Enrollment
276
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340927003498
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School
33 BUSHNELL RD, OLD BRIDGE, NJ 08857 · (732) 360-4499 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
70 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
67.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . -6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.6% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.2% | 67.6% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alan B. Shepard Elementary School
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan B. Shepard Elementary School this school | 276 | 25.4% | 62.8% |
| Southwood Elementary School OLD BRIDGE | 265 | 28.7% | 52.5% |
| Berkeley Elementary WESTWOOD | 277 | 18.1% | 74.3% |
| Little Falls Township Public School # 2 LITTLE FALLS | 343 | 27.1% | N/A |
| G Austin Schoenly Elementary School SPOTSWOOD | 235 | 25.1% | N/A |
| Horace Mann Elementary School CHERRY HILL | 287 | 19.9% | 54.3% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alan B. Shepard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #286 of 1,290 | #24 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #386 of 1,319 ▼ 135 | #31 of 111 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #324 of 1,319 ▼ 106 | #21 of 111 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #1,202 of 1,562 | #107 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #972 of 1,390 | #85 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #463 of 1,392 | #69 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #933 of 1,481 | #91 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.8% | #235 of 545 | #12 of 30 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
276
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 238
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 276 | 22.3 | 12.4:1 | 25% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 24.3 | 11.6:1 | 26% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 22.3 | 12.6:1 | 24% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 24 | 11.4:1 | 24% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 24.7 | 10.1:1 | 24% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 24 | 11.2:1 | 21% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 16 | 18.1:1 | 14% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 15 | 18.9:1 | 8% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 238 | 14 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alan B. Shepard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (249 to 276); teachers down 10% (24.7 to 22.3).
About Alan B. Shepard Elementary School
This page covers Alan B. Shepard Elementary School, a small elementary school in OLD BRIDGE, New Jersey. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 276 students. Elementary schools in New Jersey have about 405 students on average; enrollment here is 32% lower.
The district, Old Bridge Township School District, operates 14 schools serving 7,921 students.
The student body at Alan B. Shepard Elementary School is 57% White. Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. Middlesex County's residents are about 41% White, 16 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Alan B. Shepard Elementary School are from different groups.
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School lists 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.4 students per teacher. The school's 12.4:1 compares with an average of 11.4:1 for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 25% of the student body. The 42% average for public schools in Middlesex County is 17 points higher.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Alan B. Shepard Elementary School outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Alan B. Shepard Elementary School is +10.5 points: 62.8% actual, 52.3% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Middlesex County show that median household income comes to about $111,549, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 214, with about 129,255 students.
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Walter M. Schirra Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Alan B. Shepard Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 276, starting from 273. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.4:1 in 2020-21, and 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
871,290
Census ACS
Median income
$111,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
129,255 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Old Bridge Township School District
- Old Bridge High SchoolHigh · 2,659 students
- Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 926 students
- Jonas Salk Middle SchoolMiddle · 886 students
- James A. McDivitt Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
Other schools in OLD BRIDGE
- Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 926 students
- Jonas Salk Middle SchoolMiddle · 886 students
- James A. McDivitt Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- William A. Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Walter M. Schirra Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Walter M. Schirra Elementary School0.4 mi · 268
- Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School0.6 mi · 211
- Carl Sandburg Middle School0.6 mi · 926
- James A. McDivitt Elementary School1.0 mi · 536
- M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School1.2 mi · 224
- Southwood Elementary School2.0 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About Alan B. Shepard Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Alan B. Shepard Elementary School?
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School enrolls approximately 276 students in grades KG-05.
Is Alan B. Shepard Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Alan B. Shepard Elementary School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Alan B. Shepard Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Alan B. Shepard Elementary School?
Student demographics at Alan B. Shepard Elementary School are roughly 57% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Black, 13% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Alan B. Shepard Elementary School?
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School is overseen by Old Bridge Township School District in Middlesex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.