Photo: Mitchazenia · CC BY-SA 3.0Avenel’s public schools
Woodbridge Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Avenel. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Avenel’s schools, in brief
School by school
12 of Avenel’s 23 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Oak Tree Road Elementary School places highest (better than 90%); Ross Street Elementary School lowest (15%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
16 elementary schools serve Avenel, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools and three high schools: Woodbridge High School, John F. Kennedy Memorial High School and Colonia High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Avenel, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Avenel · depends on your address
Woodbridge High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,681 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Woodbridge
John F. Kennedy Memorial High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,405 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Iselin
Colonia High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,354 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Colonia
10th grade in Avenel · depends on your address
Woodbridge High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,681 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Woodbridge
John F. Kennedy Memorial High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,405 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Iselin
Colonia High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,354 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Colonia
11th grade in Avenel · depends on your address
Woodbridge High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,681 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Woodbridge
John F. Kennedy Memorial High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,405 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Iselin
Colonia High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,354 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Colonia
12th grade in Avenel · depends on your address
Woodbridge High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,681 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Woodbridge
John F. Kennedy Memorial High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,405 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Iselin
Colonia High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,354 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Colonia
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Woodbridge Township School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Avenel vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Avenel’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Avenel | — | Woodbridge Township |
| Woodbridge | C+ | Woodbridge Township |
| Carteret | C | Carteret Borough |
| Linden | C− | Linden City |
| Rahway | D | Rahway City |
Every school in Avenel
24 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Avenel’s schools
Are Avenel’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Avenel. Woodbridge Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Avenel. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 12 of its 23 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Avenel in?
Woodbridge Township School District.
Where do Avenel kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Woodbridge High School, John F. Kennedy Memorial High School and Colonia High School.
Parents talk
What Avenel families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Avenel → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.