Old Bridge Township Public Schools
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The Old Bridge Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district
that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Old Bridge Township
, in Middlesex County
, New Jersey
, United States.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's 15 schools had an enrollment of 9,576 students and 710 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.49.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
) are:
Elementary Schools (K-5)
Middle Schools (6-8)
High School
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Old Bridge Township
Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
Old Bridge Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township had a total population of 60,456...
, in Middlesex County
Middlesex County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 750,162 people, 265,815 households, and 190,855 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,422 people per square mile . There were 273,637 housing units at an average density of 884 per square mile...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's 15 schools had an enrollment of 9,576 students and 710 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.49.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...
as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are:
Elementary Schools (K-5)
- M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School (309 students)
- Cheesequake Elementary School (330)
- Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School (179)
- Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School (235)
- Madison Park Elementary School (308)
- James McDivitt Elementary School (479)
- Memorial Elementary School (462)
- William A. Miller Elementary School (398)
- Walter M. Schirra Elementary School (366)
- Alan B. Shepard Elementary School (292)
- Southwood Elementary School (336)
- Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School (437)
Middle Schools (6-8)
- Jonas Salk Middle School (905)
- Carl Sandburg Middle School (1,360)
High School
- Old Bridge High SchoolOld Bridge High SchoolOld Bridge High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Old Bridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Old Bridge Township Public Schools...
for grades 9-12 (3,119)
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:- Dr. Simon M. Bosco, Superintendent
- Nancy Mongon, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
External links
- Old Bridge Township Public Schools
- Data for the Old Bridge Township Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...