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Fords Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Woodbridge Township School District in New Jersey. With 593 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools over the past decade, currently ranking 550 out of 743 middle schools in the state and earning a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Fords Middle School underperforms compared to both the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 33.3% of 6th graders, 30.1% of 7th graders, and 27.4% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 40.5%, 37.2%, and 31.8% for the district, and 53.2%, 53.9%, and 52.9% for the state, respectively. The school's performance in Mathematics is even worse, with only 17.9% of 6th graders, 23.6% of 7th graders, and 19.2% of 8th graders being proficient or better, compared to 28.3%, 34.4%, and 16.5% for the district, and 36.2%, 37.5%, and 19.4% for the state. Additionally, Fords Middle School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 11.7% in 2020-2021 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average of 13.9%.
When comparing Fords Middle School to other middle schools in the Woodbridge Township School District, it is clear that the school is underperforming. Both Avenel Middle School and Woodbridge Middle School have higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Fords Middle School. Additionally, Fords Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 51.1% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than the district average.
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