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Old Bridge Township School District

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At a glance

254^thof 607 New Jersey districts▼ 9

Better than 58% of New Jersey districts

Elementary 11 Middle 2 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

4207 Route 516
Matawan, NJ 07747·(732) 566-1000·All New Jersey district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 58.2% of districts

Schools

7,921

Students

5-star school

Top rankedWalter M. Schirra Elementary School61^st of 1,331 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Walter M. Schirra Elementary School up 265 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Southwood Elementary School 9.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

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Summary:

Old Bridge Township School District includes 14 schools in Old Bridge Township: 11 elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school, with the latest test results covering grades 3 through 11 in 2025–2026. Elementary-school averages were above state rates in all seven matched grade-and-subject comparisons, but individual schools’ results differed by 28 to 47 percentage points—the area’s strongest overall finding is that above-state averages do not mean every school performs similarly.

Walter M. Schirra Elementary School is the clearest standout: it led the elementary schools in all seven comparisons, with 91% proficient in both grade 3 ELA and math, versus state rates of 48% and 49%. At the other end, Southwood Elementary School had the lowest grade 3 and grade 4 ELA results, at 44% and 40%; Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School had the lowest grade 5 ELA (51%), grade 3 math (47%) and grade 5 science (20%). Among the middle schools, Jonas Salk Middle School led grade 6 math with 56%, compared with 40% at Carl Sandburg Middle School; both were below the state’s 19% in grade 8 science, with results of 14% and 13%. Old Bridge High School had a mixed profile: its 95% graduation rate exceeded the state’s 89%, while chronic absenteeism was higher, at 20% versus 14%.

Recent elementary trends also vary sharply: Schirra gained an average of 10 points across seven matched results from 2024–2025, while Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School gained 9 points and Southwood fell 11 points. SchoolDigger ranked Schirra 61st of 1,331 New Jersey elementary schools, at the 95th percentile with five stars. Context measures do not line up neatly with results: in 2024–2025, Schirra had 15% free/reduced lunch eligible and Cooper had 50%, while both stood out for different strengths; Southwood had the lowest reported student-teacher ratio, 9.1, despite its declines. These figures are useful context, not explanations of school performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)							NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)			NJSLA Geometry (2026)			NJSLA Algebra II (2026)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 English Language Arts 9th 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 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 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%)	63	513^th of 1331 public elementary schools	61.5%		59.8	541^st of 1347 public elementary schools	59.8%	28			43.4			51.1	41.2	69.8					54.1	46.4	67.9													$12,474	$68	$12,406
Old Bridge High School	Public	9-12	4209 Route 516	Matawan	07747	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 290-3900	2,659	196	13.5	27.5%	1,447 (54.4%)	242 (9.1%)	484 (18.2%)	422 (15.9%)	8 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	45 (1.7%)	47.9	211^th of 434 public high schools	51.4%		47.2	221^st of 434 public high schools	49.1%	10	70.8	58.9			24.3							52.9								26.4	26.4		68.8	68.8	90.4		87.6	$16,316	$161	$16,155
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%)	66.1	473^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	64.5%		75.5	348^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.2%	125			32.6			45.9	54.2	75.0					58.3	70.8	46.1													$13,521	$617	$12,904
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%)	57.5	287^th of 743 public middle schools	61.4%		64.6	237^th of 752 public middle schools	68.5%	50				13.1					47.6	63.3	55.5					40.2	51.0	31.4	90.3		90.3							$15,286	$77	$15,209
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%)	62.5	523^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	60.7%		59.3	553^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	58.9%	30			32.3			58.1	48.2	64.1					66.7	45.8	48.4													$13,913	$68	$13,845
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%)	63.8	237^th of 743 public middle schools	68.1%		67.8	215^th of 752 public middle schools	71.4%	22				13.8					54.1	59.6	56.6					55.6	51.2	34.4	94.1		94.1							$16,607	$78	$16,529
Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Birchwood Drive	Keyport	07735	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 290-3881	216	17	12.5	50.0%	101 (46.8%)	24 (11.1%)	48 (22.2%)	34 (15.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	71.5	402^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	69.8%		53.6	633^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	53.0%	231			31.3			64.6	42.9	59.4					70.8	71.4	62.5													$12,735	$776	$11,959
Madison Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	33 Harvard Rd	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 360-4485	328	29	11.2	39.3%	109 (33.2%)	43 (13.1%)	64 (19.5%)	105 (32.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	64.9	488^th of 1331 public elementary schools	63.3%		66.8	457^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.1%	31			28.1			65.7	57.2	59.7					52.3	54.9	54.4													$13,567	$739	$12,828
Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Ely Ave	Laurence Harbor	08879	Middlesex County	Old Bridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 290-3876	388	33	11.7	34.8%	167 (43.0%)	39 (10.1%)	85 (21.9%)	72 (18.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	64.4	495^th of 1331 public elementary schools	62.8%		60	535^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.3%	40			36.2			48.4	46.3	62.3					65.0	44.7	72.5													$14,806	$730	$14,076
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%)	66.9	463^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	65.2%		59.4	552^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	59.0%	89			29.4			57.1	44.8	74.3					71.5	51.3	60.0													$14,658	$68	$14,590
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%)	67.7	452^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	66.0%		66.7	460^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.9%	8			29.2			63.1	43.8	69.2					70.8	53.4	62.1													$15,422	$68	$15,354
Southwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	52.9	641^st of 1331 public elementary schools	51.8%		66.9	456^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.1%	185			28.9			43.5	40.0	65.4					54.3	45.0	46.2													$21,025	$548	$20,477
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%)	52.3	644^th of 1331 public elementary schools	51.6%		60.7	527^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.9%	117			20.0			63.2	45.9	51.1					47.4	51.3	48.9													$13,648	$68	$13,580
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%)	93.4	61^st of 1331 public elementary schools	95.4%		77.4	326^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.8%	265			48.5			90.7	72.8	79.5					90.7	81.8	79.5													$16,330	$68	$16,262

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Brunswick Township School District	0.78 mi	11	145^th
Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	1.67 mi	5	229^th
Spotswood Public School District	1.87 mi	4	372^nd
South River Public School District	2.31 mi	5	508^th
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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.