Lafayette Estates Elementary School

Regular School · FORDS, NJ

Lafayette Estates Elementary School is a regular school school in FORDS, New Jersey, serving grades KG–05 with 705 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

705

Teachers (FTE)

52.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	335	48%
Asian	176	25%
White	103	15%
Black or African American	79	11%
Two or more races	12	2%
Total enrollment	705	345M / 360F

English Language Learners: 65 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	23.0% -2.6pp	25.6%	213
Reading Proficiency	39.0% -7.8pp	46.8%	213
Science Proficiency	25-29%	—	67

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.18 grade levels

Math

+0.19 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

14 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

7.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	705	100%

Contact & Location

500 FORD AVENUE

FORDS, NJ 08863

Phone: (732)596-4143

http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us/o/lafayette25

District

Woodbridge Township School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,700

District enrollment: 13,683

Other Schools in District

Avenel Street Elementary School Elementary
Claremont Avenue Elementary School Elementary
Indiana Avenue Elementary School Elementary
Kennedy Park Elementary School Elementary
Lynn Crest Elementary School Elementary
Matthew Jago Elementary School Elementary
Mawbey Street Elementary School Elementary
Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 08863) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341812003706

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD