Best Public Schools in Sayreville, NJ

Summary:

The city of Sayreville, New Jersey is home to a single school, Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, which serves students from grades K-5. The school is part of the Sayreville School District, which is ranked 334 out of 615 school districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Woodrow Wilson Elementary School has 328 students, with a diverse racial makeup of 44.82% white, 14.94% African American, 16.77% Hispanic, 18.29% Asian, 0.61% Pacific Islander, and 4.57% two or more races. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranking 318 out of 1,342 New Jersey elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year (4 out of 5 stars), 616 out of 1,345 in 2021-2022 (3 out of 5 stars), and 486 out of 1,317 in 2020-2021 (3 out of 5 stars). In the 2022-2023 school year, Woodrow Wilson Elementary School had 62% of students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts for grade 3, compared to 43.7% for the Sayreville School District and 42% for New Jersey. In NJSLA/Mathematics for grade 3, the school had 59.8% proficient or better, compared to 54.6% for the district and 45.9% for the state.

The school's relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6 is better than 3 other elementary schools in the Sayreville School District, which may contribute to its academic performance. However, the school's free and reduced lunch rate of 39.94% indicates that a significant portion of the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, which may present unique challenges and opportunities for the school to address. Overall, Woodrow Wilson Elementary School appears to be a relatively strong-performing school within the Sayreville School District, with higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)	NJSLA Mathematics (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 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	328	28	11.6	39.9%	147 (44.8%)	49 (14.9%)	55 (16.8%)	60 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.6%)	77	318^th of 1342 public elementary schools	76.3%		54.2	616^th of 1345 public elementary schools	54.2%	298	62.0	59.8	$7,702	$136	$7,566

Cities Near Sayreville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Parlin	0.32 mi	8	313^th
South Amboy	2.51 mi	3	430^th
Matawan	3.13 mi	3	241^st
South River	3.49 mi	4	469^th
Perth Amboy	3.56 mi	14	498^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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