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Alan B. Shepard Elementary School
33 Bushnell Rd
Old Bridge NJ, 08857, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-360-4499
Ranking: 
(762 out of 1,847, top 41%)*
(762 out of 1,847, top 41%)*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: | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 250 | 267 | 282 | 290 | 292 | 316 | 329 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 22 | 8.8% | 36 | 13.5% | 33 | 11.7% | 39 | 13.4% | 33 | 11.3% | 44 | 13.9% | 37 | 11.2% |
| Grade 1: | 48 | 19.2% | 34 | 12.7% | 49 | 17.4% | 43 | 14.8% | 49 | 16.8% | 48 | 15.2% | 44 | 13.4% |
| Grade 2: | 31 | 12.4% | 53 | 19.9% | 45 | 16.0% | 50 | 17.2% | 45 | 15.4% | 44 | 13.9% | 51 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 47 | 18.8% | 43 | 16.1% | 49 | 17.4% | 46 | 15.9% | 44 | 15.1% | 52 | 16.5% | 52 | 15.8% |
| Grade 4: | 36 | 14.4% | 48 | 18.0% | 44 | 15.6% | 46 | 15.9% | 52 | 17.8% | 52 | 16.5% | 61 | 18.5% |
| Grade 5: | 50 | 20.0% | 44 | 16.5% | 45 | 16.0% | 50 | 17.2% | 52 | 17.8% | 60 | 19.0% | 61 | 18.5% |
| Ungraded: | 16 | 6.4% | 9 | 3.4% | 17 | 6.0% | 16 | 5.5% | 17 | 5.8% | 16 | 5.1% | 23 | 7.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 131 | 52.4% | 144 | 53.9% | 147 | 52.1% | 145 | 50.0% | 154 | 52.7% | 153 | 48.4% | 162 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 119 | 47.6% | 123 | 46.1% | 135 | 47.9% | 145 | 50.0% | 138 | 47.3% | 163 | 51.6% | 163 | 49.5% |
| 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: | 37 | 14.8% | 42 | 15.7% | 47 | 16.7% | 54 | 18.6% | 61 | 20.9% | 57 | 18.0% | 58 | 17.6% |
| Hispanic: | 31 | 12.4% | 30 | 11.2% | 27 | 9.6% | 30 | 10.3% | 29 | 9.9% | 27 | 8.5% | 24 | 7.3% |
| Black: | 13 | 5.2% | 16 | 6.0% | 16 | 5.7% | 19 | 6.6% | 16 | 5.5% | 18 | 5.7% | 19 | 5.8% |
| White: | 168 | 67.2% | 179 | 67.0% | 192 | 68.1% | 187 | 64.5% | 186 | 63.7% | 214 | 67.7% | 228 | 69.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 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: | 36 | 14.4% | 30 | 11.2% | 31 | 11.0% | 35 | 12.1% | 32 | 11.0% | 30 | 9.5% | 25 | 7.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.8% | 6 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.7% | 12 | 3.8% | 13 | 4.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.29 | 14.83 | 15.32 | 18.13 | 17.18 | 12.60 | 19.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 83.9% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 88.0% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 86.6% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 87.4% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 90.8% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 69.6% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.8% | 64.2% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 71.5% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 78.9% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 72.8% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 78.1% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 85.6% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 90.3% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.8% | 91.8% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 89.7% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 80.6% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 79.0% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 84.0% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 83.3% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 81.1% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 86.4% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.5% | 87.6% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 85.8% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 87.5% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 84.6% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 86.4% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.9% | 69.9% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 68.8% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 70.4% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 68.3% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 72.9% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 74.9% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 77.0% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 85.6% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 85.6% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 88.0% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 88.1% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.1% | 72.9% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 84.7% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 85.7% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 83.9% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 83.2% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 84.4% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 87.7% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 90.5% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 90.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 95% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.2% | 97.6% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 93.7% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 96.5% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.8% | 94.4% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 93.8% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 69.7% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 75.4% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 73.9% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.9% | 74.7% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 70.0% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 75.4% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.5% | 87.1% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 80.2% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 80.6% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 82.6% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 85.7% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 86.3% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 86.6% | 79.9% |
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* Alan B. Shepard Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.