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Jonas Salk Middle School

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Jonas Salk Middle School ranks 215 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 71% of New Jersey middle schools

886

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,625

Per pupil spending ?

25.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

155 W Greystone Road
Old Bridge, NJ 08857-9625

(732) 360-4519

District: Old Bridge Township School District

Students who attend Jonas Salk Middle School usually attend:

High:

Old Bridge High School

Feeder schools for Jonas Salk Middle School:

Elementary:	Alan B. Shepard Elementary School
	M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School
	Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School
	Southwood Elementary School
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	Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School
	Walter M. Schirra Elementary School
	William A. Miller Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.6%

Hispanic:

16.5%

Asian:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (53% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 66 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg49%

New Jersey avg43%

215^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 67 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle 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	67.8	215 of 752	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	242 of 743	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	236 of 748	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	246 of 745	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.9	205 of 652	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	269 of 745	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	316 of 716	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.6	296 of 712	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.7	308 of 713	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	7.3	679 of 713	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	69.5	255 of 717	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.3	265 of 704	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.5	263 of 677	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.0	275 of 684	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.3	264 of 677	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.4	290 of 664	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.1	295 of 640	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.2	258 of 631	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.0	280 of 615	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.8	262 of 599	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.6	225 of 588	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	67.0	241 of 574	58.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	36 of 359	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	77.7	46 of 352	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	53 of 361	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	23 of 356	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	24 of 291	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	73.8	58 of 326	82.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	112 of 204	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	131 of 200	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	116 of 201	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	109 of 200	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	67 of 147	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	126 of 199	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	131 of 200	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	11 of 343	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	29 of 320	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	20 of 288	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	72.8	33 of 270	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	26 of 227	88.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	230 of 728	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	227 of 717	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	205 of 720	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	186 of 726	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	131 of 625	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	241 of 703	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	302 of 680	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	106 of 608	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	141 of 589	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	143 of 587	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	132 of 591	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.7	111 of 480	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.5	232 of 524	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	268 of 504	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	57 of 613	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	67.3	100 of 584	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	99 of 568	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	110 of 549	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	69 of 467	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	133 of 541	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	53.7	206 of 522	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	200 of 726	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	245 of 719	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	261 of 718	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	290 of 730	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	249 of 635	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	285 of 697	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	328 of 675	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	321 of 507	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	298 of 510	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	324 of 505	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	232 of 535	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	174 of 401	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	230 of 492	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	300 of 471	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	261 of 502	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	272 of 510	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	292 of 509	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	282 of 512	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	255 of 435	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	301 of 504	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	366 of 497	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)90th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)45th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I94%+49 vs state

English Language Arts63%+7 vs state

Mathematics47%+12 vs state

Science20%~ state avg

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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)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (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 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 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th 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 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Spotswood Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	115 Summerhill Road	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	269	25	10.7	30.9%	170 (63.2%)	8 (3.0%)	69 (25.7%)	10 (3.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	32.6	487^th of 752 public middle schools	35.2%		33	480^th of 743 public middle schools	35.4%	7		9.4		51.3	45.3	37.7			40.8	35.5	0.0		40.9		40.9						$11,377	$51	$11,326
Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	200 Rues Lane	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-6892	1,221	119	10.2	25.1%	494 (40.5%)	68 (5.6%)	190 (15.6%)	414 (33.9%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.7%)	41 (3.4%)								(n/a)	40.8		66.4	68.3				67.5	58.9												$13,382	$119	$13,263
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
South River Middle School	Public	6-8	3 Montgomery Street	South River	08882	Middlesex County	South River Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 613-4073	524	51	10.1	66.8%	230 (43.9%)	29 (5.5%)	238 (45.4%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	19.8	607^th of 752 public middle schools	19.3%		21.3	587^th of 743 public middle schools	21.0%	20		6.6		26.9	29.6	27.6			28.4	23.5	4.1		57.5		57.5						$10,158	$414	$9,744
Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School	Public	6-8	13 Augusta St	Jamesburg	08831	Middlesex County	Jamesburg Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-0303	217	20	10.9	65.9%	63 (29.0%)	11 (5.1%)	131 (60.4%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	30.6	509^th of 752 public middle schools	32.3%		32.8	483^rd of 743 public middle schools	35.0%	26		17.3		30.0	52.3	31.1			23.9	28.4	3.6		100.0		100.0						$10,563	$394	$10,169
Pine Brook School	Public	6	155 Pease Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2800	494	39	12.5	16.8%	380 (76.9%)	8 (1.6%)	40 (8.1%)	58 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)								(n/a)				80.3					65.7												$8,031	$08	$8,023
Churchill Junior High School	Public	7-9	18 Norton Road	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	East Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 353-0915	2,080	162	12.8	25.8%	889 (42.7%)	123 (5.9%)	259 (12.5%)	727 (35.0%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	73 (3.5%)	71.7	184^th of 752 public middle schools	75.5%		67.5	213^th of 743 public middle schools	71.3%	29		29.4			70.6	65.3	62.9			60.0	19.5	99.2	83.3	9.4	63.3	95.0	40.8	56.2	100.0	100.0	$10,489		$10,489
Monroe Township Middle School	Public	6-8	1629 Perrineville Road	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 521-6042	1,681	135	12.4	10.2%	483 (28.7%)	61 (3.6%)	131 (7.8%)	976 (58.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.7%)	84	91^st of 752 public middle schools	87.9%		83.3	92^nd of 743 public middle schools	87.6%	1		39.7		70.0	76.9	72.0			69.7	67.9	38.7	100.0	99.4		99.6	98.9		98.9			$13,214	$09	$13,205
Sayreville Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Washington Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5290	1,294	122	10.6	46.4%	460 (35.5%)	207 (16.0%)	343 (26.5%)	196 (15.1%)	11 (0.9%)	7 (0.5%)	69 (5.3%)	42.8	419^th of 752 public middle schools	44.3%		47.2	367^th of 743 public middle schools	50.6%	52		12.5		55.4	51.7	54.6			38.1	34.6	6.0	96.0	57.3		61.9	100.0		100.0			$8,185	$149	$8,036

Frequently Asked Questions about Jonas Salk Middle School

What district is Jonas Salk Middle School in?

Old Bridge Township School District

Is Jonas Salk Middle School a good school?

Jonas Salk Middle School ranks 215^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Jonas Salk Middle School?

Students at Jonas Salk Middle School are 61% White, 16% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Jonas Salk Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 886 students attended Jonas Salk Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Jonas Salk Middle School attend?

Students who attend Jonas Salk Middle School usually go on to attend Old Bridge High School

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