Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School

Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School is a cozy elementary-level community in COLONIA, New Jersey, run under Woodbridge Township School District. The school serves 292 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School sits 28% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Woodbridge Township School District, which oversees 24 schools and 13,869 students, Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 24% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Middlesex County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.7%, the actual is 55.6%, a residual of +0.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $111,549 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).

Colonia Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 50.5%.

Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 314 students in 2018 compared to 292 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 58% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.