Best Public Schools in Avenel, NJ

Summary:

The city of Avenel, New Jersey is home to three schools: two elementary schools (Avenel Street Elementary School and Woodbine Avenue Elementary School) and one middle school (Avenel Middle School), all part of the Woodbridge Township School District.

Among the standout schools, Woodbine Avenue Elementary School shines with the highest percentage of Asian students (43.64%) and the best proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5 compared to the other Avenel schools and the district/state averages. Avenel Middle School also stands out, with the lowest student-teacher ratio (7.9:1) among the district's middle schools and a significantly higher Algebra I proficiency rate (93.3%) than the district (96.5%) and state (66%) averages.

However, the schools in Avenel face some challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates, with Avenel Street Elementary School having the highest rate at 19.1%. Additionally, Avenel Middle School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 342nd out of 652 New Jersey middle schools in 2020-2021 to 540th out of 748 in 2022-2023, despite its strong Algebra I performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA-S Science (2023)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)						NJSLA Mathematics (2023)						NJSLA Algebra I (2023)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Total
Avenel Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	Avenel Street	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8504	427	28	15.2	45.0%	104 (24.4%)	97 (22.7%)	149 (34.9%)	62 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	31.5	933^rd of 1342 public elementary schools	30.5%		36.3	851^st of 1345 public elementary schools	36.7%	82	9.3		38.1	35.5	41.4				41.4	38.5	19.4						$4,286
Woodbine Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Woodbine Avenue	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8523	401	33	12.0	41.4%	61 (15.2%)	91 (22.7%)	65 (16.2%)	175 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	47	707^th of 1342 public elementary schools	47.3%		57.4	584^th of 1345 public elementary schools	56.6%	123	19.6		49.2	49.4	41.4				47.6	54.8	23.7						$4,196
Avenel Middle School	Public	6-8	Woodbine Avenue	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 596-4210	587	74	7.9	48.4%	169 (28.8%)	135 (23.0%)	179 (30.5%)	99 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	26.9	540^th of 748 public middle schools	27.8%		28.1	522^nd of 745 public middle schools	29.9%	18		9.3				19.9	29.9	39.6				27.4	18.5	12.0	93.3	93.3	$9,251

Cities Near Avenel

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Woodbridge	0.84 mi	5	367^th
Iselin	1.49 mi	6	158^th
Sewaren	1.54 mi	1	482^nd
Port Reading	1.84 mi	1	501^st
Rahway	1.97 mi	6	486^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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