For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 530 students in Wood-Ridge School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Wood-Ridge School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
822 Schools
# Students
1,209 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
101 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Wood-Ridge School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 648 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#262 out of 650 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
23%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.64
0.72
# American Indian Students
1 Student
852 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
142 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
12%
9%
# Hispanic Students
384 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
32%
37%
# Black Students
49 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
4%
19%
# White Students
609 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
50%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
22 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
2
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
98
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
129
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
98
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
86
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
60
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
86
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
98
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
77
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
86
100,013
# Students in 9th Grade:
88
7,847
# Students in 10th Grade:
109
7,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
66
6,652
# Students in 12th Grade:
104
6,207
# Ungraded Students:
22
18,508
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,728 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,079 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$28 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$26 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,728
$27,145
Spending / Student
$21,079
$26,033
Best Wood-Ridge School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wood-ridge Jr/sr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
258 Hackensack St
Wood Ridge, NJ 07075
(201) 933-6777
Wood Ridge, NJ 07075
(201) 933-6777
Grades: 7-12
| 530 students
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