Woodbridge Middle School

Summary:

Woodbridge Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Woodbridge, New Jersey, with a student population of 517 as of the 2022-2023 school year. 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 Middle School has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (40.04%) and African American (14.7%) students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2022-2023, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 25% to 33.6%, compared to the district's 36.9% to 41.5% and the state's 49% to 55.7%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were even lower, ranging from 9.1% to 20.4%, compared to the district's 23.5% to 33.4% and the state's 17.8% to 34.3%. Additionally, Woodbridge Middle School has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 13.8% in 2021-2022, compared to 5.3% at Colonia Middle School and 10.5% at Fords Middle School.

Despite these challenges, Woodbridge Middle School's students perform exceptionally well in Algebra I, with 85% proficiency in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the district (36.7%) and state (35.1%) averages. However, the school's overall performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey middle schools, with a ranking of 572 out of 748 in 2022-2023, and has been rated 1 or 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. Addressing the school's lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to nearby schools and the state could be crucial for improving the educational experience for its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 525 Barron Avenue
       Woodbridge, NJ  07095


(732) 602-8690

District: Woodbridge Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
572nd of 748 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,503 Help


Students who attend Woodbridge Middle School usually attend:

High:    Woodbridge High School

Feeder schools for Woodbridge Middle School:

Elementary:    Mawbey Street Elementary School
    Ross Street Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.0 Help
Number of students:  517

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
40.0%
White:
35.8%
African American:
14.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  46% Help


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Compare Details Woodbridge Middle School ranks worse than 76.5% of middle schools in New Jersey. It also ranks last among 5 ranked middle schools in the Woodbridge Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.65. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Woodbridge Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Woodbridge Township School District. Student population at Woodbridge Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (40%), White (35.8%), African American (14.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 46% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Woodbridge Middle School is 10. 3 middle schools in the Woodbridge Township School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Woodbridge Middle School is $10,503, which is the highest among 5 middle schools in the Woodbridge Township School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Woodbridge Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Woodbridge Middle School 572nd of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Woodbridge Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Woodbridge Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Woodbridge Township School District 383rd of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Woodbridge Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Woodbridge Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 62.48 291st 574 49.3%
2004 63.38 289th 588 50.9%
2005 65.02 277th 599 53.8%
2006 58.19 346th 615 43.7%
2007 64.22 288th 631 54.4%
2008 70.01 222nd 640 65.3%
2009 71.54 210th 664 68.4%
2010 68.50 259th 677 61.7%
2011 60.80 324th 684 52.6%
2012 69.76 259th 677 61.7%
2013 56.68 371st 704 47.3%
2014 49.45 415th 717 42.1%
2015 42.96 416th 713 41.7%
2016 37.05 473rd 713 33.7%
2017 31.39 496th 712 30.3%
2018 29.72 526th 716 26.5%
2019 24.57 569th 745 23.6%
2021 32.82 407th 652 37.6%
2022 25.56 546th 745 26.7%
2023 22.65 572nd 748 23.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Woodbridge Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.72 391st 471 17.0%
2019 25.53 388th 492 21.1%
2021 45.38 192nd 401 52.1%
2022 27.66 406th 535 24.1%
2023 30.93 350th 505 30.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Woodbridge Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.05 396th 522 24.1%
2019 19.31 441st 541 18.5%
2021 40.27 267th 467 42.8%
2022 25.82 416th 549 24.2%
2023 29.95 404th 568 28.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Woodbridge Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.60 513th 680 24.6%
2019 22.24 557th 703 20.8%
2021 33.88 393rd 625 37.1%
2022 25.32 541st 726 25.5%
2023 24.64 536th 720 25.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Woodbridge Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.08 494th 675 26.8%
2019 23.14 550th 697 21.1%
2021 33.96 381st 635 40.0%
2022 23.66 549th 730 24.8%
2023 21.11 559th 718 22.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Woodbridge Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 13.81 136th 147 7.5%
2022 5.18 189th 200 5.5%
2023 6.77 183rd 201 9.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Woodbridge Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.26 215th 326 34.0%
2019 25.29 266th 326 18.4%
2021 44.07 142nd 291 51.2%
2022 29.25 276th 356 22.5%
2023 35.55 231st 361 36.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Woodbridge Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.07 363rd 504 28.0%
2019 19.61 441st 524 15.8%
2021 35.60 303rd 480 36.9%
2022 27.94 446th 591 24.5%
2023 22.15 490th 587 16.5%
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Rank History for White students at Woodbridge Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.57 442nd 497 11.1%
2019 16.20 450th 504 10.7%
2021 30.25 331st 435 23.9%
2022 15.30 459th 512 10.4%
2023 16.51 451st 509 11.4%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Monday, June 18, 2018

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Enrollment information for Woodbridge Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 350 9 13 11 0 n/a n/a 0 383
1989 328 10 13 15 0 n/a n/a 0 366
1990 325 17 8 19 3 n/a n/a 0 372
1991 331 10 14 20 0 n/a n/a 0 375
1992 310 18 18 26 0 n/a n/a 0 372
1993 289 19 19 31 0 n/a n/a 0 358
1994 333 20 22 26 1 n/a n/a 0 402
1995 352 33 26 46 0 n/a n/a 0 457
1996 352 33 26 46 0 n/a n/a 0 457
1998 344 27 36 48 2 n/a n/a 0 457
1999 355 33 33 36 3 n/a n/a 0 460
2000 310 46 34 39 0 n/a n/a 0 429
2001 352 60 34 47 1 n/a n/a 0 494
2002 355 50 51 60 0 n/a n/a 0 516
2003 355 50 51 60 0 n/a n/a 0 516
2004 337 63 57 74 0 n/a n/a 0 531
2005 327 57 44 88 0 n/a n/a 0 516
2006 308 60 33 95 0 n/a n/a 0 496
2007 283 46 33 115 0 n/a n/a 0 477
2008 253 55 36 114 0 n/a n/a 0 458
2009 232 70 40 121 0 0 1 0 464
2010 212 75 49 124 2 0 0 0 462
2011 195 64 35 128 2 0 3 0 427
2012 198 69 40 141 3 0 2 0 453
2013 180 67 47 148 1 0 10 0 453
2014 157 71 49 145 1 0 9 0 432
2015 186 63 53 138 0 0 6 0 446
2016 187 63 53 161 0 0 4 0 468
2017 219 69 59 169 0 0 7 0 523
2018 210 67 49 185 0 0 8 0 519
2019 208 64 48 184 0 0 12 0 516
2020 194 69 51 178 0 0 11 0 503
2021 174 69 62 186 0 0 10 0 501
2022 157 71 55 202 0 0 7 0 492
2023 185 76 41 207 0 0 8 0 517

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Woodbridge Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 383 34.0 11.2 n/a
1989 366 35.0 10.4 n/a
1990 372 36.0 10.3 4
1991 375 35.0 10.7 5.6
1992 372 34.0 10.9 11
1993 358 31.0 11.5 11.5
1994 402 33.0 12.2 13.7
1995 457 31.0 14.7 11.8
1996 457 31.0 14.7 11.8
1998 457 38.0 12.0 13.3
1999 460 40.0 11.5 12.4
2000 429 38.4 11.2 17.2
2001 494 38.6 12.8 19
2002 516 38.0 13.6 28.3
2003 516 38.0 13.6 28.3
2004 531 39.0 13.6 27.5
2005 516 40.4 12.8 n/a
2006 496 41.4 12.0 28.4
2007 477 44.0 10.8 29.4
2008 458 37.0 12.4 28.8
2009 464 41.3 9.6 32.8
2010 462 41.0 11.2 39
2011 427 39.8 10.7 39.1
2012 453 46.3 9.7 48.1
2013 453 47.0 9.6 47
2014 432 47.0 9.1 50
2015 446 50.0 8.9 48
2016 468 50.0 9.3 48.3
2017 523 53.6 9.7 45.3
2018 519 53.1 9.7 44.3
2019 516 52.6 9.8 44.4
2020 503 53.6 9.3 42.1
2021 501 51.6 9.7 43.9
2022 492 51.6 9.5 37.8
2023 517 51.6 10.0 46

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Woodbridge Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 383 34.0 11.2 n/a
1989 366 35.0 10.4 n/a
1990 372 36.0 10.3 4
1991 375 35.0 10.7 5.6
1992 372 34.0 10.9 11
1993 358 31.0 11.5 11.5
1994 402 33.0 12.2 13.7
1995 457 31.0 14.7 11.8
1996 457 31.0 14.7 11.8
1998 457 38.0 12.0 13.3
1999 460 40.0 11.5 12.4
2000 429 38.4 11.2 17.2
2001 494 38.6 12.8 19
2002 516 38.0 13.6 28.3
2003 516 38.0 13.6 28.3
2004 531 39.0 13.6 27.5
2005 516 40.4 12.8 n/a
2006 496 41.4 12.0 28.4
2007 477 44.0 10.8 29.4
2008 458 37.0 12.4 28.8
2009 464 41.3 9.6 32.8
2010 462 41.0 11.2 39
2011 427 39.8 10.7 39.1
2012 453 46.3 9.7 48.1
2013 453 47.0 9.6 47
2014 432 47.0 9.1 50
2015 446 50.0 8.9 48
2016 468 50.0 9.3 48.3
2017 523 53.6 9.7 45.3
2018 519 53.1 9.7 44.3
2019 516 52.6 9.8 44.4
2020 503 53.6 9.3 42.1
2021 501 51.6 9.7 43.9
2022 492 51.6 9.5 37.8
2023 517 51.6 10.0 46

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Woodbridge Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,503

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Woodbridge Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 569th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 572nd of 748 Middle schools
 0.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Woodbridge Middle School)31.925
 6.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Woodbridge Township School District)44.436.9
 7.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Woodbridge Middle School)23.515.6
 7.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Woodbridge Township School District)35.833.4
 2.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Woodbridge Middle School)39.726.3
 13.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Woodbridge Township School District)50.739.2
 11.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Woodbridge Middle School)28.220.4
 7.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Woodbridge Township School District)41.730.7
 11%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Woodbridge Middle School)4633.6
 12.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Woodbridge Township School District)49.541.5
 8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Woodbridge Middle School)15.39.1
 6.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Woodbridge Township School District)2423.5
 0.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Woodbridge Middle School)87.685
 2.6%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Woodbridge Township School District)92.996.5
 3.6%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Woodbridge Middle School)87.785
 2.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Woodbridge Township School District)48.136.7
 11.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students516517
 0.2%
African American6476
 18.8%
American Indian00
Asian4841
 14.6%
Hispanic184207
 12.5%
Pacific Islander00
White208185
 11.1%
Two or More Races128
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.4%46%
 1.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Woodbridge Middle School

Students who attend Woodbridge Middle School usually go on to attend Woodbridge High School

Students at Woodbridge Middle School are 40% Hispanic, 36% White, 15% African American, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Woodbridge Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.5% of New Jersey middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 517 students attended Woodbridge Middle School.


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