Jonas Salk Middle School

As a high-enrollment 6-8 campus in OLD BRIDGE, New Jersey, Jonas Salk Middle School enrolls 886 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Old Bridge Township School District. That puts it 53% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 578 students.

Jonas Salk Middle School is one of 14 schools operated by Old Bridge Township School District, a district that hosts 7,921 students overall.

Demographically, Jonas Salk Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 61%; the rest comes out to 16% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 41% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. The state averages about 10.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Middlesex County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jonas Salk Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.8%.

Around the school, census data for Middlesex County shows the typical household earns roughly $111,549 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Jonas Salk Middle School is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).

Nearest neighbor: Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jonas Salk Middle School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jonas Salk Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jonas Salk Middle School has edged down 9%, going from 979 students in 2018 to 886 in 2025.

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