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Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341812003726
Woodbine Avenue Elementary School
WOODBINE AVENUE, AVENEL, NJ 07001 · (732) 602-8523 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
- 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
10.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
200 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 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
70%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
46.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
45.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 45.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.6% | 44.0% |
% 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Woodbine Avenue Elementary School
Woodbine Avenue Elementary School's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbine Avenue Elementary School this school | 401 | 49.9% | 41.2% |
| Randolphville Elementary School PISCATAWAY | 465 | 43.7% | 61.5% |
| Martin Luther King Elementary School PISCATAWAY | 488 | 38.9% | 57.3% |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary School EDISON | 619 | 48.1% | 40.8% |
| Jotham W. Wakeman School JERSEY CITY | 617 | 45.2% | 65.0% |
| Greenbrook Elementary School KENDALL PARK | 392 | 35.2% | 46.7% |
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 Woodbine Avenue Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #711 of 1,290 | #72 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #680 of 1,319 ▼ 2 | #69 of 111 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #809 of 1,319 ▲ 11 | #68 of 111 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #699 of 1,562 | #74 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #544 of 1,390 | #45 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #160 of 1,392 | #38 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.9% | #583 of 1,481 | #42 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.1% | #58 of 798 | #10 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
401
-108 (-21%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 401 | 37.4 | 10.7:1 | 50% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 33.4 | 12.6:1 | 41% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 33.4 | 12.0:1 | 41% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 34% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 34.5 | 16.6:1 | 30% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 38% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 20 | 21.4:1 | 37% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 38% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 15 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodbine Avenue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (574 to 401); teachers up 8% (34.5 to 37.4).
About Woodbine Avenue Elementary School
Woodbine Avenue Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in AVENEL, New Jersey. It teaches 401 students in kindergarten through 5.
Woodbine Avenue Elementary School is among 24 schools run by Woodbridge Township School District, which serves 13,869 students.
The largest group at Woodbine Avenue Elementary School is Asian students, at 45%. The remaining students are 21% Hispanic, 21% Black, 11% White, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Middlesex County is about 26% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Woodbine Avenue Elementary School scores 70%.
The school had 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.7:1. The school's 10.7:1 compares with an average of 11.4:1 for elementary schools in New Jersey. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 50%.
Woodbine Avenue Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Woodbine Avenue Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 41.2% actual against 38.9% predicted.
The school's county is Middlesex County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $111,549 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Middlesex County number 214, with about 129,255 students.
Avenel Middle School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Woodbine Avenue Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Woodbine Avenue Elementary School places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased 21% over 4 years, reaching 401 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.5:1 to 10.7:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Woodbine Avenue Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 AVENEL
- Avenel Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- Avenel Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- ADULT DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTERElementary
Nearby schools
- Avenel Middle School0.2 mi · 629
- Avenel Street Elementary School0.7 mi · 403
- Roosevelt Elementary School1.1 mi · 608
- Claremont Avenue Elementary School1.3 mi · 306
- Grover Cleveland Elementary School1.4 mi · 453
- Woodbridge High School1.5 mi · 1,681
Frequently asked questions
About Woodbine Avenue Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Woodbine Avenue Elementary School?
Woodbine Avenue Elementary School enrolls approximately 401 students in grades KG-05.
Is Woodbine Avenue Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodbine Avenue Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Woodbine Avenue Elementary School?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at Woodbine Avenue Elementary School.
How diverse is Woodbine Avenue Elementary School?
Woodbine Avenue Elementary School reports a student body of 11% White, 21% Hispanic, 21% Black, 45% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodbine Avenue Elementary School?
Woodbine Avenue Elementary School is overseen by Woodbridge Township School District in Middlesex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.