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James A. McDivitt Elementary School

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James A. McDivitt Elementary School ranks 553 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

James A. McDivitt Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 516 students in grades K-5 in Old Bridge, New Jersey, which is part of the Old Bridge Township School District. The school generally performs above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with particular strengths in serving Hispanic and low-income students.

Compared to other elementary schools in the district, McDivitt performs on par or slightly below higher-ranked schools like Walter M. Schirra and Alan B. Shepard, but outperforms schools like Southwood and Madison Park. Interestingly, McDivitt achieves these relatively strong results with lower per-student spending than some nearby schools.

However, the school faces challenges with rising chronic absenteeism, which has increased from 5.7% in 2020-2021 to 16.6% in 2022-2023. Additionally, while the school performs well for Hispanic and low-income students, it struggles more with Asian and White student groups, ranking in the bottom quarter of the state for those subgroups. Addressing achievement gaps across different demographics could be an opportunity for improvement.

536

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,970

Per pupil spending ?

23.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Manny Martin Way
Old Bridge, NJ 08857

(732) 360-4512

District: Old Bridge Township School District

Students who attend James A. McDivitt Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Old Bridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.5%

Hispanic:

17.2%

Asian:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (51% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Old Bridge Township School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg55%

New Jersey avg46%

553^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

245^th of 609Old 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
2025	59.3	553 of 1347	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	461 of 1338	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	572 of 1342	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	467 of 1345	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	528 of 1317	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	409 of 1360	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	628 of 1353	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.0	446 of 1352	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	79.2	282 of 1346	79.0%	★★★★☆
2015	79.1	285 of 1357	79.0%	★★★★☆
2014	72.4	428 of 1363	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.3	410 of 1367	70.0%	★★★★☆
2012	69.8	497 of 1363	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.1	470 of 1360	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.8	479 of 1354	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.7	675 of 1346	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.9	620 of 1338	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.5	661 of 1329	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.6	402 of 1314	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.1	616 of 1303	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.1	606 of 1298	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	58.7	617 of 1204	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	269 of 330	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	264 of 340	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	254 of 346	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	241 of 348	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	186 of 339	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.2	124 of 370	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.5	283 of 370	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	18.5	372 of 434	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	568 of 1326	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	528 of 1317	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	544 of 1318	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	458 of 1326	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	469 of 1290	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	357 of 1331	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.0	628 of 1333	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	238 of 1032	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	147 of 989	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	375 of 982	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	265 of 953	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	217 of 896	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	97.4	8 of 899	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	31 of 870	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	96 of 1023	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	99 of 939	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	171 of 910	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	131 of 863	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	112 of 839	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	333 of 948	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	609 of 942	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	499 of 1318	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	375 of 1313	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	560 of 1315	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	456 of 1324	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	575 of 1297	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	451 of 1335	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	586 of 1334	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	409 of 1023	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	213 of 989	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	49.2	396 of 958	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	565 of 949	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	381 of 868	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	373 of 1007	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	519 of 1001	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	626 of 970	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	546 of 963	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	623 of 975	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	448 of 976	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	558 of 964	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	580 of 1023	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	749 of 1022	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

White (2025)35th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-40 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)14th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+6 vs state

Mathematics55%+8 vs state

Science28%~ state avg

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

I wanted to leave a review about this school since I had the chance to go through each grade.
Currently I'm 43 and to this day this school leaves me with really bad memories. The teachers for the most part we're teaching for a paycheck, I did have one teacher who really cared about the students but the rest were really bad.
I know it's been years since I've been through this school but if your a parent please check this school out before sending your kid to it. I would hate to have any child have the same experiance that I did. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	66.8	457^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.1%		67.2	454^th of 1338 public elementary schools	66.1%	3	36.1	52.3	67.8	72.9	60.3	56.1	45.9	$16,024	$1,059	$14,965
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
Ravine Drive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	170 Ravine Drive	Matawan	07747	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 705-5800	395	30	13.0	28.6%	245 (62.0%)	23 (5.8%)	84 (21.3%)	22 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	66.7	459^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.9%		46.2	719^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.3%	260		64.6			50.8			$10,613	$76	$10,537
Samsel Upper Elementary School	Public	4-5	298 Ernston Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 316-4050	870	81	10.7	46.7%	337 (38.7%)	148 (17.0%)	177 (20.3%)	143 (16.4%)	9 (1.0%)	7 (0.8%)	49 (5.6%)								(n/a)	23.5		58.8	56.3		46.2	44.2	$8,651	$166	$8,485

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