Best Public Schools in Port Reading, NJ

Summary:

The city of Port Reading, New Jersey has only one public elementary school, the Port Reading Avenue Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 361 students. The school is part of the Woodbridge Township School District, which is ranked 377 out of 613 school districts in New Jersey and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Port Reading Avenue Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, from 1,008 out of 1,345 schools in 2021-2022 to 899 out of 1,338 schools in 2023-2024, with a 2-star rating. The school's academic performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is consistently below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6% in the 2022-2023 school year, which can negatively impact student learning and achievement.

Socioeconomic factors may also play a role in the school's performance, as nearly half (46.81%) of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $4,841, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2022-2023 school year was 11.8 to 1. These factors suggest that the school may face challenges in providing the necessary resources and support to address the educational needs of its student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)			NJSLA Mathematics (2024)			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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Port Reading Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Turner Street	Port Reading	07064	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8409	390	37	10.6	55.4%	91 (23.3%)	35 (9.0%)	205 (52.6%)	50 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	33.2	899^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.8%		18.9	1107^th of 1342 public elementary schools	17.5%	208	12.8	49.2	46.3	33.8	45.9	36.3	16.1	$4,841

Cities Near Port Reading

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sewaren	0.54 mi	1	499^th
Woodbridge	1.29 mi	5	377^th
Avenel	1.41 mi	4	418^th
Carteret	1.64 mi	6	453^rd
Iselin	2.47 mi	6	193^rd

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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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