Walter M. Schirra Elementary School
One Awn St
Old Bridge NJ, 08857, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-360-4495
Ranking: 
(528 out of 1,847, top 29%)*
(528 out of 1,847, top 29%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Old Bridge Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 351 | 360 | 332 | 374 | 366 | 369 | 373 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 21 | 6.0% | 31 | 8.6% | 28 | 8.4% | 43 | 11.5% | 48 | 13.1% | 53 | 14.4% | 35 | 9.4% |
| Grade 1: | 48 | 13.7% | 56 | 15.6% | 52 | 15.7% | 63 | 16.8% | 69 | 18.9% | 51 | 13.8% | 51 | 13.7% |
| Grade 2: | 63 | 17.9% | 57 | 15.8% | 59 | 17.8% | 74 | 19.8% | 56 | 15.3% | 54 | 14.6% | 57 | 15.3% |
| Grade 3: | 57 | 16.2% | 66 | 18.3% | 73 | 22.0% | 59 | 15.8% | 55 | 15.0% | 62 | 16.8% | 60 | 16.1% |
| Grade 4: | 67 | 19.1% | 76 | 21.1% | 55 | 16.6% | 54 | 14.4% | 65 | 17.8% | 62 | 16.8% | 71 | 19.0% |
| Grade 5: | 75 | 21.4% | 57 | 15.8% | 55 | 16.6% | 66 | 17.6% | 67 | 18.3% | 73 | 19.8% | 75 | 20.1% |
| Ungraded: | 20 | 5.7% | 17 | 4.7% | 10 | 3.0% | 15 | 4.0% | 6 | 1.6% | 14 | 3.8% | 24 | 6.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 175 | 49.9% | 183 | 50.8% | 167 | 50.3% | 191 | 51.1% | 189 | 51.6% | 196 | 53.1% | 203 | 54.4% |
| Female: | 176 | 50.1% | 177 | 49.2% | 165 | 49.7% | 183 | 48.9% | 177 | 48.4% | 173 | 46.9% | 166 | 44.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 84 | 23.9% | 89 | 24.7% | 79 | 23.8% | 81 | 21.7% | 83 | 22.7% | 87 | 23.6% | 86 | 23.1% |
| Hispanic: | 18 | 5.1% | 21 | 5.8% | 23 | 6.9% | 32 | 8.6% | 32 | 8.7% | 37 | 10.0% | 36 | 9.7% |
| Black: | 13 | 3.7% | 15 | 4.2% | 13 | 3.9% | 17 | 4.5% | 14 | 3.8% | 17 | 4.6% | 18 | 4.8% |
| White: | 235 | 67.0% | 234 | 65.0% | 216 | 65.1% | 243 | 65.0% | 237 | 64.8% | 228 | 61.8% | 233 | 62.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 6.0% | 22 | 6.1% | 17 | 5.1% | 18 | 4.8% | 15 | 4.1% | 10 | 2.7% | 10 | 2.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 3.7% | 9 | 2.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 8 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.2% | 14 | 3.8% | 10 | 2.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.94 | 15.65 | 15.68 | 19.28 | 19.26 | 13.20 | 20.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 83.9% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 88.0% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 86.6% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 87.4% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95% | 90.8% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 69.6% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 64.2% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 71.5% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 78.9% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 72.8% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.4% | 78.1% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85% | 85.6% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 90.3% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 91.8% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 89.7% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 80.6% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 79.0% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 84.0% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 83.3% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 81.1% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 86.4% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 87.6% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 85.8% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 87.5% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 84.6% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.2% | 86.4% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 69.9% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 68.8% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 70.4% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 68.3% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 72.9% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 74.9% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.5% | 77.0% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 85.6% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 85.6% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 88.0% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 88.1% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 72.9% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 84.7% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 85.7% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 83.9% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 83.2% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.6% | 84.4% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 87.7% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 90.5% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.2% | 90.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 95% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 97.6% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.2% | 93.7% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.3% | 96.5% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.0% | 94.4% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.5% | 93.8% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 69.7% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 75.4% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 73.9% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 74.7% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 70.0% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 75.4% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 87.1% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 80.2% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 80.6% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 82.6% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 85.7% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 86.3% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 86.6% | 79.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Walter M. Schirra Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.