Woodland School

As a close-knit primary school in Monroe Township, New Jersey, Woodland School caters to 261 students from grades 4 through 5, one of the schools within Monroe Township School District. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 36% leaner than typical.

Across the 8 schools in Monroe Township School District (6,701 students total), Woodland School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Woodland School records that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 41% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Woodland School records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 16% 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.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Woodland School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.1%, the actual is 54.0%, a residual of -3.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $111,549 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Woodland School is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).

The closest other public school is E Raymond Appleby Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Woodland School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodland School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 43.1%.

Woodland School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Woodland School's enrollment has contracted 36% since 2018, when it stood at 410 (now 261). Over the same period, the White share fell from 67% to 62%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

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