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East Orange, NJ
Public School Ratings




East Orange Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


East Orange School District details

East Orange School District
199 4th Ave
East Orange, NJ 07017

9,272 Students enrolled in District

20 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

East Orange School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

2

(10 is best)

Better than 11.6% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 26.7% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
44%
33%
50%
15%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Althea Gibson Academy School
490 William Street
East Orange, NJ, 07017
PK-KG
Benjamin Banneker Academy School
500 South Clinton Street
East Orange, NJ, 07018
PK-08
Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School
45 North Arlington Street
East Orange, NJ, 07017
PK-05
Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/high School
35 Winans Street
East Orange, NJ, 07017
06-12
Dionne Warwick Institute School
120 Central Ave
East Orange, NJ, 07018
PK-05
East Orange Campus High School
344 Prospect Street
East Orange, NJ, 07017
09-12
East Orange Stem Academy High School
129 Renshaw Avenue
East Orange, NJ, 07017
06-12
Ecole Toussaint Louverture School
330 Central Ave
East Orange, NJ, 07018
PK-05
Edward T. Bowser Sr. School Of Excellence
180 Lincoln Street
East Orange, NJ, 07017
PK-05
Gordon Parks Academy School
98 Greenwood Ave
East Orange, NJ, 07017
PK-02
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.8% 40.1%
Black 83.3% 15.1%
Hispanic 15.2% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 60.1% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 54.7% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.4% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,886 $119,482,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,815 $35,374,000 12.5%
Staff $2,091 $19,390,000 6.9%
General Administration $301 $2,791,000 1.0%
School Administration $1,631 $15,121,000 5.3%
Operation $2,660 $24,667,000 8.7%
Transportation $6 $60,000 0.0%
Other $672 $6,233,000 2.2%
Total Support $11,177 $103,636,000 36.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,443 $59,738,000 21.1%
Total Expenditures $30,506 $282,856,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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