46	11.4	8.3%	388 (73.5%)	8 (1.5%)	96 (18.2%)	27 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	73	171^st of 752 public middle schools	77.3%		76.1	151^st of 743 public middle schools	79.7%	20		22.2		74.3	74.9	64.4		52.6	58.9	23.4	100.0	97.6	98.1	100.0	100.0	$11,251	$114	$11,137
Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy	Public	7-8	1157 Kline Place	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1025	701	58	12.1	62.3%	86 (12.3%)	226 (32.2%)	349 (49.8%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.9%)	29.9	520^th of 752 public middle schools	30.9%		19.3	606^th of 743 public middle schools	18.4%	86		8.9			52.5	46.6			20.9	7.0		74.1	80.0	30.4	30.4	$13,603	$221	$13,382
Avenel Middle School	Public	6-8	Woodbine Avenue	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 596-4210	629	76	8.2	59.5%	163 (25.9%)	129 (20.5%)	229 (36.4%)	95 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	24.9	558^th of 752 public middle schools	25.8%		21.9	579^th of 743 public middle schools	22.1%	21		10.0		26.9	41.0	32.4		22.2	26.4	17.0		57.2	57.2			$9,251		$9,251
Iselin Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Woodruff Street	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8450	794	72	11.0	36.1%	119 (15.0%)	48 (6.0%)	139 (17.5%)	481 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	68.8	211^th of 752 public middle schools	71.9%		67.6	210^th of 743 public middle schools	71.7%	1		26.1		63.9	62.3	61.2		47.0	56.4	33.3		100.0	100.0			$8,163		$8,163
Thomas Edison Intermediate School	Public	6-8	800 Rahway Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4470	800	74	10.7	2.6%	550 (68.8%)	24 (3.0%)	63 (7.9%)	122 (15.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.8%)	86	75^th of 752 public middle schools	90.0%		84.2	86^th of 743 public middle schools	88.4%	11		39.6		73.9	71.4	80.1		74.7	70.3	38.3	100.0	94.7	95.4	100.0	100.0	$7,471	$21	$7,450
John Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	1081 New Dover Road	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2920	930	76	12.2	13.0%	16 (1.7%)	50 (5.4%)	35 (3.8%)	791 (85.1%)	17 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.2%)	83.2	96^th of 752 public middle schools	87.2%		86.2	72^nd of 743 public middle schools	90.3%	24		51.5		84.0	85.5	90.5		73.3	54.9	6.3	97.1	58.4	81.0	98.9	98.9	$6,899		$6,899
Terrill Middle School	Public	5-8	1301 Terrill Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 322-5215	822	75	11.0	1.9%	527 (64.1%)	40 (4.9%)	90 (10.9%)	115 (14.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.8%)	82.1	107^th of 752 public middle schools	85.8%		73.3	172^nd of 743 public middle schools	76.9%	65	48.3	37.7	73.2	74.0	74.9	89.7	66.1	64.0	70.6	20.0		71.9	71.9			$9,029	$03	$9,026
Myles J. McManus MIddle School	Public	6-8	300 Edgewood Road	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-7751	711	60	11.9	67.5%	106 (14.9%)	197 (27.7%)	349 (49.1%)	18 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.1%)	19.9	606^th of 752 public middle schools	19.4%		19.9	599^th of 743 public middle schools	19.4%	7		8.7		33.1	33.3	43.5		16.7	12.0	5.6		51.3	51.3			$9,022	$194	$8,828
Woodbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	525 Barron Avenue	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8690	513	56	9.2	56.7%	158 (30.8%)	82 (16.0%)	215 (41.9%)	46 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	16.5	646^th of 752 public middle schools	14.1%		15.3	656^th of 743 public middle schools	11.7%	10		6.4		20.8	29.3	23.9		14.2	24.3	6.3		60.6	60.6			$10,503		$10,503

Frequently Asked Questions about Colonia Middle School

What district is Colonia Middle School in?

Woodbridge Township School District

How many students attend Colonia Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 628 students attended Colonia Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Colonia Middle School attend?

Students who attend Colonia Middle School usually go on to attend Colonia High School

What is the racial makeup of Colonia Middle School?

Students at Colonia Middle School are 46% White, 22% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Colonia Middle School a good school?

Colonia Middle School ranks 385^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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