Avenel Middle School

Avenel Middle School is a mid-sized 6-8 campus in AVENEL, New Jersey, one of the schools within Woodbridge Township School District. The school instructs 629 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Woodbridge Township School District, which oversees 24 schools and 13,869 students, Avenel Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Avenel Middle School logs that 36% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 26% White, 21% Black, 15% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Middlesex County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Avenel Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.7%.

Around the school, Middlesex County reports that median household earnings sit near $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Avenel Middle School is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).

Nearest neighbor: Woodbine Avenue Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Avenel Middle School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 35.5%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Avenel Middle School has increased 5%, going from 597 students in 2018 to 629 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 26% to 36%.

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