The top reported proficiency rate is 42% in English language arts. The lowest is 23% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Woodland Intermediate School
Woodland Intermediate School serves just fourth and fifth graders in the Middlesex Borough School District, a traditional public school in central New Jersey. Because it covers only two grades and does not extend into high school, there is no graduation rate to report, and the academic picture comes entirely from the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA) taken in those two years.
On the 2024-25 state tests, Woodland’s proficiency rates fell below the statewide average in both English language arts and mathematics. In fourth grade, roughly two out of every five students scored proficient or above in both subjects. Fifth graders performed a bit better in ELA, with about forty-five percent reaching proficiency, while math remained close to the same level as fourth grade. Science, which is tested only in fifth grade, was a notable soft spot; roughly one in four students met the state’s proficiency bar, a figure that parents may want to explore further with the school to understand what support is available.
When compared against other schools in Middlesex County, Woodland’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades lands just above the midpoint among the county’s districts. That positioning places it in the middle of the pack, neither among the top performers nor at the bottom. The data does not include chronic absenteeism rates or graduation metrics, as those do not apply to a school serving only fourth and fifth grade.
The student body is moderately diverse. Slightly more than two out of every five students are Hispanic, roughly two out of five are white, and smaller shares identify as Asian, Black, or multiracial. About thirty-eight percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which gives a sense of the economic mix at the school. The school enrolls just over three hundred students, with the fourth and fifth grades roughly balanced in size.
The school sits in the borough of Middlesex, a small, densely populated community in the Raritan Valley region of central New Jersey. The borough is primarily residential, with a traditional street grid and a mix of single-family homes. It functions largely as a commuter community within the New York metropolitan area, so many residents work outside the borough itself. Victor Crowell Park, which includes a duck pond, is a local civic anchor. The borough reached its highest recorded population in the 2020 census, with a slight decline estimated since then, but no major new housing developments were identified in publicly available information. Specific walkability scores and detailed information about the relationship between schools and downtown were not found in search results.
Housing in the area reflects a market that is expensive relative to national benchmarks. The estimated monthly mortgage payment for a median-priced home in the county, assuming a conventional down payment and current interest rates, is substantial, and renting would be somewhat less expensive than buying.
The district itself did not have recent, publicly reported changes such as boundary shifts, program closures, or budget referendums in the available record. A parent looking for information on curriculum updates, facility plans, or strategic priorities should check the district website directly, as that level of detail was not captured in the data provided. Overall, Woodland Intermediate School offers a straightforward program for a narrow grade band in a stable, middle-tier academic setting within a compact commuter borough, and the lower science results in fifth grade are the one area where a family would likely want to ask for more specifics.
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