Woodbridge Township School District

Woodbridge Township School District
School Street Woodbridge, NJ 07095
District information
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Dr. Robert Zega
Business administrator	Brian Wolferman
Schools	24
Students and staff
Enrollment	13,109 (as of 2011-12)
Faculty	1,029.2 FTEs
Student-teacher ratio	12.74:1
Other information
District Factor Group	DE
Website	http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us

The Woodbridge Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. All schools are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's 24 schools had an enrollment of 13,109 students and 1,029.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.74:1. The high schools offer more than 150 courses, including Advanced Placement, college preparatory, business, vocational and cooperative work/study programs.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "DE", the fifth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

During the 2008-09 school year, Kennedy Park School #24 was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive. Lynn Crest School was recognized as a "Blue Ribbon" School during the 2009-10 school year.

For the 2005-06 school year, the district was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "Blooming Buddies-The Garden Club" Science program at Matthew Jago Elementary School.

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