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Alan B. Shepard Elementary School

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Alan B. Shepard Elementary School ranks 473 rd of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

473^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Alan B. Shepard Elementary School serves 276 students in grades K–5 in Old Bridge, as part of the Old Bridge Township School District. The school’s latest subject averages are above state averages, but they are close to those of nearby schools in its district. The most important finding for parents is that scores vary sharply by grade: Shepard has standout results in some grades and weak results in others.

Shepard’s strongest nearby comparisons are grade 5 ELA, where 75% were proficient (second among nine same-district schools), and grade 4 math, at 71% (also second). Its weaker spots are grade 3 ELA, at 46% (eighth of nine), and grade 5 math, at 46% (lowest, just below Southwood Elementary School). Across tested grades, Shepard averaged 58% in ELA and math and 33% in grade 5 science. Those figures roughly match district averages and nearby-school averages of 59% in ELA, 59% in math and 33% in science. They are nevertheless above state averages: by 10 points in ELA, 11 in math and 5 in science.

Results have fallen from earlier highs: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, Shepard’s averages declined 15 points in ELA, 5 in math and 5 in science, while its leads over state averages narrowed. SchoolDigger’s ranking also slipped from the 82nd percentile and 4 stars in 2022–23 and 2023–24 to the 64th percentile and 3 stars in 2025–26. In 2024–25, the student-teacher ratio was 12.3:1, toward the high end of the nearby range of 9.1:1–14.8:1; 25% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, within the nearby range of 13.0%–39.3%. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings differ from its overall standing: the 2025–26 Hispanic Students ranking was at the 87th percentile, while the White Students ranking was at the 34th percentile, down from the 72nd in 2023–24.

276

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,521

Per pupil spending ?

25.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

33 Bushnell Rd
Old Bridge, NJ 08857-2320

(732) 360-4499

District: Old Bridge Township School District

Students who attend Alan B. Shepard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jonas Salk Middle School
High:	Old Bridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.2%

Hispanic:

20.3%

Asian:

13.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 82nd percentile in 2024 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (55% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 82nd-percentile peak (2024) to 64th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg54%

New Jersey avg45%

473^rd of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Old Bridge Township School District

254^th of 607Old Bridge Township School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	473 of 1331	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.5	348 of 1347	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	238 of 1338	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	246 of 1342	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	327 of 1345	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	440 of 1317	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	622 of 1360	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	552 of 1353	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	78.8	304 of 1352	77.5%	★★★★☆
2016	50.8	706 of 1346	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.7	584 of 1357	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.9	367 of 1363	73.1%	★★★★☆
2013	69.4	506 of 1367	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.4	565 of 1363	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.4	548 of 1360	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.4	492 of 1354	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.0	566 of 1346	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.4	589 of 1338	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.1	617 of 1329	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.6	648 of 1314	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.6	657 of 1303	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.8	806 of 1298	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	84.5	125 of 1204	89.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	10.0	315 of 370	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	61.2	92 of 411	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	182 of 463	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	357 of 1311	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	298 of 1326	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	308 of 1317	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	314 of 1318	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	353 of 1326	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	56.5	498 of 1290	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	614 of 1331	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	650 of 1333	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	133 of 991	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	82.8	132 of 1032	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	135 of 989	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	250 of 982	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	94.8	44 of 953	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	54.3	326 of 896	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	506 of 899	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.5	285 of 870	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	281 of 1002	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	80.4	127 of 1023	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	99.2	5 of 910	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	78.9	111 of 863	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	198 of 839	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	397 of 948	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	597 of 1306	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.6	396 of 1318	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	204 of 1313	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	186 of 1315	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	225 of 1324	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	377 of 1297	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	575 of 1335	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	399 of 1334	70.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	434 of 970	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.2	313 of 1023	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.5	118 of 989	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	44.4	491 of 1007	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	255 of 1001	74.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	627 of 951	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.1	382 of 970	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	268 of 963	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	207 of 975	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	319 of 976	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	471 of 964	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	629 of 1023	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	631 of 1022	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)78th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)55th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)54th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2019)15th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%+10 vs state

Mathematics58%+11 vs state

Science33%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)			NJSLA Mathematics (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bowne-Munro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Main Street	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6810	201	17	11.9	23.9%	77 (38.3%)	22 (10.9%)	52 (25.9%)	38 (18.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	82	243^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	81.7%		86.8	175^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.0%	68		72.1	82.6		55.8	86.9		$12,254	$330	$11,924
David C Abbott Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	171 Tennent Road	Morganville	07751	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-7100	218	20	10.8	10.6%	158 (72.5%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.0%)	41 (18.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)								$17,056	$613	$16,443

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