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What's one thing Old Bridge High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
2,659
High
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340927003496
Old Bridge High School
4209 ROUTE 516, MATAWAN, NJ 07747 · (732) 290-3900 · Middlesex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,659 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
196 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
732 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 647 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 650 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 667 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 695 | 26% |
Student demographics
64%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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Old Bridge Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
39.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 39.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 35.6% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Old Bridge High School
Old Bridge High School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Bridge High School this school | 2,659 | 27.5% | 39.1% |
| Lenape High School MEDFORD | 1,912 | 22.5% | 46.8% |
| Fair Lawn High School FAIR LAWN | 1,687 | 21.2% | 59.6% |
| Mount Olive High School FLANDERS | 1,520 | 22.4% | 45.7% |
| Washington Township High School SEWELL | 2,105 | 28.2% | 32.0% |
| Cherry Hill High School East CHERRY HILL | 2,120 | 18.4% | 57.5% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 Old Bridge High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #186 of 397 | #12 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #133 of 400 ▲ 22 | #9 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #236 of 395 ▲ 18 | #14 of 27 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,659 | #10 of 442 | #4 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #285 of 388 | #18 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #108 of 389 | #17 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #242 of 405 | #21 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #116 of 200 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,659
-55 (-2%) vs 2020
+120% since 1990-91, when it was 1,211
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 2,659 | 196.2 | 13.6:1 | 28% (732) |
| 2023-24 | 2,637 | 195.8 | 13.5:1 | 21% (555) |
| 2022-23 | 2,707 | 192.5 | 14.1:1 | 19% (508) |
| 2020-21 | 2,714 | 208 | 13.1:1 | 19% (521) |
| 2017-18 | 2,857 | 224 | 12.8:1 | 26% (734) |
| 2015-16 | 2,946 | 220 | 13.4:1 | 26% (773) |
| 2010-11 | 3,052 | 211 | 14.5:1 | 19% (575) |
| 2000-01 | 2,697 | 206 | 13.1:1 | 7% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 1,211 | 98 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Old Bridge High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (2,857 to 2,659); teachers down 12% (224 to 196.2).
About Old Bridge High School
Old Bridge High School is a large high school in Old Bridge Township School District, located in MATAWAN, New Jersey. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 2,659 students. The average for high schools in New Jersey is about 929 students, so this school is 186% above average.
Across its 14 schools, Old Bridge Township School District enrolls 7,921 students. Old Bridge High School is one of those schools.
A majority of students at Old Bridge High School, 54%, are White. The remaining shares are 18% Hispanic, 16% Asian, and 9% Black. Middlesex County as a whole is about 41% White, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Old Bridge High School comes in at 64%.
Old Bridge High School's 196.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.6:1. That ratio is over the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 28%. The average for public schools in Middlesex County is 42%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Old Bridge High School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 39.1% actual against 51.1% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Middlesex County show that median household income is about $111,549, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 214 public schools operate in Middlesex County, serving about 129,255 students.
The closest public school, James A. McDivitt Elementary School, is about 1.7 miles from Old Bridge High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Old Bridge High School is 6th among 6 schools close by.
NCES assigns Old Bridge High School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 2,714 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 2,659.
Discussions about Old Bridge High School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- 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
- Madison Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
Other schools in MATAWAN
- Ravine Drive Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Cheesequake SchoolElementary · 255 students
Nearby schools
- James A. McDivitt Elementary School1.7 mi · 536
- Carl Sandburg Middle School1.7 mi · 926
- Ravine Drive Elementary School1.8 mi · 395
- Cheesequake School2.0 mi · 255
- Alan B. Shepard Elementary School2.3 mi · 276
- David C Abbott Early Learning Center2.5 mi · 218
Frequently asked questions
About Old Bridge High SchoolHow many students attend Old Bridge High School?
Old Bridge High School enrolls approximately 2,659 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Old Bridge High School serve?
Old Bridge High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Old Bridge High School have?
Old Bridge High School employs 196 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Old Bridge High School?
Student demographics at Old Bridge High School are roughly 54% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, 16% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Old Bridge High School in?
Old Bridge High School is part of Old Bridge Township School District.
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