Best Public Schools in Sayreville, NJ

Summary:

The city of Sayreville, New Jersey has only one public elementary school serving grades PK-3 - Woodrow Wilson Elementary School. This school is part of the Sayreville School District, which is ranked 368 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Woodrow Wilson Elementary School's performance has been inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating from 318 out of 1,342 elementary schools in 2022-2023 (4-star rating) to 704 out of 1,338 in 2023-2024 (2-star rating). The school's 3rd-grade proficiency rates have also varied, with a significant drop from 62% in English Language Arts and 59.8% in Mathematics in 2022-2023 to 45.1% and 43.9% respectively in 2023-2024. While the school's 2023-2024 proficiency rates were lower than the district and state averages, the previous year's performance was stronger, indicating that the school's academic performance may be variable or influenced by factors that are not easily discernible from the data provided.

Additionally, Woodrow Wilson Elementary School has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6%, which is higher than the state average. The school also serves a population with a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 39.94%, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may play a role in the school's performance and resource allocation. Further investigation into the underlying causes of the school's fluctuating performance and high chronic absenteeism rate would be necessary to better understand the challenges and opportunities facing Woodrow Wilson Elementary School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	65 Dane Street	Sayreville	08872	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5240	396	31	12.9	46.0%	167 (42.2%)	71 (17.9%)	71 (17.9%)	62 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	47.6	704^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.4%		77	318^th of 1342 public elementary schools	76.3%	386	45.1	43.9	$7,702	$136	$7,566

Cities Near Sayreville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Parlin	0.32 mi	8	310^th
South Amboy	2.51 mi	3	476^th
Matawan	3.13 mi	3	308^th
South River	3.49 mi	4	479^th
Perth Amboy	3.56 mi	14	497^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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