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Schools in Sewaren

Sewaren’s public schools

Woodbridge Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sewaren. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?12/23schools above New Jersey’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.4K
▼ 14% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
NJ 11.6
Schools in town
0
13,869 students on the public path
In brief

Sewaren’s schools, in brief

School by school

12 of Sewaren’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 Sewaren, 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 Sewaren, with each school’s own grade.

16 schools teach K in Sewaren’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A, so check the specific school.
Lafayette Estates Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fords
C+
705 students14:1Rate it →
Ross Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Woodbridge
C−
633 students12:1Rate it →
Indiana Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Iselin
B+
485 students14:1Rate it →
Oak Tree Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Iselin
A
425 students14:1Rate it →
Matthew Jago Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
425 students9:1Rate it →
Avenel Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Avenel
C
403 students14:1Rate it →
Woodbine Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Avenel
C+
401 students11:1Rate it →
Port Reading Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Port Reading
C−
385 students11:1Rate it →
Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Metuchen
C+
330 students12:1Rate it →
Claremont Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Colonia
B+
306 students14:1Rate it →
Mawbey Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Woodbridge
B+
304 students14:1Rate it →
Lynn Crest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colonia
B
300 students10:1Rate it →
Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colonia
B
292 students12:1Rate it →
Robert Mascenik Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Iselin
B+
288 students15:1Rate it →
Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colonia
B
282 students10:1Rate it →
Kennedy Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Iselin
256 students8:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–516 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−

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.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 48.6% · 7207 students tested
Math34%
State average 35.5% · 7299 students tested

Sewaren vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Sewaren’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sewaren—Woodbridge Township
WoodbridgeC+Woodbridge Township
Perth AmboyC−Perth Amboy City

New York, NY borders Sewaren but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Sewaren

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).

Also serving Sewarenin other towns
Matthew Jago Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
425 students9:1Rate it →
Lynn Crest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colonia
B
300 students10:1Rate it →
Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colonia
B
292 students12:1Rate it →
Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colonia
B
282 students10:1Rate it →
Kennedy Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Iselin
256 students8:1Rate it →
Lafayette Estates Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fords
C+
705 students14:1Rate it →
Ross Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Woodbridge
C−
633 students12:1Rate it →
Indiana Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Iselin
B+
485 students14:1Rate it →
Oak Tree Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Iselin
A
425 students14:1Rate it →
Avenel Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Avenel
C
403 students14:1Rate it →
Woodbine Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Avenel
C+
401 students11:1Rate it →
Port Reading Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Port Reading
C−
385 students11:1Rate it →
Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Metuchen
C+
330 students12:1Rate it →
Claremont Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Colonia
B+
306 students14:1Rate it →
Mawbey Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Woodbridge
B+
304 students14:1Rate it →
Robert Mascenik Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Iselin
B+
288 students15:1Rate it →
Iselin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Iselin
A−
794 students11:1Rate it →
Fords Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fords
C
645 students10:1Rate it →
Avenel Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Avenel
C
629 students8:1Rate it →
Colonia Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Colonia
B
628 students10:1Rate it →
Woodbridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Woodbridge
C
513 students9:1Rate it →
Woodbridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Woodbridge
C+
1,681 students13:1Rate it →
John F. Kennedy Memorial High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Iselin
A−
1,405 students13:1Rate it →
Colonia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Colonia
B
1,354 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Sewaren’s schools

Are Sewaren’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sewaren. Woodbridge Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sewaren. 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 Sewaren in?

Woodbridge Township School District.

Where do Sewaren 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 Sewaren families are saying about school.

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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.