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Middle Schools in Old Bridge Township School District

At a glance

DistrictOld Bridge Township School District245^th of 609 New Jersey districtsFull district overview →

Schools

1,812

Students

Top rankedJonas Salk Middle School215^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools

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Biggest riser

Carl Sandburg Middle School up 39 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Old Bridge Township School District in New Jersey is home to two high-performing middle schools: Carl Sandburg Middle School and Jonas Salk Middle School. Both schools consistently outperform the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and have exceptional proficiency rates in Algebra I, with over 94% of 8th-grade students scoring proficient or better.

In terms of school rankings, Jonas Salk Middle School has a slightly higher statewide ranking, ranging from 215-242 out of 743-752 New Jersey middle schools over the past 3 years, compared to Carl Sandburg Middle School, which has a ranking between 216-276. Both schools have a 3-4 star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Carl Sandburg Middle School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (28.94%) compared to Jonas Salk Middle School (20.14%), both schools maintain strong academic performance, indicating that the Old Bridge Township School District is effectively supporting students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.

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Ranking:

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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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th 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
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	$15,286	$77	$15,209
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	$16,607	$78	$16,529

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Brunswick Township School District	0.78 mi	11	128^th
Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	1.67 mi	5	199^th
Spotswood Public School District	1.87 mi	4	415^th
South River Public School District	2.31 mi	5	543^rd
Monroe Township School District	2.84 mi	8	146^th

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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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