Editing Old Bridge Township, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
The [[Old Bridge Township Public Schools]] serve students in [[kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/713782/0110_Identification.pdf Old Bridge Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification], Old Bridge Public Schools, updated June 27, 2000. Accessed May 2, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades K through 12 in the Old Bridge Township School District. Composition: The Old Bridge Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Old Bridge Township."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of 14 schools, had an enrollment of 8,096 students and 670.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3409270&DistrictID=3409270 District information for Old Bridge Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409270 School Data for the Old Bridge Township Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>) are 
M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School<ref>[https://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/o/ces M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School], Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed May 2, 2024.</ref> (with 226 students in grades K–5), 
Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School<ref>[https://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/o/cooper Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School], Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed May 2, 2024.</ref> (196; K–5), 
Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School<ref>[https://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/o/viges Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School], Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed May 2, 2024.</ref> (182; K–5), 
Madison Park Elementary School<ref>[https://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/o/mpe Madison Park Elementary School], Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed May 2, 2024.</ref> (285; K–5), 
James A. McDivitt Elementary School<ref>[https://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/o/jmes James A. McDivitt Elementary School], Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed May 2, 2024.</ref> (532; K–5), 
Memorial Elementary School<ref>[https://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/o/mes Memorial Elementary School], Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed May 2, 2024.</ref> (417; K–5), 
William A. Miller Elementary School<ref>[https://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/o/wmes William A. Miller Elementary School], Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed May 2, 2024.</ref> (332; K–5), 
Walter M. Schirra Elementary School<ref>[https://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/o/wses Walter M. Schirra Elementary School], Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed May 2, 2024.</ref> (269; K–5), 
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School<ref>[https://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/o/ases Alan B. Shepard Elementary School], Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed May 2, 2024.</ref> (280; K–5), 
Southwood Elementary School<ref>[https://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/o/ses Southwood Elementary School], Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed May 2, 2024.</ref> (343; K–5), 
Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School<ref>[https://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/o/rves Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School], Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed May 2, 2024.</ref> (394; K–5), 
Jonas Salk Middle School<ref>[https://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/o/jsms Jonas Salk Middle School], Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed May 2, 2024.</ref> (903; 6–8), 
Carl Sandburg Middle School<ref>[https://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/o/csms Carl Sandburg Middle School], Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed May 2, 2024.</ref> (981; 6–8) and 
[[Old Bridge High School]]<ref>[https://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/o/obhs Old Bridge High School], Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed May 2, 2024.</ref> (2,707; 9–12).<ref>[https://www.oldbridgeadmin.org/page/principal-school-address Principal / School Address], Old Bridge Township Public Schools. Accessed May 2, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3845 New Jersey School Directory for the Old Bridge Township Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/23/3845 School Performance Reports for the Old Bridge Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref>

Eighth grade students from all of Middlesex County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the [[Middlesex County Magnet Schools]], a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at its schools in [[East Brunswick Magnet School|East Brunswick]], [[Edison Academy Magnet School|Edison]], [[Perth Amboy Magnet School|Perth Amboy]], [[Piscataway Magnet School|Piscataway]] and [[Woodbridge Academy Magnet School|Woodbridge Township]], with no tuition charged to students for attendance.<ref>Heyboer, Kelly. [https://www.nj.com/news/g66l-2019/02/1b0ab48c995308/how-to-get-your-kid-a-seat-in-one-of-njs-hardesttogetinto-high-schools.html "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 23, 2019. Accessed February 8, 2025. "Middlesex County has two stand-alone career academies for high-achieving students: the Academy for Science, Math and Engineering Technology, located on the campus of Middlesex County College in Edison, and the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge. How to apply: Students must attend a mandatory information session and submit an application by November of their 8th grade year."</ref><ref>[https://www.mcmsnj.net/about About Our Schools], [[Middlesex County Magnet Schools]]. Accessed February 8, 2025. "These high schools are free public schools that offer hands-on, integrated learning opportunities for students in grades 9-12 interested in all types of careers as well as higher education. Any student who resides anywhere in Middlesex County's 25 municipalities student may apply to the school district. If accepted, the home school district will permit the student to attend and will organize daily transportation at no cost to the student's family."</ref>

Multiple private schools operate in the township.<ref>[http://www.oldbridge.com/schools Old Bridge Township Public Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218032116/http://www.oldbridge.com/schools |date=December 18, 2019 }}, Old Bridge Township. Accessed December 17, 2019.</ref> Calvary Christian School serves students in grades K–10, operating within Calvary Chapel Old Bridge.<ref>[https://www.ccsnj.net/general.html Who We Are] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218031904/https://www.ccsnj.net/general.html |date=December 18, 2019 }}, Calvary Christian School. Accessed December 17, 2019. "Calvary Christian School is a ministry of Calvary Chapel Old Bridge."</ref> St. Ambrose School<ref>[https://stambroseschool.net/our-mission Our Mission] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218031926/https://stambroseschool.net/our-mission |date=December 18, 2019 }}, Saint Ambrose School. Accessed December 17, 2019. "St. Ambrose offers full day programs in grades pre-K 3 through 8, as well as before & after care."</ref> and St. Thomas the Apostle School<ref>[http://sttaob.com/stob/About/ About] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218031922/http://sttaob.com/stob/About/ |date=December 18, 2019 }}, St. Thomas School. Accessed December 17, 2019.</ref> are Pre-K–8 Catholic elementary schools that operate under the supervision of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]].<ref>[https://diometuchen.org/assets/Uploads/Documents/Schools/ListofSchools2018.pdf Schools in the Diocese of Metuchen Listed by County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204202806/https://diometuchen.org/assets/Uploads/Documents/Schools/ListofSchools2018.pdf |date=December 4, 2019 }}, [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen]]. Accessed December 15, 2019.</ref> St. Thomas the Apostle School was recognized in 2018 by the [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]] of the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>[https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/reports/2019/1982_to_2019_nbrs_schools.pdf National Blue Ribbon Schools Program School Recognized 1982 Through 2019] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203204317/https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/reports/2019/1982_to_2019_nbrs_schools.pdf |date=December 3, 2019 }}, [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]]. Accessed December 17, 2019.</ref>