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Walter M. Schirra Elementary School

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Walter M. Schirra Elementary School ranks 326 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

326^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Walter M. Schirra Elementary School is a public elementary school in Old Bridge, New Jersey, serving 268 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Old Bridge Township School District, which is ranked 245 out of 609 school districts in the state.

Walter M. Schirra Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in standardized test scores, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. The school has a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools in recent years, and its Asian and male student populations rank in the top 25% and top 20% of the state, respectively. Additionally, the school has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a stable and engaged student population.

The school's academic excellence is further highlighted by its proximity to other high-performing elementary schools within the Old Bridge Township School District, such as Alan B. Shepard Elementary School and M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School. This suggests the district as a whole may have a strong focus on academic achievement and the ability to share best practices across schools. While the school's overall performance is strong, there are opportunities to further improve outcomes for specific student populations, such as special education students and those from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

268

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,693

Per pupil spending ?

14.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

One Awn St
Old Bridge, NJ 08857-1819

(732) 360-4495

District: Old Bridge Township School District

Students who attend Walter M. Schirra Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.1%

Asian:

20.1%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (66% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Old Bridge Township School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg55%

New Jersey avg46%

326^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	77.4	326 of 1347	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	245 of 1338	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	324 of 1342	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	146 of 1345	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.3	163 of 1317	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	43 of 1360	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	63 of 1353	95.3%	★★★★★
2017	87.5	137 of 1352	89.9%	★★★★☆
2016	95.4	19 of 1346	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	91.1	90 of 1357	93.4%	★★★★★
2014	80.8	223 of 1363	83.6%	★★★★☆
2013	81.4	199 of 1367	85.4%	★★★★☆
2012	79.3	240 of 1363	82.4%	★★★★☆
2011	79.5	224 of 1360	83.5%	★★★★☆
2010	83.2	127 of 1354	90.6%	★★★★★
2009	79.6	222 of 1346	83.5%	★★★★☆
2008	74.0	365 of 1338	72.7%	★★★★☆
2007	66.0	581 of 1329	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.1	688 of 1314	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.6	675 of 1303	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	71.8	411 of 1298	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	66.3	501 of 1204	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	91 of 330	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	38 of 340	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	123 of 346	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	78 of 348	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.8	138 of 339	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	146 of 370	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	90 of 370	75.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	346 of 1326	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	233 of 1317	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	303 of 1318	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	236 of 1326	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	333 of 1290	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	56 of 1331	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	93 of 1333	93.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	482 of 1023	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	256 of 1318	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	262 of 1313	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	375 of 1315	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	134 of 1324	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	92.3	72 of 1297	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	58 of 1335	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	76 of 1334	94.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	24.4	705 of 958	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	359 of 970	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	395 of 963	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	458 of 975	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	369 of 976	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	272 of 964	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	34 of 1023	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	73 of 1022	92.9%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2023)26th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts75%+25 vs state

Mathematics73%+26 vs state

Science25%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, October 20, 2018

We have been a part of this school for 7 years. I absolutely love everything about it. Our teachers are beyond fabulous! My children have learned so much! Love, love, love our school! 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
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
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
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
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
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%)	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
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%)	66.7	460^th of 1347 public elementary schools	65.9%		76.2	335^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.0%	125	35.1	45.3	79.3	60.0	62.7	64.1	50.6	$12,225	$63	$12,162
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
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%)	86.8	175^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.0%		74	366^th of 1338 public elementary schools	72.6%	191		91.3	78.7		69.5	68.1		$13,912	$163	$13,749
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)								$16,128	$752	$15,376

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