Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School

As a modestly sized primary school in CLIFFWOOD BEACH, New Jersey, Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School caters to 216 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Old Bridge Township School District. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 47% smaller than typical.

Old Bridge Township School District comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 7,921 students; Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School records that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 11% Black, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.8%; this one delivers 46.9%.

In the surrounding community, Middlesex County reports that median household income runs about $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).

The closest other public school is Memorial Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School has contracted 8%, going from 234 students in 2018 to 216 in 2025.

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