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Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School

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Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School ranks 633 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

633^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School is a public elementary school in Keyport, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Old Bridge Township School District. The school has shown mixed academic performance, with strengths in certain grade levels and student subgroups, but also areas of concern.

While the school's 3rd and 4th-grade proficiency rates in ELA and Math are generally higher than the state average, they are often lower than the Old Bridge Township School District averages. However, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science are consistently lower than both the district and state averages, particularly in Science, where only 18.7% of students are proficient or better, compared to 29.1% for the district and 30.1% for the state. The school's performance on standardized tests is also inconsistent across grade levels, suggesting a need to focus on improving the outcomes of upper-elementary students.

Another area of concern is the school's rising chronic absenteeism rate, which increased from 8.7% in 2020-2021 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, higher than the Old Bridge Township School District average of 13.8%. Compared to nearby schools, such as Memorial Elementary School, Keyport Central School, and Raritan Valley School, Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School generally performs at a similar or slightly lower level on standardized tests, with the notable exception of the 5th-grade Science assessment.

216

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,805

Per pupil spending ?

50%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 Birchwood Drive
Keyport, NJ 07735-6123

(732) 290-3881

District: Old Bridge Township School District

Students who attend Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carl Sandburg Middle School
High:	Old Bridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.8%

Hispanic:

22.2%

Asian:

15.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the New Jersey average

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg55%

New Jersey avg46%

633^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	53.6	633 of 1347	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	560 of 1338	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	848 of 1342	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	898 of 1345	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	829 of 1317	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.2	428 of 1360	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	494 of 1353	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.9	660 of 1352	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.7	649 of 1346	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.4	700 of 1357	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.2	753 of 1363	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.8	747 of 1367	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.9	659 of 1363	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.6	710 of 1360	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	68.5	488 of 1354	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.9	725 of 1346	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	71.2	433 of 1338	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.0	621 of 1329	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.4	451 of 1314	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.9	623 of 1303	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.7	776 of 1298	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	79.5	233 of 1204	80.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	0.8	319 of 340	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.0	327 of 346	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	330 of 339	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	427 of 1326	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	358 of 1317	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	41.4	755 of 1318	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	885 of 1326	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	800 of 1290	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.1	384 of 1331	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	403 of 1333	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	228 of 1032	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	308 of 953	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.5	99 of 870	88.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	94 of 1023	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	94 of 939	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	49.4	404 of 910	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	213 of 863	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	192 of 839	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	90.5	45 of 948	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	38 of 942	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	766 of 1318	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	693 of 1313	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	809 of 1315	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	863 of 1324	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	820 of 1297	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	469 of 1335	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	596 of 1334	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	29.2	647 of 989	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	699 of 958	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	698 of 949	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	585 of 970	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	506 of 963	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	781 of 975	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	780 of 976	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	683 of 964	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.4	321 of 1023	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	440 of 1022	56.9%	★★★☆☆

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+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2024)35th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2024)6th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+7 vs state

Mathematics49%~ state avg

Science19%-11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, July 2, 2021

This school is the best. I am only here a couple of years and they are like second home to my family. teachers work really hard to give students great education and the principal and Secretary are very helpful. The PTA is very good and they believe is giving back a lot. The technology is tops and provide every kid one laptop. Never leaving Cliffwood Beach. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, July 10, 2019

horrible school and staff.If you want your kid to be bullied and harassed this is the school.Many complaints filed and superintendent is useless too. STAY AWAY IF YOU LOVE YOU CHILD.... 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)						NJSLA Algebra I (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 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 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 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	53.6	633^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	53.0%		58.5	560^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.1%	73	18.7		51.5	63.9	57.8				62.8	52.8	35.5						$12,805	$1,097	$11,708
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%)	60	535^th of 1347 public elementary schools	60.3%		63.1	504^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.3%	31	26.1		56.0	65.2	61.9				50.9	52.2	50.8						$13,387	$816	$12,571
Cliffwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	422 Cliffwood Avenue	Cliffwood	07721	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 705-5600	358	33	10.9	49.4%	162 (45.3%)	53 (14.8%)	94 (26.3%)	28 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	48.6	701^st of 1347 public elementary schools	48.0%		42.1	767^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.7%	66			47.1						46.3								$17,457	$548	$16,909
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
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-3	601 Ernston Road	Parlin	08859	Middlesex County	Sayreville School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 525-5230	488	40	12.2	46.1%	183 (37.5%)	83 (17.0%)	92 (18.9%)	97 (19.9%)	7 (1.4%)	6 (1.2%)	20 (4.1%)	52	652^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	51.6%		53.8	623^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	53.4%	29			41.4						56.2								$6,725	$153	$6,572
Keyport Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	335 Broad Street	Keyport	07735	Monmouth County	Keyport School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 212-6100	605	68	8.9	47.3%	257 (42.5%)	35 (5.8%)	274 (45.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	47.9	708^th of 1347 public elementary schools	47.4%		50.8	655^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.0%	53	20.4	5.7	51.0	47.2	38.9	57.2	62.0	41.5	50.0	47.2	46.3	46.5	40.0	9.1	80.0	80.0	$10,296	$571	$9,725
Raritan Valley School	Public	1-4	37 Cresci Blvd	Hazlet	07730	Monmouth County	Hazlet Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 264-1333	241	19	12.3	17.4%	181 (75.1%)	5 (2.1%)	45 (18.7%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	65.6	472^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	65.0%		72.4	389^th of 1338 public elementary schools	70.9%	83			55.4	59.3					60.7	55.4							$10,336		$10,336
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
Cambridge Park Elementary School	Public	PK-K	One Crest Way	Aberdeen	07747	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 705-4000	286	26	11.0	19.6%	159 (55.6%)	16 (5.6%)	75 (26.2%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)								(n/a)																	$22,683	$380	$22,303
Strathmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	282 Church Street	Aberdeen	07747	Monmouth County	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 705-5900	481	35	13.8	23.9%	318 (66.1%)	20 (4.2%)	106 (22.0%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	64.2	489^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.7%		62.6	510^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.9%	21			58.0						53.1								$11,082	$89	$10,993

Frequently Asked Questions about Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School

Is Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School a good school?

Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School ranks 633^rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 216 students attended Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School?

Students at Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School are 47% White, 22% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 11% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carl Sandburg Middle School
High : Old Bridge High School

What district is Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School in?

Old Bridge Township School District

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