All Of Woodbridge's Middle Schools Ranked As Among Best In State

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — All of Woodbridge's middle schools, but none of Woodbridge's three high schools or elementary schools, made a new list released this week by U.S. News & World Report as being among the best in New Jersey.

Woodbridge High School, Colonia High School and John F. Kennedy Memorial High School did not make the list, nor did any of Woodbridge's elementary schools.

Here are the schools in Woodbridge that made the list, and their ranking:

• Iselin Middle School, ranked no. 323 in New Jersey
• Colonia Middle School, ranked no. 483 in New Jersey
• Avenel Middle School, ranked in the range of 536-715 in New Jersey
• Fords Middle School, ranked in the range of 536-715 in New Jersey
• Woodbridge Middle School, ranked in the range of 536-715 in New Jersey

Not all schools or even school districts made the list as being among the best in the state.

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021's Best K-8 Schools.

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