Matthew Jago Elementary School

Summary:

Matthew Jago Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Sewaren, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 411 students. The school is part of the Woodbridge Township School District, which is ranked 383 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Matthew Jago Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Woodbridge Township School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, which has fluctuated between 4.5% and 20.7% over the past few years, notably higher than the chronic absenteeism rates of nearby schools like Mawbey Street Elementary School. Additionally, a significant portion of the student population at Matthew Jago Elementary School comes from low-income families, with 38.93% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

Despite the school's racial diversity, with a mix of White (39.17%), Hispanic (35.04%), Asian (13.63%), and African American (9.25%) students, Matthew Jago Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with a ranking of 1043 out of 1342 schools in the 2022-2023 school year. This places the school in the bottom 25% of elementary schools in the state, suggesting that the school could benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the factors contributing to its lower academic performance, such as chronic absenteeism, socioeconomic challenges, and potential equity issues.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 99 Central Avenue
       Sewaren, NJ  07077


(732) 602-8428

District: Woodbridge Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1043rd of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,230 Help


Students who attend Matthew Jago Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Avenel Middle School
High:    Woodbridge High School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.7 Help
Number of students:  411

Racial breakdown:

White:
39.2%
Hispanic:
35.0%
Asian:
13.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38.9% Help


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Compare Details Matthew Jago Elementary School ranks worse than 77.7% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 13th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Woodbridge Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.78. (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 Student population at Matthew Jago Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (39.2%), Hispanic (35%), Asian (13.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 38.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Matthew Jago Elementary School is 9.7, which is the 2nd best among 15 elementary schools in the Woodbridge Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Matthew Jago Elementary School is $6,230, which is the highest among 16 elementary schools in the Woodbridge Township School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Matthew Jago Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Matthew Jago Elementary School 1043rd of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Matthew Jago Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 Matthew Jago Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Matthew Jago Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 77.41 288th 1204 76.1%
2004 78.72 223rd 1298 82.8%
2005 62.77 628th 1303 51.8%
2006 63.20 629th 1314 52.1%
2007 70.26 456th 1329 65.7%
2008 68.82 496th 1338 62.9%
2009 74.92 337th 1346 75.0%
2010 79.77 211th 1354 84.4%
2011 79.82 214th 1360 84.3%
2012 68.65 526th 1363 61.4%
2013 60.79 667th 1367 51.2%
2014 53.27 770th 1363 43.5%
2015 24.21 1047th 1357 22.8%
2016 31.33 962nd 1346 28.5%
2017 33.95 931st 1352 31.1%
2018 20.07 1118th 1353 17.4%
2019 28.43 1007th 1360 26.0%
2021 31.23 850th 1317 35.5%
2022 25.56 999th 1345 25.7%
2023 22.78 1043rd 1342 22.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Matthew Jago Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.76 836th 1001 16.5%
2019 34.05 599th 1007 40.5%
2021 61.50 238th 868 72.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Matthew Jago Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.79 665th 942 29.4%
2019 44.45 491st 948 48.2%
2021 53.95 302nd 839 64.0%
2022 31.26 600th 863 30.5%
2023 26.27 679th 910 25.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Matthew Jago Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.25 1079th 1333 19.1%
2019 20.54 1082nd 1331 18.7%
2021 33.68 818th 1290 36.6%
2022 17.75 1082nd 1326 18.4%
2023 16.20 1105th 1318 16.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Matthew Jago Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.90 1076th 1334 19.3%
2019 38.00 852nd 1335 36.2%
2021 31.70 834th 1297 35.7%
2022 33.57 865th 1324 34.7%
2023 31.96 884th 1315 32.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Matthew Jago Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.68 670th 870 23.0%
2019 23.92 687th 899 23.6%
2021 42.52 471st 896 47.4%
2022 31.15 650th 953 31.8%
2023 35.24 627th 982 36.2%
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Rank History for White students at Matthew Jago Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.04 940th 1022 8.0%
2019 14.83 909th 1023 11.1%
2021 35.14 655th 964 32.1%
2022 28.95 737th 976 24.5%
2023 23.42 784th 975 19.6%
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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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Enrollment information for Matthew Jago Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 341 10 18 23 0 n/a n/a 0 392
1989 322 13 24 24 0 n/a n/a 0 383
1990 333 10 22 32 0 n/a n/a 0 397
1991 306 22 23 23 0 n/a n/a 0 374
1992 317 17 24 22 0 n/a n/a 0 380
1993 316 19 36 26 0 n/a n/a 0 397
1994 322 23 33 24 1 n/a n/a 0 403
1995 306 30 35 31 1 n/a n/a 0 403
1996 306 30 35 31 1 n/a n/a 0 403
1998 298 36 29 48 1 n/a n/a 0 412
1999 322 38 30 38 0 n/a n/a 0 428
2000 274 39 22 49 0 n/a n/a 0 384
2001 333 74 29 58 0 n/a n/a 0 494
2002 302 49 29 62 0 n/a n/a 0 442
2003 302 49 29 62 0 n/a n/a 0 442
2004 280 47 28 69 0 n/a n/a 0 424
2005 274 56 30 68 0 n/a n/a 0 428
2006 251 56 42 73 2 n/a n/a 0 424
2007 233 57 47 74 2 n/a n/a 0 413
2008 240 56 42 84 4 n/a n/a 0 426
2009 226 49 53 100 4 0 0 0 432
2010 241 43 53 102 4 0 0 0 443
2011 212 48 49 104 3 0 0 0 416
2012 212 43 48 125 2 0 3 0 433
2013 214 45 55 114 0 0 5 0 433
2014 197 40 56 114 0 0 4 0 411
2015 204 37 55 126 0 0 2 0 424
2016 193 43 49 131 0 0 3 0 419
2017 202 45 61 115 0 0 5 0 428
2018 186 50 55 102 0 0 7 0 400
2019 190 40 53 112 0 0 11 0 406
2020 173 38 70 127 0 0 12 0 420
2021 153 40 58 131 0 0 9 0 391
2022 162 36 50 134 0 0 8 0 390
2023 161 38 56 144 0 0 12 0 411

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 Matthew Jago Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 392 27.0 14.5 n/a
1989 383 27.0 14.1 n/a
1990 397 26.0 15.2 5.5
1991 374 26.0 14.3 3.7
1992 380 26.0 14.6 6.1
1993 397 28.0 14.2 8.3
1994 403 28.0 14.4 8.7
1995 403 27.0 14.9 7.7
1996 403 27.0 14.9 7.7
1998 412 31.0 13.3 8.3
1999 428 31.0 13.8 7.5
2000 384 32.0 12.0 7.8
2001 494 32.3 15.3 8.3
2002 442 35.5 12.5 15.8
2003 442 35.5 12.5 15.8
2004 424 34.5 12.3 13.7
2005 428 36.0 11.9 n/a
2006 424 35.0 12.1 21.7
2007 413 36.0 11.5 20.1
2008 426 17.0 25.1 20.9
2009 432 72.9 5.1 20.6
2010 443 31.0 14.2 27.1
2011 416 32.0 13.0 32
2012 433 37.2 11.6 36.3
2013 433 39.0 11.1 33.9
2014 411 41.0 10.0 36
2015 424 40.0 10.6 38.4
2016 419 39.0 10.7 38.2
2017 428 39.0 10.9 36.7
2018 400 38.5 10.3 33.5
2019 406 37.5 10.8 34.2
2020 420 41.0 10.2 36.4
2021 391 40.0 9.7 35
2022 390 39.0 10.0 30.5
2023 411 42.0 9.7 38.9

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 Matthew Jago Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 392 27.0 14.5 n/a
1989 383 27.0 14.1 n/a
1990 397 26.0 15.2 5.5
1991 374 26.0 14.3 3.7
1992 380 26.0 14.6 6.1
1993 397 28.0 14.2 8.3
1994 403 28.0 14.4 8.7
1995 403 27.0 14.9 7.7
1996 403 27.0 14.9 7.7
1998 412 31.0 13.3 8.3
1999 428 31.0 13.8 7.5
2000 384 32.0 12.0 7.8
2001 494 32.3 15.3 8.3
2002 442 35.5 12.5 15.8
2003 442 35.5 12.5 15.8
2004 424 34.5 12.3 13.7
2005 428 36.0 11.9 n/a
2006 424 35.0 12.1 21.7
2007 413 36.0 11.5 20.1
2008 426 17.0 25.1 20.9
2009 432 72.9 5.1 20.6
2010 443 31.0 14.2 27.1
2011 416 32.0 13.0 32
2012 433 37.2 11.6 36.3
2013 433 39.0 11.1 33.9
2014 411 41.0 10.0 36
2015 424 40.0 10.6 38.4
2016 419 39.0 10.7 38.2
2017 428 39.0 10.9 36.7
2018 400 38.5 10.3 33.5
2019 406 37.5 10.8 34.2
2020 420 41.0 10.2 36.4
2021 391 40.0 9.7 35
2022 390 39.0 10.0 30.5
2023 411 42.0 9.7 38.9

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 Matthew Jago Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $6,230

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Matthew Jago Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1007th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1043rd of 1342 Elementary schools
 3.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Matthew Jago Elementary School)43.821.9
 21.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Woodbridge Township School District)45.645.9
 0.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Matthew Jago Elementary School)50.128.1
 22%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Woodbridge Township School District)55.148.9
 6.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Matthew Jago Elementary School)45.726.4
 19.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Woodbridge Township School District)52.545.9
 6.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Matthew Jago Elementary School)36.822.3
 14.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Woodbridge Township School District)55.245.3
 9.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Matthew Jago Elementary School)32.635.5
 2.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Woodbridge Township School District)47.450
 2.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Matthew Jago Elementary School)37.228.8
 8.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Woodbridge Township School District)48.641.4
 7.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students406411
 1.2%
African American4038
 5%
American Indian00
Asian5356
 5.7%
Hispanic112144
 28.6%
Pacific Islander00
White190161
 15.3%
Two or More Races1112
 9.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients34.2%38.9%
 4.7%


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Students who attend Matthew Jago Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Avenel Middle School
High : Woodbridge High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 411 students attended Matthew Jago Elementary School.

Students at Matthew Jago Elementary School are 39% White, 35% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Matthew Jago Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.3% of New Jersey elementary schools.


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