Old Bridge Township Public Schools

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Old Bridge Township Public Schools
Address
4207 Highway 516
Matawan, NJ 07747
United States
Coordinates40°24′40″N 74°14′22″W / 40.411042°N 74.239377°W / 40.411042; -74.239377Coordinates: 40°24′40″N 74°14′22″W / 40.411042°N 74.239377°W / 40.411042; -74.239377
District information
GradesK-12
SuperintendentDavid Cittadino
Business administratorJoseph J. Marra
Schools15
Students and staff
Enrollment8,899 (as of 2016-17)[1]
Faculty684.0 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio12.6:1
Other information
District Factor GroupFG
Websitehttp://www.oldbridgeadmin.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending		 Rank
(*)		 K-12
average		 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$17,01827$18,891−9.9%
1Budgetary Cost13,5753514,783−8.2%
2Classroom Instruction8,571478,763−2.2%
6Support Services1,793202,392−25.0%
8Administrative Cost1,254211,485−15.6%
10Operations & Maintenance1,638541,783−8.1%
13Extracurricular Activities21437268−20.1%
16Median Teacher Salary66,7206264,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103

The Old Bridge Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Old Bridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2016-17 school year, the district's 15 schools had an enrollment of 8,899 students and 708.00 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[3]

History[]

Old Bridge High School opened in September 1994. It was formed from the merger of Cedar Ridge High School and Madison Central High School, which were the two existing high schools in Old Bridge Township.[4]

Awards and recognition[]

Cheesequake Elementary School was one of nine public schools recognized in 2017 as Blue Ribbon Schools by the United States Department of Education.[5]

Schools[]

Schools in the district (with 2016-17 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[6]) are:[7][8]

Elementary schools (K-5)
  • M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School[9] (274 students)
  • Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School[10] (243)
  • Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School[11] (230)
  • Madison Park Elementary School[12] (261)
  • James A. McDivitt Elementary School[13] (449)
  • Memorial Elementary School[14] (405)
  • William A. Miller Elementary School[15] (330)
  • Walter M. Schirra Elementary School[16] (323)
  • Alan B. Shepard Elementary School[17] (249)
  • Southwood Elementary School[18] (433)
  • Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School[19] (346)
Middle schools (6-8)
High school

Former schools[]

  • Cheesequake Elementary School[23] (287)
    • It was the oldest building in the district. The district felt that the building did not have sufficient parking.[24] In 2019 it had 280 students and 25 students.[25]
    • In January 2019, after the State of New Jersey reduced funding, David Cittadino, the superintendent, announced it would likely close the school.[26] The district was to have $12,000,000 fewer dollars in its budget for a five year period, and the district leadership publicly stated that the state caused Cheesequake to close.[24] The Cheesequake closure would mean the district would spend $750,000 fewer.[27] It closed in 2019.[28] Schools that took former Cheesequake students were Madison Park, McDivitt, Memorial and Shepard.[25] In 2020 Sayreville Public Schools planned to rent the facilities temporarily after the closure.[28]

Administration[]

Core members of the district's administration are:[29][30]

  • David Cittadino, Superintendent
  • Joseph J. Marra, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References[]

  1. ^ a b District information for Old Bridge Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 23, 2014.
  4. ^ Sargeant, Keith. "7:30 p.m. – A high school sports powerhouse e-merges slowly", Home News Tribune, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 23, 1999. Accessed November 7, 2017. "When Madison Central and Cedar Ridge merged in September 1994, most observers agreed that the Knights would rule the local sports scene."
  5. ^ "Nine New Jersey Public Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Award from the U.S. Department of Education", New Jersey Department of Education, September 28, 2017. Accessed October 18, 2017.
  6. ^ School Data for the Old Bridge Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  7. ^ Schools, Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  8. ^ New Jersey School Directory for the Old Bridge Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  9. ^ M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School, Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  10. ^ Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School, Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  11. ^ Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School, Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  12. ^ Madison Park Elementary School, Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  13. ^ James A. McDivitt Elementary School, Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  14. ^ Memorial Elementary School, Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  15. ^ William A. Miller Elementary School, Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  16. ^ Walter M. Schirra Elementary School, Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  17. ^ Alan B. Shepard Elementary School, Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  18. ^ Southwood Elementary School, Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  19. ^ Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School, Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  20. ^ Jonas Salk Middle School, Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  21. ^ Carl Sandburg Middle School, Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  22. ^ Old Bridge High School, Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  23. ^ Cheesequake Elementary School, Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  24. ^ a b "Beloved N.J. elementary school to close and it's blaming the state". nj.com. 2019-01-26. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  25. ^ a b Chang, Kathy (2019-06-18). "Cheesequake students will be relocated to four elementary schools next school year in Old Bridge". . Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  26. ^ "Parents fight to keep beloved Old Bridge elementary school open". News 12 New Jersey. 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  27. ^ Loyer, Susan (2019-06-10). "Old Bridge Public Schools' plan to close Cheesequake Elementary School advances". . Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  28. ^ a b Loyer, Susan (2020-02-06). "Sayreville expected to rent, send students to Old Bridge's Cheesequake Elementary School". . Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  29. ^ Administrative Staff, Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed September 12, 2019.
  30. ^ New Jersey School Directory for Middlesex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.

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