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East Orange Community Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-4

1058^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

East Orange Community Charter School is an elementary school serving 431 students in grades K-4 in East Orange, New Jersey, which is part of the East Orange Community Charter School District.

The school faces significant challenges, consistently performing below the state average on standardized tests. For example, in 2024-2025, only 25% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 44.9%, and only 27.4% were proficient in Math compared to 49.8% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 22.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. However, the school's African American students outperform the state average, ranking in the top 30-40% of East Orange Community Charter School elementary schools in ELA, suggesting there may be effective teaching practices or programs in place that could be leveraged to improve outcomes for other subgroups.

The school's lower per-student funding of $7,509, compared to nearby district schools like Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence ($13,332 per student) and Whitney E. Houston Academy ($15,694 per student), may be contributing to the achievement gap. Additionally, the school is located very close (within 0.6 miles) to several other low-performing elementary schools in the East Orange and Orange school districts, indicating a systemic issue in the local education system that requires a more holistic, collaborative approach to improve outcomes.

414

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,509

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

99 Washington Street
East Orange, NJ 07017

(973) 996-0400

District: East Orange Community Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.0%

Hispanic:

6.5%

White:

0.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (31% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg49%

1,058^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

538^th of 609East Orange Community Charter School among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1058 of 1347	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1058 of 1338	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1048 of 1342	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1017 of 1345	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1016 of 1317	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1089 of 1360	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1074 of 1353	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	1141 of 1352	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.9	1029 of 1346	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.3	948 of 1357	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.6	1023 of 1363	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.1	1080 of 1367	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.0	1084 of 1363	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.1	1104 of 1360	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.0	1208 of 1354	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	2.9	1309 of 1346	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.1	1254 of 1338	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	34.5	1040 of 1329	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.2	1098 of 1314	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	71.6	423 of 1303	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	19.2	1106 of 1298	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	2.7	1143 of 1204	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	141 of 463	69.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	177 of 469	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	215 of 463	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	141 of 494	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	52.4	181 of 456	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	184 of 522	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	149 of 517	71.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	956 of 1326	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	931 of 1317	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1065 of 1318	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	869 of 1326	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	964 of 1290	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1128 of 1331	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1016 of 1333	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	552 of 1023	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	480 of 942	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1087 of 1318	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1098 of 1313	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	935 of 1315	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	1111 of 1324	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	929 of 1297	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	934 of 1335	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1055 of 1334	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	13.6	924 of 989	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	924 of 958	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	870 of 949	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	620 of 868	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	975 of 1007	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	935 of 1001	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)70th percentile+48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)7th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-13 vs state

Mathematics26%-22 vs state

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by a citizen
Monday, May 6, 2019

Outwardly polished but if you dare to dig deep it is All for show. Students test scores are reflective of the learning going on #theyarefailingourkids. Performance is is worse or equal to that of any a urban underserveref public school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Orange Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	99 Washington Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 996-0400	414	19	21.7	84.8%	1 (0.2%)	385 (93.0%)	27 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22.3	1058^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.5%		21.1	1058^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.9%				25.0	48.2					27.4	25.3					$7,509	$993	$6,516
Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	231 Park Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4124	423	34	12.6	65.2%	1 (0.2%)	223 (52.7%)	193 (45.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	14.4	1185^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.0%		19.1	1088^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.7%	97	6.3		23.5	39.2	14.2	30.1	25.5		19.6	32.7	12.2	14.5	9.8		$11,933	$426	$11,507
J. Garfield Jackson Senior Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	106 Prospect Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5895	247	19	13.0		6 (2.4%)	199 (80.6%)	36 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	42.1	786^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.6%		40.2	794^th of 1338 public elementary schools	40.7%	8	15.6		63.4	43.6	45.1				58.5	17.9	38.8				$11,552	$450	$11,102
Central Elementary School	Public	K-2	33 Cleveland Street	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4000	369	27	13.9	86.7%	2 (0.5%)	91 (24.7%)	275 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Althea Gibson Academy	Public	PK-K	490 William Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-7017	144	10	15.1	3.5%	7 (4.9%)	115 (79.9%)	21 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)															$14,410	$279	$14,131
Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Lincoln Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 414-4170	612	37	16.7		72 (11.8%)	249 (40.7%)	283 (46.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	8.1	1283^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	4.8%		11.5	1214^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.3%	69	7.2		13.1	17.6	22.4				19.4	11.3	15.7				$13,332	$402	$12,930
Oakwood Avenue Community School	Public	PK, KG-7	135 Oakwood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4095	272	28	9.7	75.0%	2 (0.7%)	175 (64.3%)	89 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	12.7	1206^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.5%		12.8	1188^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.2%	18	5.0		22.7	27.2	25.0	45.8	41.4		8.3	12.5	5.0	16.7	23.3		$10,552	$432	$10,120
Cleveland Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	355 Cleveland St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4100	255	31	8.2	75.3%	0 (0.0%)	127 (49.8%)	126 (49.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20.6	1090^th of 1347 public elementary schools	19.1%		14.1	1164^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.0%	74	0.0		44.8	32.4	26.9	48.8	50.0		13.3	21.0	18.5	21.4	32.4		$11,904	$437	$11,467
Whitney E. Houston Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	215 Dodd St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5880	385	30	12.8	14.0%	4 (1.0%)	314 (81.6%)	58 (15.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	30.2	952^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	29.3%		24.1	1018^th of 1338 public elementary schools	23.9%	66	15.4	2.3	44.5	56.1	43.6	37.5	34.1	52.3	37.7	41.5	20.5	10.7	23.4	6.1	$15,694	$451	$15,243
Wahlstrom Early Childhood Academy	Public	PK-K	340 Prospect Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 395-1210	157	13	12.5	31.8%	6 (3.8%)	131 (83.4%)	16 (10.2%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$14,296	$269	$14,027

Frequently Asked Questions about East Orange Community Charter School

How many students attend East Orange Community Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended East Orange Community Charter School.

Is East Orange Community Charter School a good school?

East Orange Community Charter School ranks in the bottom 21.5% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of East Orange Community Charter School?

Students at East Orange Community Charter School are 93% African American, 7% Hispanic.

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