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Which teacher or staff member at Woodrow Wilson Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,206
Middle
DISTRICT 1,038 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDISON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340450003334
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
50 WOODROW WILSON DRIVE, EDISON, NJ 08820 · (732) 452-2870 · Middlesex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,206 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of New Jersey public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
168 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 395 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 426 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 385 | 32% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
82.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
69.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.2% | 69.6% |
| 2023-24 | 83.1% | 70.5% |
% 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
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Woodrow Wilson Middle School's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School this school | 1,206 | 13.9% | 65.7% |
| John Adams Middle School EDISON | 930 | 13.0% | 68.7% |
| Community Middle School PLAINSBORO | 1,029 | 8.7% | 70.2% |
| Thomas R Grover Middle School West Windsor | 1,183 | 8.6% | 66.0% |
| Crossroads North Middle School MONMOUTH JUNCTION | 935 | 18.9% | 61.6% |
| Crossroads South Middle School MONMOUTH JUNCTION | 812 | 17.0% | 65.2% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Woodrow Wilson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #51 of 433 | #4 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #55 of 437 ▼ 17 | #4 of 39 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #44 of 437 ▼ 16 | #5 of 39 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,206 | #13 of 445 | #5 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #389 of 417 | #37 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.0% | #391 of 419 | #35 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.9% | #328 of 436 | #36 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #111 of 122 | #14 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,206
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+129% since 1990-91, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 1,206 | 87.6 | 13.8:1 | 14% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 1,204 | 93.4 | 12.9:1 | 13% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 1,137 | 86.4 | 13.2:1 | 10% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 1,208 | 84 | 14.4:1 | 6% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 1,196 | 71 | 16.9:1 | 11% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 1,052 | 76 | 13.8:1 | 10% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 835 | 67 | 12.5:1 | 12% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 795 | 65 | 12.2:1 | 8% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 526 | 39 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodrow Wilson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,196 to 1,206); teachers up 23% (71 to 87.6).
About Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Woodrow Wilson Middle School is a public middle school in EDISON, New Jersey. Enrollment is 1,206 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in New Jersey is about 578 students, so this school is 109% larger than average.
Edison Township School District is the district for Woodrow Wilson Middle School. It has 19 schools and 16,617 students.
Asian students are the large majority at Woodrow Wilson Middle School, with 86% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic, 4% White, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the Asian share of Middlesex County's population at about 26%. Woodrow Wilson Middle School has a diversity index of 25%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 13.8:1 comes from the school's 87.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 14% of students at Woodrow Wilson Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Middlesex County is 42%.
allk12 grades Woodrow Wilson Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Woodrow Wilson Middle School, the prediction is 58.5% and the result is 65.7%.
Woodrow Wilson Middle School is located in Middlesex County, where median household income is about $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 214 public schools in Middlesex County, with a combined enrollment of about 129,255.
Woodbrook Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Woodrow Wilson Middle School's average proficiency of 65.7% compares with 69.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Woodrow Wilson Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 1,208 students in 2020-21 and 1,206 in 2024-25.
The Woodrow Wilson Middle School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Edison Township School District
- John P. Stevens High SchoolHigh · 2,687 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Herbert Hoover Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 954 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 946 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 930 students
Other schools in EDISON
- John P. Stevens High SchoolHigh · 2,687 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Herbert Hoover Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 954 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 946 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 930 students
Other Woodrow Wilson Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Woodrow Wilson Middle. Woodrow Wilson Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolCLIFTON, NJ · 1,255 students
- Woodrow Wilson MiddleGlendale, CA · 1,182 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMoline, IL · 860 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolCouncil Bluffs, IA · 855 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolErie, PA · 769 students
Nearby schools
- Woodbrook Elementary School0.2 mi · 786
- Campbell Elementary School0.9 mi · 698
- Metuchen High School1.2 mi · 718
- Menlo Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 802
- Mildred B. Moss Elementary School1.6 mi · 152
- John Adams Middle School1.7 mi · 930
Frequently asked questions
About Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolHow many students attend Woodrow Wilson Middle School?
Woodrow Wilson Middle School enrolls approximately 1,206 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Woodrow Wilson Middle School serve?
Woodrow Wilson Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodrow Wilson Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodrow Wilson Middle School is approximately 13.8:1 (88 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Woodrow Wilson Middle School?
Student demographics at Woodrow Wilson Middle School are roughly 4% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 86% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Woodrow Wilson Middle School public or private?
Woodrow Wilson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Edison Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.