Alan B. Shepard Elementary School

Alan B. Shepard Elementary School operates as a cozy elementary school in OLD BRIDGE, New Jersey, run under Old Bridge Township School District. Current enrollment sits at 276 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 32% below the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Old Bridge Township School District comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 7,921 students; Alan B. Shepard Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Alan B. Shepard Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 57%; the rest breaks down as 20% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 41% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Alan B. Shepard Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Alan B. Shepard Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Middlesex County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Alan B. Shepard Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.3%, the actual is 62.8%, a residual of +10.5 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put the typical household earns roughly $111,549 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Middlesex County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students), of which Alan B. Shepard Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Walter M. Schirra Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Alan B. Shepard Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 51.1%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 11%: 249 students in 2018 compared to 276 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.