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Woodbridge High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Woodbridge, New Jersey, with a student population of 1,558. The school is part of the Woodbridge Township School District, which is ranked 383 out of 615 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Woodbridge High School has a diverse student population, with 33.31% White, 14.63% African American, 39.28% Hispanic, and 10.91% Asian students. This racial composition is notably different from some nearby schools, such as Metuchen High School, which has a higher percentage of White students (52.54%), and Perth Amboy High School, which has a much higher percentage of Hispanic students (93.83%). Academically, Woodbridge High School's performance on state assessments is generally lower than the district and state averages, with only 28.9% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 34.7% and the state's 52.1%. The school's graduation rate of 91.5% is slightly lower than the state average, but its dropout rate of 0.3% is relatively low.
When comparing Woodbridge High School to other nearby high schools, some interesting patterns emerge. For instance, John F. Kennedy Memorial High School, which is also part of the Woodbridge Township School District, consistently outperforms Woodbridge High School on state assessments and has a higher graduation rate. Conversely, Perth Amboy High School, which has a much higher percentage of Hispanic students, performs significantly worse than Woodbridge High School on most metrics. Additionally, the district offers a magnet school option, Woodbridge Academy Magnet School, which consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state and has a significantly different student population, with 87.06% Asian students.
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