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Lafayette Estates Elementary School

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Lafayette Estates Elementary School ranks 986 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

986^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Lafayette Estates Elementary School serves 705 students in grades K–5 in Fords, within the Woodbridge Township School District, and is the largest of the nearby schools in this comparison. The most important finding for families is that its 2025–2026 test results were below state, district and nearby K–5 school averages in ELA, math and fifth-grade science.

ELA is the clearest weakness relative to the benchmarks: Lafayette averaged 33% across grades 3–5, compared with 49% statewide, 46% in the district and 48% among nearby K–5 peers. Math was its strongest subject by comparison, though it remained behind: 35% versus 47% statewide, 42% in the district and 42% among peers. In fifth-grade science, Lafayette scored 17%, compared with 27% statewide, 26% in the district and 27% among peers. Grade 4 math was a notable low point at 30%, the third-lowest result among the nine nearby schools with scores. Attendance offers a more positive counterpoint: chronic absenteeism was 13% in 2024–2025, matching the district and below the state’s 14%.

Results have not broadly improved since 2022–2023: average ELA fell from 35% to 33%, and math from 36% to 35%; the math gap with the state widened by 5 points. Lafayette’s SchoolDigger standing also declined, from the 50th percentile in 2020–2021 to the 26th percentile and 1 star in 2025–2026. Context measures are mixed: 55% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the third-highest share among nearby schools reporting the same measure, while its 13.5:1 student-teacher ratio was close to the nearby peer average of 13.0:1. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking was notably higher for African American Students, at the 74th percentile, and English Language Learner Students, at the 66th percentile, than Lafayette’s overall 26th-percentile standing.

705

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,431

Per pupil spending ?

54.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

Ford Avenue
Fords, NJ 08863

(732) 596-4143

District: Woodbridge Township School District

Students who attend Lafayette Estates Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fords Middle School
High:	Woodbridge High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.5%

Asian:

25.0%

White:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (31% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg42%

New Jersey avg45%

986^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Woodbridge Township School District

390^th of 607Woodbridge 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
2026	26.2	986 of 1331	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	1004 of 1347	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	921 of 1338	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	930 of 1342	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	809 of 1345	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	652 of 1317	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.6	1031 of 1360	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1078 of 1353	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.8	1011 of 1352	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.5	854 of 1346	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.9	692 of 1357	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.1	725 of 1363	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.8	810 of 1367	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.3	709 of 1363	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	68.5	525 of 1360	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.7	555 of 1354	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.8	532 of 1346	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.3	522 of 1338	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.5	421 of 1329	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.9	666 of 1314	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.5	763 of 1303	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	61.6	638 of 1298	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	70.4	434 of 1204	64.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	115 of 434	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	34.3	297 of 463	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	173 of 469	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	98.5	2 of 456	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	45.2	283 of 522	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	353 of 517	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	318 of 341	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	286 of 330	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	298 of 340	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	292 of 346	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	269 of 348	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	222 of 339	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.3	296 of 370	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	318 of 370	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	200 of 581	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.9	286 of 597	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	202 of 559	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	226 of 499	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	285 of 489	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	206 of 411	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	213 of 463	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	221 of 434	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	865 of 1311	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	926 of 1326	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	896 of 1317	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	854 of 1318	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	797 of 1326	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	665 of 1290	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1039 of 1331	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1060 of 1333	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	789 of 991	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	720 of 1032	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	650 of 989	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	731 of 982	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	628 of 953	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	530 of 896	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	733 of 899	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	674 of 870	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	750 of 1002	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	773 of 1023	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	548 of 939	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	536 of 910	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	486 of 863	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	533 of 839	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	689 of 948	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	779 of 942	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	1060 of 1306	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	1003 of 1318	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	871 of 1313	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	887 of 1315	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	766 of 1324	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	602 of 1297	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	959 of 1335	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1030 of 1334	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	496 of 970	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.3	831 of 1023	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	599 of 989	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.3	828 of 1007	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	649 of 1001	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	867 of 951	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	842 of 970	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	716 of 963	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	700 of 975	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	722 of 976	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	880 of 964	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	970 of 1022	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)74th percentile+48 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)66th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2026)7th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics34%-13 vs state

English Language Arts33%-15 vs state

Science17%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

The principal is very unprofessional no wonder why the school is ranked so horribly. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)			NJSLA Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Lafayette Estates Elementary School	Public	K-5	Ford Avenue	Fords	08863	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 596-4143	705	52	13.5	54.5%	103 (14.6%)	79 (11.2%)	335 (47.5%)	176 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	26.2	986^th of 1331 public elementary schools	25.9%		26.4	1004^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.5%	18	16.6	31.1	31.4	36.9	37.2	29.6	36.7	$10,431	$940	$9,491
Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School	Public	K-5	19 Maryknoll Road	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 596-4147	330	28	11.9	53.3%	77 (23.3%)	37 (11.2%)	136 (41.2%)	71 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	45.4	727^th of 1331 public elementary schools	45.4%		49.7	684^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.2%	43	11.9	56.1	63.5	27.1	52.2	47.6	32.2	$15,510	$1,454	$14,056
James Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	7 Sharp Rd	Edison	08837	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 229-4716	537	46	11.5	34.6%	99 (18.4%)	63 (11.7%)	137 (25.5%)	206 (38.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.8%)	62	531^st of 1331 public elementary schools	60.1%		62.4	509^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.2%	22	36.0	52.8	49.3	65.1	49.3	46.8	58.4	$12,280	$98	$12,182
Indiana Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Indiana Avenue	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8518	485	35	13.8	43.1%	40 (8.2%)	42 (8.7%)	117 (24.1%)	279 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	47.7	699^th of 1331 public elementary schools	47.5%		39	824^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.8%	125	23.2	46.8	47.0	49.3	57.7	42.5	39.1	$11,288	$526	$10,762
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%)	57.8	585^th of 1331 public elementary schools	56.0%		61.4	520^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.4%	65	41.2	47.1	62.2	66.7	37.3	37.7	51.0	$15,232	$676	$14,556
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%)	16.7	1124^th of 1331 public elementary schools	15.6%		17.9	1132^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	16.0%	8	9.7	26.4	34.4	29.3	22.9	28.5	17.5	$18,816		$18,816
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%)	10.1	1233^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	7.4%		9.5	1262^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	6.3%	29	10.0	15.1	18.1	23.3	25.7	11.8	16.7	$10,874	$1,054	$9,820
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%)	82.1	241^st of 1331 public elementary schools	81.9%		80	286^th of 1347 public elementary schools	78.8%	45	50.8	58.5	70.3	72.8	65.5	73.3	57.9	$12,168	$472	$11,696
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%)	56.2	601^st of 1331 public elementary schools	54.8%		59.1	557^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.6%	44	31.4	58.7	60.7	53.6	44.8	49.1	41.5	$14,988	$700	$14,288
Mildred B. Moss Elementary School	Public	PK-K	16 Simpson Place	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 321-8700	152	12	12.7	4.6%	64 (42.1%)	5 (3.3%)	23 (15.1%)	42 (27.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.5%)								(n/a)								$24,079		$24,079

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