Schools in Colonia · Woodbridge Township School District
Colonia’s public schools beat 51% of New Jersey districts
The public schools Colonia’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
45%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
46%
▼ 1 pts vs NJ 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
28%
▲ 3 pts vs NJ 25%
2020–21
Graduate on time
93%
▲ 2 pts vs NJ 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$24.4K
▼ 14% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Schools
0
In brief
The short version on Colonia’s schools
Which school depends on your street
With 16 elementary, five middle and three high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. See the path ↓
Average results for less money
Colonia spends 14% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
Math is above the state; reading is just below
Reading proficiency is 46%, 1 point below the state. Math is 28%, 3 points above the state. Both are close enough to average that small changes could flip them. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
The School Grade
How Colonia compares
B− Test scoresC+ Graduation
New Jersey school districts we grade (645)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (432)Better than 45%
High confidence. Built on 6,829 tested students and a graduating class of 997; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Jersey’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New Jersey only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Colonia.
5 schools teach Pre-K in Colonia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Matthew Jago Elementary School, Lynn Crest Elementary School, Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School and Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary School and more.
16 schools teach K in Colonia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Lafayette Estates Elementary School, Ross Street Elementary School, Indiana Avenue Elementary School and Matthew Jago Elementary School and more.
15 schools teach 1st grade in Colonia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Lafayette Estates Elementary School, Ross Street Elementary School, Indiana Avenue Elementary School and Matthew Jago Elementary School and more.
15 schools teach 2nd grade in Colonia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Lafayette Estates Elementary School, Ross Street Elementary School, Indiana Avenue Elementary School and Matthew Jago Elementary School and more.
15 schools teach 3rd grade in Colonia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Lafayette Estates Elementary School, Ross Street Elementary School, Indiana Avenue Elementary School and Matthew Jago Elementary School and more.
15 schools teach 4th grade in Colonia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Lafayette Estates Elementary School, Ross Street Elementary School, Indiana Avenue Elementary School and Matthew Jago Elementary School and more.
15 schools teach 5th grade in Colonia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Lafayette Estates Elementary School, Ross Street Elementary School, Indiana Avenue Elementary School and Matthew Jago Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 6th grade in Colonia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Iselin Middle School, Fords Middle School, Avenel Middle School and Colonia Middle School and more.
5 schools teach 7th grade in Colonia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Iselin Middle School, Fords Middle School, Avenel Middle School and Colonia Middle School and more.
5 schools teach 8th grade in Colonia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Iselin Middle School, Fords Middle School, Avenel Middle School and Colonia Middle School and more.
Rabbi Jacob Joseph SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Edison
7.6 mi96 students
Torah Temimah Talmudical SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New York
7.8 mi73 students
Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron LeymaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Union
7.9 mi47 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Colonia. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.