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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341812003698
Indiana Avenue Elementary School
INDIANA AVENUE, ISELIN, NJ 08830 · (732) 602-8518 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
209 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 59% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
60%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
43.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -10.4pp since 2023
Math
39.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . -9.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.5% | 39.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 49.2% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Indiana Avenue Elementary School
Indiana Avenue Elementary School's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Avenue Elementary School this school | 485 | 43.1% | 44.1% |
| Washington Elementary School EDISON | 630 | 41.1% | 48.7% |
| Jotham W. Wakeman School JERSEY CITY | 617 | 45.2% | 65.0% |
| Randolphville Elementary School PISCATAWAY | 465 | 43.7% | 61.5% |
| Greenbrook Elementary School KENDALL PARK | 392 | 35.2% | 46.7% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School SOUTH PLAINFIELD | 472 | 35.6% | 48.1% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Indiana Avenue Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #655 of 1,290 | #66 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #807 of 1,319 ▼ 243 | #79 of 111 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #861 of 1,319 ▼ 261 | #70 of 111 ▼ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #438 of 1,562 | #49 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,219 of 1,390 | #103 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #505 of 1,392 | #71 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.1% | #695 of 1,481 | #57 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #167 of 798 | #30 of 84 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
485
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 485 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 43% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 41% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 29 | 15.3:1 | 32% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 24% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 36 | 16.9:1 | 19% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 22% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 22% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 16% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 401 | 24 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indiana Avenue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (607 to 485); teachers down 3% (36 to 35).
About Indiana Avenue Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in ISELIN, New Jersey, Indiana Avenue Elementary School is part of Woodbridge Township School District. Enrolled students number 485 students, in kindergarten through 5.
Woodbridge Township School District is the district for Indiana Avenue Elementary School. It has 24 schools and 13,869 students.
Asian students make up a majority at Indiana Avenue Elementary School, at 58%. The remaining shares are 24% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 8% White. Census estimates put the Asian share of Middlesex County's population at about 26%. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.9:1, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 2.4 students per teacher above the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 43%. That tracks the 42% average for public schools in Middlesex County.
Indiana Avenue Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of New Jersey public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 42.6% for a school in New Jersey with Indiana Avenue Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Indiana Avenue Elementary School posts 44.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Middlesex County show that the median household income is $111,549, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Indiana Avenue Elementary School is one of 214 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Robert Mascenik Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Indiana Avenue Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Indiana Avenue Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Indiana Avenue Elementary School had 475 students in 2020-21 and 485 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.3:1 to 13.9:1 over the same years.
Community posts for Indiana Avenue Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 ISELIN
- John F. Kennedy Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Iselin Middle SchoolMiddle · 794 students
- Oak Tree Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Robert Mascenik Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Kennedy Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Robert Mascenik Elementary School0.4 mi · 288
- Iselin Middle School0.5 mi · 794
- Oak Tree Road Elementary School0.5 mi · 425
- John F. Kennedy Memorial High School0.6 mi · 1,405
- Kennedy Park Elementary School0.8 mi · 256
- Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School1.0 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About Indiana Avenue Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Indiana Avenue Elementary School?
Indiana Avenue Elementary School enrolls approximately 485 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Indiana Avenue Elementary School serve?
Indiana Avenue Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Indiana Avenue Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Indiana Avenue Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Indiana Avenue Elementary School?
At Indiana Avenue Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 24% Hispanic, 9% Black, 58% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Indiana Avenue Elementary School public or private?
Indiana Avenue Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Woodbridge Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.