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Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence is an elementary school located in East Orange, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 528 students. The school is part of the East Orange School District, which is ranked 509 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with significantly below-average proficiency rates on state assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates ranged from 13.1% for 3rd grade to 22.4% for 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 44.9% to 52.7%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 11.3% for 4th grade to 19.4% for 3rd grade, compared to the state averages of 46.7% to 49.8%. The school also struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 32.0% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence faces significant challenges, the nearby East Orange Community Charter School and other schools within the East Orange School District, such as Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School and Shelia Y. Oliver Academy, generally perform better on academic measures, suggesting that alternative educational models and targeted interventions may be more effective in addressing the systemic challenges faced by the district.

612

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,332

Per pupil spending ?

61.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

180 Lincoln Street
East Orange, NJ 07017-2503

(973) 414-4170

District: East Orange School District

Students who attend Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence usually attend:

Middle:	John L. Costley Middle School
	Patrick F. Healy Middle School
	Sojourner Truth Middle School
High:	East Orange Campus High School
	East Orange STEM Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.2%

African American:

40.7%

White:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (15% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg28%

New Jersey avg46%

1,283^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the East Orange School District

509^th of 609East Orange School District 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	8.1	1283 of 1347	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1214 of 1338	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1208 of 1342	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1175 of 1345	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1134 of 1317	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1252 of 1360	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1183 of 1353	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	1110 of 1352	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	1130 of 1346	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	1119 of 1357	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.2	1163 of 1363	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.7	1157 of 1367	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	1055 of 1363	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.2	922 of 1360	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.8	921 of 1354	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.2	990 of 1346	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.3	1109 of 1338	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.7	1114 of 1329	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.6	1192 of 1314	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	33.1	1007 of 1303	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.2	1156 of 1298	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	15.3	1022 of 1204	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	266 of 463	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	258 of 469	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	267 of 463	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	269 of 494	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	329 of 456	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	385 of 522	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.9	222 of 517	57.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	525 of 597	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	513 of 559	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	414 of 499	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	337 of 489	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	268 of 463	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	236 of 434	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1228 of 1326	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1178 of 1317	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1153 of 1318	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1155 of 1326	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1137 of 1290	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	1239 of 1331	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1173 of 1333	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	911 of 1032	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	884 of 989	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	874 of 982	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	780 of 953	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	562 of 896	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	739 of 899	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	590 of 870	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	936 of 1023	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	560 of 839	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	682 of 948	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	664 of 942	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1227 of 1318	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1139 of 1313	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1149 of 1315	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1076 of 1324	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1048 of 1297	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1171 of 1335	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	1115 of 1334	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	12.1	952 of 1007	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	502 of 1001	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	0.2	944 of 970	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)43rd percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-33 vs state

Mathematics16%-31 vs state

Science7%-23 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	45 North Arlington Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 414-9222	481	35	13.7		8 (1.7%)	406 (84.4%)	55 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	18	1129^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.2%		14.9	1148^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.2%	19	15.3		36.2	35.2	37.0				27.5	6.8	13.7				$10,050	$430	$9,620
Shelia Y. Oliver Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	404 North Grove Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5860	413	30	13.7	14.8%	9 (2.2%)	323 (78.2%)	66 (16.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	29.6	963^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	28.5%		24.6	1013^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.3%	50	10.7	10.3	43.9	41.2	23.7	75.0	73.6	58.6	36.6	44.1	20.8	21.9	17.6	34.4	$12,075	$362	$11,713
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence

Is Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence a good school?

Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence ranks in the bottom 4.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence attend?

Students who attend Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence usually go on to attend:

Middle : John L. Costley Middle School
Middle : Patrick F. Healy Middle School
Middle : Sojourner Truth Middle School
High : East Orange Campus High School
High : East Orange STEM Academy High School

How many students attend Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence.

What is the racial makeup of Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence?

Students at Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence are 46% Hispanic, 41% African American, 12% White.

What district is Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence in?

East Orange School District

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