Woodbridge Township School District Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Woodbridge Township, measured against Woodbridge Township's own big snow morning of 5.9 inches.
Will Woodbridge Township close tomorrow?
How Woodbridge Township calls a snow day
When the call comes
By 5:30 a.m. or earlier.
“The Superintendent of Schools must make the decision to close the schools by 5:30 a.m. or earlier, so that the information is disseminated to parents and staff via Thrillshare, to radio and TV stations, and posted on the school district’s website.”Source
How families hear
By phone call, email, the district website, local TV and radio.
“The Thrillshare Notification System delivers a single, clear message via telephone, cell phone, e-mail; or any combination of these communication devices.”Parent Student Handbook 2026-2027: Inclement Weather Considerations
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“Grades 9-12 9:40 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.”Delay schedule
3 built in snow days
On the 2026 to 2027 calendar, listed as “Inclement Weather Days”.
“3 Inclement Weather Days Built In.”Source
Making up a lost day
Extra days taken from spring break, starting April 2 and working back to March 29; unused days become closures on May 28, June 1 and June 7.
Make up dates: Mar 29, Mar 30, Mar 31, Apr 1, Apr 2.
“Additional inclement weather days will be made up as follows: 4/2, 4/1, 3/31, 3/30 and 3/29”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day September 2, 2026
- Winter break Dec 24 to Jan 1
- Last day June 23, 2027
Read from Woodbridge Township’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is woodbridge.k12.nj.us.
Woodbridge Township’s snow record
- Biggest day 10 in on February 17, 2024
- Snowiest winter 2020 to 2021, 34.4 in
- 6 in mornings 0.6 a winter
- 1 in mornings 2.6 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 7.2 miles away. Mornings are the 7 am snow reading on a weekday from December 1 through March 31, over the ten winters from 2016 to 2017 through 2025 to 2026, from NOAA GHCN Daily.
How New Jersey counts a lost day
New Jersey requires at least 180 days of school, or the district loses state aid.
The New Jersey rules in the agency’s own words, and every New Jersey district
Districts near Woodbridge Township
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings | Built in days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perth Amboy City School DistrictPerth Amboy | 12.5 in | 0.7 | |
| Carteret Borough School DistrictCarteret | 24.2 in | 1.2 | |
| Edison Township School DistrictEdison | 22.2 in | 1.3 | 3 |
| Rahway City School DistrictRahway | 24.2 in | 1.2 | |
| Linden City School DistrictLinden | 24.2 in | 1.2 | |
| Roselle Borough School DistrictRoselle | 24.2 in | 1.2 |
24 schools
Every school in Woodbridge Township follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Woodbridge High School
- John F. Kennedy Memorial High School, Iselin
- Colonia High School, Colonia
Middle
- Iselin Middle School, Iselin
- Colonia Middle School, Colonia
- Fords Middle School, Fords
- Avenel Middle School, Avenel
- Woodbridge Middle School
Elementary
- Lafayette Estates Elementary School, Fords
- Ross Street Elementary School
- Indiana Avenue Elementary School, Iselin
- Oak Tree Road Elementary School, Iselin
- Woodbine Avenue Elementary School, Avenel
- Avenel Street Elementary School, Avenel
- Matthew Jago Elementary School, Sewaren
- Port Reading Avenue Elementary School, Port Reading
- Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School, Metuchen
- Mawbey Street Elementary School
- Claremont Avenue Elementary School, Colonia
- Robert Mascenik Elementary School, Iselin
- Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary School, Colonia
- Lynn Crest Elementary School, Colonia
- Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School, Colonia
Other schools
- Kennedy Park Elementary School, Iselin
Woodbridge Township snow day questions
More for New Jersey snow days
The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.