Fords Middle School

Located at FANNING STREET, in FORDS, New Jersey, Fords Middle School is a mid-tier junior high that instructs 645 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Woodbridge Township School District.

Across the 24 schools in Woodbridge Township School District (13,869 students total), Fords Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Fords Middle School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 19% White, 18% Asian, 10% Black. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Middlesex County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Fords Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put median household earnings sit near $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Middlesex County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students), of which Fords Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: James Monroe Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fords Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fords Middle School has edged down 3%, going from 667 students in 2018 to 645 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 43% to 52% across the same window.

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