Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340927003518
Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School
11 LIBERTY STREET, OLD BRIDGE, NJ 08857 · (732) 360-4544 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
110 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
62%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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -14.1pp since 2023
Math
58.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.5% | 58.7% |
| 2023-24 | 74.6% | 59.2% |
% 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School
Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School this school | 424 | 25.9% | 57.1% |
| James Johnson Elementary School CHERRY HILL | 457 | 28.9% | 49.5% |
| James A. McDivitt Elementary School OLD BRIDGE | 536 | 23.3% | 51.6% |
| Kingston Elementary School CHERRY HILL | 417 | 32.9% | 49.2% |
| Lenape Meadows MAHWAH | 418 | 18.2% | 65.2% |
| Robert Hunter Elementary School FLEMINGTON | 406 | 22.7% | 54.6% |
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 Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #387 of 1,290 | #35 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #432 of 1,319 ▼ 37 | #40 of 111 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #470 of 1,319 ▼ 297 | #34 of 111 ▼ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #622 of 1,562 | #67 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #541 of 1,390 | #44 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #415 of 1,392 | #67 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #921 of 1,481 | #89 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.8% | #103 of 545 | #6 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
424
+37 (+10%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 424 | 39.6 | 10.7:1 | 26% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 37.7 | 10.5:1 | 21% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 35.7 | 11.0:1 | 16% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 34 | 11.4:1 | 18% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 29.2 | 12.1:1 | 23% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 313 | 22 | 14.2:1 | 19% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 23% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | 27 | 18.2:1 | 12% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 419 | 23 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (354 to 424); teachers up 36% (29.2 to 39.6).
About Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School
Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in OLD BRIDGE, New Jersey, under Old Bridge Township School District. A total of 424 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5.
The 14 schools of Old Bridge Township School District, including Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School, enroll 7,921 students.
Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School is 57% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 16% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 41% White among all Middlesex County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Eligible students account for 26% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in Middlesex County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School are 5.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (57.1% actual, 52.0% predicted).
In the county around the school, Middlesex County, the median household income is $111,549, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Middlesex County is home to 214 public schools and about 129,255 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Jonas Salk Middle School, is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has grown by 37 students since 2020-21, to 424.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- James A. McDivitt Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 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
- James A. McDivitt Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- William A. Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Alan B. Shepard Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Walter M. Schirra Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Jonas Salk Middle School0.4 mi · 886
- Southwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 265
- M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School1.5 mi · 224
- E Raymond Appleby Elementary School1.5 mi · 365
- William A. Miller Elementary School1.5 mi · 314
- Spotswood High School1.5 mi · 762
Frequently asked questions
About Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School?
Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School serve?
Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School?
At Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Black, 16% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School public or private?
Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Old Bridge Township School District.
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