The top reported proficiency rate is 39% in English language arts. The lowest is 24% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Ford Avenue Elementary School
Ford Avenue Elementary School is a closed school. It was a regular public elementary school serving the Fords community within the Woodbridge Township School District in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Its official status as of the most recent data is closed, which means that the building is no longer operating as an active school. For families and residents looking at the area today, this school is not an option, and children in the attendance zone would be assigned to a different district school.
Because the school is closed, any academic data available is historical. The most recent state testing results come from the 2022-23 school year, before the closure. In that year, students in grades three through five took the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments. Proficiency rates varied by grade and subject. In math, third-grade students showed a lower rate of proficiency, while fourth and fifth graders reached higher rates. In English Language Arts, third-grade proficiency was similarly lower, fourth grade was around the same level, and fifth grade showed the highest proficiency among the tested grades. In science, tested only in grade five, the proficiency rate was lower than in both English and math for that grade. Across all subjects, the overall picture is uneven, with some grade-level results stronger than others. Without enrollment or demographic data, it is not possible to say how these results broke down for any student subgroups. A parent considering the district today may want to look into how current elementary schools in the Woodbridge district perform, as the closure means Ford Avenue’s numbers do not reflect any ongoing program.
Fords itself is a densely populated census-designated place within Woodbridge Township. It is a commuter community shaped by major highways: the New Jersey Turnpike, the Garden State Parkway, and U.S. Route 1 all cross or border the neighborhood. The built environment is primarily residential, with a mix of single-family and multi-family housing, and there is no concentrated downtown district. The population has declined in recent decades, and the land area of the CDP was also adjusted, likely due to boundary changes rather than actual loss of developed land. Housing values in the surrounding area are above both the state and national benchmarks, and the market shows a stable but competitive picture, with homes spending a moderate amount of time on the market. The community’s residents tend to stay put, with many living in the same house for extended periods. For a family living in Fords today, the closure of Ford Avenue Elementary means their children would attend one of the other elementary schools in the Woodbridge Township School District. The district brief did not identify any recent major changes or strategic shifts that would affect that choice.
No data was available for many of the measures typically used to understand a school: enrollment counts, free- or reduced-price lunch eligibility, racial and ethnic composition, English learner status, special education services, discipline rates, or staffing ratios. Without these, it is not possible to describe the peer environment or support resources that were in place when the school was operating. The school was a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. It served only elementary grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. The closure is itself the most important fact for a reader to know. For anyone evaluating the Woodbridge district, the historical record at Ford Avenue provides a partial snapshot of the past performance of one of its schools, but it does not represent current conditions. The remaining elementary schools in the district would be the ones to investigate for an active educational option.
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