Enrollment
211
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340927003522
Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School
ONE SIMS AVENUE, OLD BRIDGE, NJ 08857 · (732) 360-4481 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
57 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 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 49% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +13.9pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 62 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 up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.8% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 54.9% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School
Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School this school | 211 | 27.0% | 47.3% |
| Hazelwood Elementary School MIDDLESEX | 198 | 28.3% | 36.5% |
| G Austin Schoenly Elementary School SPOTSWOOD | 235 | 25.1% | N/A |
| Laurel Springs School LAUREL SPRINGS | 179 | 25.1% | 50.8% |
| Southwood Elementary School OLD BRIDGE | 265 | 28.7% | 52.5% |
| Clara Barton Elementary BORDENTOWN | 202 | 26.2% | N/A |
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 Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #589 of 1,290 | #60 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #497 of 1,319 ▼ 27 | #50 of 111 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #444 of 1,319 ▲ 273 | #30 of 111 ▲ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 211 | #1,377 of 1,562 | #120 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #994 of 1,390 | #86 of 120 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #352 of 1,392 | #62 of 121 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.0% | #906 of 1,481 | #87 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #615 of 798 | #75 of 84 |
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
211
+28 (+15%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 211 | 16.9 | 12.5:1 | 27% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 200 | 15.7 | 12.7:1 | 21% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 182 | 15.2 | 12.0:1 | 16% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 183 | 17 | 10.8:1 | 19% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 222 | 17.1 | 13.0:1 | 23% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 221 | 17 | 13.0:1 | 18% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 234 | 14 | 16.7:1 | 18% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 276 | 13 | 21.2:1 | 11% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 12 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (222 to 211); teachers down 1% (17.1 to 16.9).
About Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School
Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in New Jersey, located in OLD BRIDGE. It enrolled 211 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students each.
Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School is run by Old Bridge Township School District, whose 14 schools enroll 7,921 students.
A majority of students at Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School, 55%, are White. The next largest groups are 21% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 14 points above the 41% share among Middlesex County residents. Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School and a ratio of 12.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 27% of enrollment. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Middlesex County is 15 points.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.3%, compared with a predicted 51.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Middlesex County show that median household income is about $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School is among the 214 public schools in Middlesex County.
The nearest public school is Walter M. Schirra Elementary School, at about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School is 9th among 9 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The number of students grew from 183 to 211 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 12.5 students per teacher, compared with 10.8 in 2020-21.
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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
- Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 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
- Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- William A. Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Alan B. Shepard Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
Nearby schools
- Walter M. Schirra Elementary School0.3 mi · 268
- Alan B. Shepard Elementary School0.6 mi · 276
- M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School1.0 mi · 224
- Carl Sandburg Middle School1.1 mi · 926
- James A. McDivitt Elementary School1.6 mi · 536
- Southwood Elementary School2.0 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About Virgil I. Grissom Elementary SchoolHow large is Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School?
Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School enrolls approximately 211 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School serve?
Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School have?
Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School?
Student demographics at Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School are roughly 55% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School?
Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School is overseen by Old Bridge Township School District in Middlesex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.