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Southwood Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 64 Southwood Dr, Old Bridge, Middlesex County, 08857

343
Pupils
10.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Southwood Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Old Bridge, Middlesex County. The school has 343 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Old Bridge Township School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Old Bridge Township School District

Enrollment & staffing

Southwood Elementary School enrolls 343 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.

Male students
198 (58%)
Female students
145 (42%)
Teachers (FTE)
33.1
Student-teacher ratio
10.4:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White21763%
Hispanic or Latino5917%
Asian4413%
Black or African American195.5%
Two or more races41.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

70 of the school's 343 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 60 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“5

Southwood Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 12, state house district 12.

School district: Old Bridge Township School District

Southwood Elementary School is one of 14 schools in Old Bridge Township School District, based in Matawan, New Jersey. The district serves 8,092 students district-wide and employs 670 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 343 students, Southwood Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 578 students per school.

8,092
District students
14
Schools
670
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
7%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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