Best Public Schools in Old Bridge, NJ

Summary:

The Old Bridge Township School District in New Jersey consists of 10 schools, including 8 elementary schools and 2 middle schools, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The district has a mix of high-performing and average-performing schools, with several standout elementary schools leading the way.

The top-performing schools in the district are Walter M. Schirra Elementary School and Alan B. Shepard Elementary School, both of which consistently rank among the best in the state with 4-star ratings and exceptional test scores. Other strong performers include Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School, which has seen a slight decline in recent years but still maintains high academic standards. The middle schools, Carl Sandburg Middle School and Jonas Salk Middle School, have more mixed performance, with Carl Sandburg ranking slightly higher.

While the district as a whole performs above the state average on standardized tests, there are some areas of concern, such as the high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools. Additionally, the significant differences in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggest potential socioeconomic disparities within the district. The data also reveals a wide range in per-student spending, from $12,088 at Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School to $16,304 at Southwood Elementary School, though the relationship between spending and performance is not always clear.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William A. Miller Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 Old Matawan Road	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4589	314	21	14.8	28.3%	159 (50.6%)	25 (8.0%)	53 (16.9%)	61 (19.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	59.8	541^st of 1347 public elementary schools	59.8%		68.5	440^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.1%	101	26.0		47.1	69.8	64.9				55.7	53.7	46.3						$12,088	$156	$11,932
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 Bushnell Rd	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 360-4499	276	22	12.3	25.4%	158 (57.2%)	15 (5.4%)	56 (20.3%)	36 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.6%)	75.5	348^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.2%		83	238^th of 1338 public elementary schools	82.2%	110	45.8		57.7	76.5	68.9				51.9	62.7	69.5						$15,420	$234	$15,186
Carl Sandburg Middle School	Public	6-8	3439 Route 516	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4400	926	82	11.2	30.7%	436 (47.1%)	105 (11.3%)	184 (19.9%)	170 (18.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	25 (2.7%)	64.6	237^th of 752 public middle schools	68.5%		60.1	276^th of 743 public middle schools	62.9%	39		23.4				69.9	56.7	60.4				53.3	38.2	32.6	96.6	96.6	$13,950	$64	$13,886
James A. McDivitt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Manny Martin Way	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4512	536	46	11.5	23.3%	319 (59.5%)	29 (5.4%)	92 (17.2%)	75 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	59.3	553^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	58.9%		66.5	461^st of 1338 public elementary schools	65.5%	92	27.8		48.1	64.9	55.7				58.5	62.6	41.7						$12,970	$160	$12,810
Jonas Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	155 W Greystone Road	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4519	886	78	11.4	25.1%	537 (60.6%)	69 (7.8%)	146 (16.5%)	106 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	67.8	215^th of 752 public middle schools	71.4%		64.1	242^nd of 743 public middle schools	67.4%	27		20.5				61.3	69.2	60.4				50.7	55.1	33.5	94.5	94.5	$13,625	$64	$13,561
M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School	Public	K-5	One Par Avenue	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4452	224	20	11.4	12.9%	160 (71.4%)	7 (3.1%)	30 (13.4%)	18 (8.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	59.4	552^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	59.0%		70.2	416^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.9%	136	25.5		42.5	74.2	59.2				62.5	61.3	46.9						$13,623	$63	$13,560
Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Liberty Street	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4544	424	40	10.7	25.9%	241 (56.8%)	34 (8.0%)	62 (14.6%)	69 (16.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	66.7	460^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.9%		76.2	335^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.0%	125	35.1		45.3	79.3	60.0				62.7	64.1	50.6						$12,225	$63	$12,162
Southwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	64 Southwood Dr	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4539	265	29	9.1	28.7%	158 (59.6%)	14 (5.3%)	66 (24.9%)	23 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	66.9	456^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.1%		63.1	502^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	62.5%	46	28.8		45.9	58.0	77.1				64.8	48.0	75.5						$16,304	$63	$16,241
Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School	Public	K-5	One Sims Avenue	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4481	211	17	12.4	27.0%	115 (54.5%)	21 (10.0%)	44 (20.9%)	19 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	10 (4.7%)	60.7	527^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.9%		53.7	624^th of 1338 public elementary schools	53.4%	97	20.8		56.8	57.4	70.2				50.0	61.7	52.1						$12,335	$63	$12,272
Walter M. Schirra Elementary School	Public	K-5	One Awn St	Old Bridge	08857	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 360-4495	268	24	11.4	14.9%	161 (60.1%)	11 (4.1%)	32 (11.9%)	54 (20.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	77.4	326^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.8%		82.6	245^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.7%	81	25.0		85.7	70.6	71.4				88.6	72.7	61.2						$14,693	$63	$14,630

Cities Near Old Bridge

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Matawan	2.48 mi	3	276^th
East Brunswick	2.61 mi	13	109^th
Spotswood	3.38 mi	4	386^th
Parlin	3.55 mi	8	299^th
Monroe Twp	3.71 mi	3	301^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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