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What's one thing James A. McDivitt Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
536
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340927003504
James A. McDivitt Elementary School
1 MANNY MARTIN WAY, OLD BRIDGE, NJ 08857 · (732) 360-4512 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
125 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
59%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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
54.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 54.7% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 51.8% |
% 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 James A. McDivitt Elementary School
James A. McDivitt Elementary School's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James A. McDivitt Elementary School this school | 536 | 23.3% | 51.6% |
| Copper Hill Elementary School Ringoes | 572 | 21.2% | 59.5% |
| Joseph F Brandt Elementary School HOBOKEN | 632 | 20.7% | 73.6% |
| Mountain View Elementary School FLANDERS | 565 | 21.2% | 54.4% |
| Taylor Mills School Manalapan | 533 | 20.6% | 64.5% |
| Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School OLD BRIDGE | 424 | 25.9% | 57.1% |
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 James A. McDivitt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #487 of 1,290 | #46 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #501 of 1,319 ▲ 13 | #51 of 111 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #565 of 1,319 ▼ 120 | #48 of 111 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #328 of 1,562 | #37 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #769 of 1,390 | #68 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #526 of 1,392 | #73 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #977 of 1,481 | #97 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.9% | #67 of 545 | #4 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
536
+22 (+4%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 536 | 46.3 | 11.6:1 | 23% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 43.3 | 11.9:1 | 16% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 44.3 | 12.0:1 | 18% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | 42 | 12.2:1 | 16% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 35.9 | 11.7:1 | 20% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 41 | 10.9:1 | 22% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 29 | 18.3:1 | 21% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 32 | 18.6:1 | 13% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 554 | 29 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James A. McDivitt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (419 to 536); teachers up 29% (35.9 to 46.3).
About James A. McDivitt Elementary School
James A. McDivitt Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in OLD BRIDGE, New Jersey. Federal data show 536 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll around 405, and this school is 32% bigger than that mark.
The 14 schools in Old Bridge Township School District enroll 7,921 students altogether, James A. McDivitt Elementary School among them.
The share of White students at James A. McDivitt Elementary School is 60%, a majority. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Middlesex County is roughly 41% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
Its ratio of 11.6:1 is based on 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. In all, 23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Middlesex County report 42%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.4% for James A. McDivitt Elementary School. The school posts 51.6%, 1.8 points below the prediction.
In Middlesex County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $111,549 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Middlesex County number 214, with about 129,255 students.
Of the public schools around it, James A. McDivitt Elementary School is closest to Carl Sandburg Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, James A. McDivitt Elementary School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, James A. McDivitt Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% gain, from 514 to 536.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback 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
- Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Madison Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
Other schools in OLD BRIDGE
- Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 926 students
- Jonas Salk Middle SchoolMiddle · 886 students
- Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- William A. Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Alan B. Shepard Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Walter M. Schirra Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Carl Sandburg Middle School0.7 mi · 926
- Alan B. Shepard Elementary School1.0 mi · 276
- Cheesequake School1.2 mi · 255
- Walter M. Schirra Elementary School1.4 mi · 268
- Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School1.6 mi · 211
- Old Bridge High School1.7 mi · 2,659
Frequently asked questions
About James A. McDivitt Elementary SchoolHow large is James A. McDivitt Elementary School?
James A. McDivitt Elementary School enrolls approximately 536 students in grades KG-05.
Is James A. McDivitt Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
James A. McDivitt Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James A. McDivitt Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James A. McDivitt Elementary School is approximately 11.6:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at James A. McDivitt Elementary School?
At James A. McDivitt Elementary School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Black, 14% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is James A. McDivitt Elementary School public or private?
James A. McDivitt Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Old Bridge Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.