Public schools in Woodbridge, NJ

Woodbridge has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 3,419 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Woodbridge Township School District runs 4 of them.

The 2 districts and agencies that run Woodbridge's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in WoodbridgeDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Woodbridge Township School District413,836$24,527
Middlesex County Magnet Schools12,103$27,454

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

2 high schools in Woodbridge, 1,969 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Woodbridge High School1,68112.942.8%Woodbridge Township
Woodbridge Academy Magnet School28813.73.1%Middlesex County Magnet Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One middle school in Woodbridge, 513 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Woodbridge Middle School5139.246.2%Woodbridge Township

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 elementary schools in Woodbridge, 937 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Ross Street Elementary School63312.253.2%Woodbridge Township
Mawbey Street Elementary School30414.119.1%Woodbridge Township

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Woodbridge's public schools compare with New Jersey's

The median Woodbridge school has 12.9 students per full-time teacher, more than the New Jersey median of 11.3. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 31% across the state. Its median school enrolls 513 students (state 435).

Woodbridge against New Jersey, schools open in 2024-25 with students
WoodbridgeNew Jersey
Median students per teacher12.911.3
Median school size (students)513435
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)0%31%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%8.1%
Charter schools0%3.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Woodbridge schools and the 2,480 New Jersey schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Woodbridge

  1. Woodbridge Township School DistrictRuns 4 of Woodbridge's 5 public schools and spent $24,527 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,527
  2. Woodbridge High School, the largest high school in Woodbridge1,681 students in 2024-25, 12.9 per teacher.1,681
  3. Compare Woodbridge Township School District with Middlesex County Magnet SchoolsWoodbridge's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in New JerseyNew Jersey's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Woodbridge addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in New Jersey

  1. Newark78 schools
  2. Jersey City52 schools
  3. Paterson46 schools
  4. Elizabeth38 schools
  5. Trenton34 schools
  6. Hamilton26 schools
  7. Camden22 schools
  8. East Orange21 schools

Questions about schools in Woodbridge

  1. How many public schools are in Woodbridge, NJ?
    5 public schools with an address in Woodbridge were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 3,419 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Woodbridge?
    Woodbridge High School, with 1,681 students in 2024-25 (Woodbridge Township School District).
  3. Which districts run Woodbridge's schools?
    Woodbridge Township School District (4 schools), Middlesex County Magnet Schools (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25