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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Avenel Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
629
Middle
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341812005972
Avenel Middle School
WOODBINE AVENUE, AVENEL, NJ 07001 · (732) 596-4210 · Middlesex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL629 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of New Jersey public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
374 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 227 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 213 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 189 | 30% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
33.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
23.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.1% | 23.4% |
| 2023-24 | 25.3% | 20.5% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Avenel Middle School
Avenel Middle School's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avenel Middle School this school | 629 | 59.5% | 23.7% |
| Galloway Township Middle School GALLOWAY | 705 | 56.2% | 30.8% |
| Woodbridge Middle School WOODBRIDGE | 513 | 56.7% | 19.7% |
| Linwood School NORTH BRUNSWICK | 761 | 62.7% | 27.9% |
| North Brunswick Twp. Middle School North Brunswick | 754 | 59.9% | 33.2% |
| Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus Somerset | 787 | 55.8% | 30.8% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Avenel Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #373 of 433 | #35 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #350 of 437 ▲ 5 | #33 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #381 of 437 ▲ 13 | #34 of 39 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 629 | #165 of 445 | #22 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #23 of 417 | #1 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #8 of 419 | #3 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.5% | #103 of 436 | #12 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #76 of 122 | #10 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
629
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 9.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 629 | 76 | 8.3:1 | 59% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 76 | 7.4:1 | 57% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 587 | 74 | 7.9:1 | 48% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 69 | 9.1:1 | 50% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 66 | 9.1:1 | 49% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 65 | 9.2:1 | 53% (318) |
| 2010-11 | 636 | 49 | 13.0:1 | 44% (282) |
| 2000-01 | 711 | 63 | 11.3:1 | 25% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 47 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avenel Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (597 to 629); teachers up 15% (66 to 76).
About Avenel Middle School
Avenel Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in New Jersey, located in AVENEL. The school's enrollment of 629 students covers grades 6 through 8.
Woodbridge Township School District is the local district for Avenel Middle School. It runs 24 schools with 13,869 students.
The most common group at Avenel Middle School is Hispanic students, at 36%. Other groups include 26% White, 21% Black, 15% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 24% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 76 full-time equivalents, or about 8.3 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in New Jersey have 10.9:1, compared with 8.3:1 here. About 59% of students, or 374, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Middlesex County, the average is 42%.
Avenel Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 9% of New Jersey public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Avenel Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.7%; the prediction is 33.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Middlesex County, the median household income is $111,549, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Middlesex County is home to 214 public schools and about 129,255 public school students.
Nearest public school: Woodbine Avenue Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Avenel Middle School's average proficiency of 23.7% compares with 35.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 629, starting from 626.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodbridge Township School District
- Woodbridge High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- John F. Kennedy Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Colonia High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Iselin Middle SchoolMiddle · 794 students
- Lafayette Estates Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
- Fords Middle SchoolMiddle · 645 students
Other schools in AVENEL
- Avenel Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Woodbine Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- ADULT DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTERElementary
Nearby schools
- Woodbine Avenue Elementary School0.2 mi · 401
- Avenel Street Elementary School0.8 mi · 403
- Roosevelt Elementary School1.1 mi · 608
- Claremont Avenue Elementary School1.2 mi · 306
- John F. Kennedy Memorial High School1.5 mi · 1,405
- Woodbridge High School1.5 mi · 1,681
Frequently asked questions
About Avenel Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Avenel Middle School?
Avenel Middle School enrolls approximately 629 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Avenel Middle School serve?
Avenel Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Avenel Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Avenel Middle School is approximately 8.3:1 (76 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Avenel Middle School?
At Avenel Middle School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 36% Hispanic, 21% Black, 15% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Avenel Middle School?
Avenel Middle School is overseen by Woodbridge Township School District in Middlesex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.