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Avenel Middle School

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Avenel Middle School ranks 558 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

558^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 26% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Avenel Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Woodbridge Township School District in New Jersey. With 559 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools over the past several years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Avenel Middle School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with students significantly underperforming state and district averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.9% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 56.1% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.9% to 16.6% over the past few years. Additionally, a high percentage of Avenel Middle School students, ranging from 38.15% to 56.53%, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to other middle schools in the Woodbridge Township School District, Avenel Middle School lags behind its peers in academic performance. For instance, Iselin Middle School and Colonia Middle School consistently outperform Avenel on standardized tests, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and math. However, one bright spot for Avenel Middle School is its performance in Algebra I, where the school has consistently high proficiency rates, often exceeding the district and state averages.

629

Students ?

8.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,251

Per pupil spending ?

59.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Woodbine Avenue
Avenel, NJ 07001

(732) 596-4210

District: Woodbridge Township School District

Students who attend Avenel Middle School usually attend:

High:

Woodbridge High School

Feeder schools for Avenel Middle School:

Elementary:	Avenel Street Elementary School
	Matthew Jago Elementary School
	Woodbine Avenue Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.4%

White:

25.9%

African American:

20.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (26% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg34%

New Jersey avg43%

558^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	24.9	558 of 752	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	579 of 743	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	540 of 748	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	522 of 745	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	342 of 652	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	515 of 745	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	520 of 716	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.8	542 of 712	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.6	512 of 713	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.4	439 of 713	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.9	333 of 717	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.8	339 of 704	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.2	326 of 677	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.9	333 of 684	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.0	365 of 677	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.8	280 of 664	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.7	326 of 640	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.4	297 of 631	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.7	333 of 615	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.4	273 of 599	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.0	293 of 588	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	49.4	378 of 574	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	210 of 359	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	259 of 352	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	196 of 361	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	240 of 356	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	132 of 291	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	148 of 326	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	188 of 326	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	191 of 204	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	119 of 147	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	172 of 199	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	184 of 200	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	186 of 343	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	167 of 320	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	171 of 288	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	87.2	10 of 197	94.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	540 of 728	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	567 of 717	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	527 of 720	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	516 of 726	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.4	297 of 625	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.6	511 of 703	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	457 of 680	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	489 of 608	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	501 of 589	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	482 of 587	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	498 of 591	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.1	229 of 480	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	332 of 524	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	331 of 504	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	412 of 613	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	406 of 584	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	396 of 568	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	347 of 549	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.4	112 of 467	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	41.6	309 of 541	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	341 of 522	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	531 of 726	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	553 of 719	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	516 of 718	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	502 of 730	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	341 of 635	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	470 of 697	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	513 of 675	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	374 of 507	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	390 of 510	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	396 of 505	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	345 of 535	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	244 of 401	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	309 of 492	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	299 of 471	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	445 of 502	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	454 of 510	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	452 of 509	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	442 of 512	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	310 of 435	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	471 of 504	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	473 of 497	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)46th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I57%+12 vs state

English Language Arts33%-24 vs state

Mathematics22%-12 vs state

Science10%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, December 16, 2016

The school is always sending discipline for minor petty and senseless infractions.
Its a prison setting, students can't laugh, can't talk only speak when spoken to.
But you will never get a positive phone call saying how well your child is doing in school. 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)				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
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
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
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
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
Carteret Middle School	Public	5-6	300 Carteret Avenue	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 541-8960	540	48	11.1	80.0%	42 (7.8%)	80 (14.8%)	281 (52.0%)	115 (21.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)								(n/a)	15.7		37.2	52.7			28.7	20.7								$4,929	$304	$4,625
Carteret Junior High School	Public	7-8	195 Washington Ave	Carteret	07008	Middlesex County	Carteret Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 541-8960	568	44	12.9	78.0%	46 (8.1%)	85 (15.0%)	291 (51.2%)	134 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	30.1	518^th of 752 public middle schools	31.1%		32.3	487^th of 743 public middle schools	34.5%	31		12.8			41.1	45.5			20.8	11.0	83.4	81.3	82.2	70.8	70.8
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
Joseph E. Soehl Middle School	Public	6-8	300 East Henry St.	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-0550	710	61	11.7	75.2%	75 (10.6%)	241 (33.9%)	347 (48.9%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.9%)	21.1	590^th of 752 public middle schools	21.5%		18.1	619^th of 743 public middle schools	16.7%	29		8.7		39.6	35.3	37.9		13.9	13.2	12.4		46.8	46.8			$9,465	$1,450	$8,015

Frequently Asked Questions about Avenel Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Avenel Middle School?

Students at Avenel Middle School are 36% Hispanic, 26% White, 21% African American, 15% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Avenel Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 629 students attended Avenel Middle School.

Is Avenel Middle School a good school?

Avenel Middle School ranks 558^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Avenel Middle School in?

Woodbridge Township School District

What high school do graduates of Avenel Middle School attend?

Students who attend Avenel Middle School usually go on to attend Woodbridge High School

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