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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341812003694
Matthew Jago Elementary School
99 CENTRAL AVENUE, SEWAREN, NJ 07077 · (732) 602-8428 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
9.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
199 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 107 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
68%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
36.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +15.7pp since 2023
Math
31.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.3% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 20.6% | 26.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Matthew Jago Elementary School
Matthew Jago Elementary School's state test result (25.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Jago Elementary School this school | 425 | 46.8% | 25.1% |
| School #2 CLIFTON | 401 | 46.1% | 46.2% |
| Mercerville Elementary School HAMILTON | 350 | 47.4% | 38.9% |
| Francis A. Desmares Elementary School FLEMINGTON | 421 | 45.1% | 50.7% |
| Robinson Elementary School HAMILTON | 387 | 44.7% | 36.7% |
| McKenzie School EAST RUTHERFORD | 369 | 47.2% | 47.8% |
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 Matthew Jago Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #1,045 of 1,290 | #95 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #945 of 1,319 ▲ 54 | #90 of 111 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #1,006 of 1,319 ▲ 193 | #89 of 111 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #621 of 1,562 | #66 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #145 of 1,390 | #13 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #223 of 1,392 | #49 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #629 of 1,481 | #45 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #351 of 545 | #17 of 30 |
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
425
+34 (+9%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 374
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 425 | 47 | 9.0:1 | 47% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 44 | 9.3:1 | 43% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 42 | 9.8:1 | 39% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 40 | 9.8:1 | 35% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 38.5 | 10.4:1 | 34% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 39 | 10.7:1 | 38% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 32% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 8% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 374 | 26 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Matthew Jago Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (400 to 425); teachers up 22% (38.5 to 47).
About Matthew Jago Elementary School
Matthew Jago Elementary School sits in SEWAREN, New Jersey, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment totals 425 students across pre-K through 5.
Besides Matthew Jago Elementary School, Woodbridge Township School District runs 23 other schools. The district enrolls 13,869 students.
The student body at Matthew Jago Elementary School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 39%. Next come 38% White, 11% Black, and 10% Asian. The county population is about 24% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Matthew Jago Elementary School scores 68%.
Its ratio of 9.0:1 is based on 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 47%.
Matthew Jago Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 7% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Matthew Jago Elementary School posts 25.1% against a 40.5% prediction, a bottom-10% result in New Jersey.
For the population of Middlesex County, median household income comes to about $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's 214 public schools enroll about 129,255 students and include Matthew Jago Elementary School.
Woodbridge Middle School is the nearest public school to Matthew Jago Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Matthew Jago Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
Federal data place Matthew Jago Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 9% increase took enrollment from 391 in 2020-21 to 425 in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Woodbridge Middle School1.1 mi · 513
- Ross Street Elementary School1.2 mi · 633
- Port Reading Avenue Elementary School1.3 mi · 385
- Woodbridge High School1.4 mi · 1,681
- Mawbey Street Elementary School1.5 mi · 304
- Woodbridge Academy Magnet School1.6 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Matthew Jago Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Matthew Jago Elementary School?
Matthew Jago Elementary School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades PK-05.
Is Matthew Jago Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Matthew Jago Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Matthew Jago Elementary School?
Approximately 9.0:1 students per teacher at Matthew Jago Elementary School.
How diverse is Matthew Jago Elementary School?
Matthew Jago Elementary School reports a student body of 38% White, 39% Hispanic, 11% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Matthew Jago Elementary School public or private?
Matthew Jago 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.