Sayreville School District

The Sayreville School District in New Jersey consists of 9 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, serving students from preschool through 12th grade. The district's schools exhibit a range of academic performance, with some standout performers as well as areas for improvement.

Among the top-performing schools in the district is Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, which ranks 318 out of 1,342 New Jersey elementary schools and earns a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This school boasts the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (62%) and Mathematics (59.8%) for 3rd-grade students, significantly outpacing the district and state averages. Another standout is Sayreville War Memorial High School, which maintains a high 4-year graduation rate of 90.3% and a low dropout rate of 1.0%, while also exceeding state averages in English Language Arts and Algebra II proficiency.

However, the district also faces some challenges, such as varying chronic absenteeism rates across the schools, ranging from 14.6% at Sayreville Middle School to 22.8% at Emma Arleth Elementary School. Additionally, the district serves a diverse population with varying levels of economic need, as evidenced by the range in free/reduced lunch rates from 28.89% at Project Before at Selover School to 39.94% at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School. Overall, the Sayreville School District presents a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, with opportunities to identify and replicate best practices to support student success across the district.