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Shelia Y. Oliver Academy

Q: Is Shelia Y. Oliver Academy a good school?

Shelia Y. Oliver Academy ranks 963 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

963^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Shelia Y. Oliver Academy is an elementary school located in East Orange, New Jersey, serving grades PK-8 with a student population of 438. 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.

Shelia Y. Oliver Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on NJSLA assessments across all grade levels and subjects. The school's proficiency rates range from 20.8% to 75% in ELA and 17.6% to 44.1% in Math, compared to the state averages of 44.9% to 57.1% in ELA and 20.7% to 49.8% in Math. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 32.0%, and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While the nearby schools in the East Orange School District, such as Gordon Parks Academy, Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence, and Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures and have high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting systemic challenges within the district, some schools, like Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School and J. Garfield Jackson Senior Academy, perform better than Shelia Y. Oliver Academy, indicating that there may be opportunities for improvement within the district.

413

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,075

Per pupil spending ?

14.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

404 North Grove Street
East Orange, NJ 07017-4518

(973) 266-5860

District: East Orange School District

Students who attend Shelia Y. Oliver Academy 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:

African American:

78.2%

Hispanic:

16.0%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (35% vs 44% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 15% New Jersey)

!Science scores 14 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

963^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

333^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 29 pts since 2023

From bottom 27% (2023) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	963 of 1347	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1013 of 1338	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1093 of 1342	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1120 of 1345	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1073 of 1317	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1113 of 1360	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1004 of 1353	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.6	832 of 1352	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.1	950 of 1346	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.5	1194 of 1357	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.8	1250 of 1363	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.8	1133 of 1367	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.8	1096 of 1363	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.0	1072 of 1360	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.9	1078 of 1354	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.5	1169 of 1346	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	6.6	1260 of 1338	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.6	1206 of 1329	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.7	1215 of 1314	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.6	1247 of 1303	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.7	1215 of 1298	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.8	1114 of 1204	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	168 of 463	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	155 of 469	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	178 of 463	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	260 of 494	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	149 of 456	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	167 of 522	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	120 of 517	76.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	725 of 1326	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	844 of 1317	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	965 of 1318	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1065 of 1326	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1035 of 1290	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1006 of 1331	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	804 of 1333	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	493 of 1032	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	600 of 989	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	472 of 982	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	535 of 1023	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	579 of 939	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	529 of 910	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	657 of 863	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.2	412 of 839	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	494 of 948	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	387 of 942	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1086 of 1318	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1053 of 1313	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1095 of 1315	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1108 of 1324	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	936 of 1297	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1122 of 1335	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1096 of 1334	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	23.7	733 of 989	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	913 of 958	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	333 of 752	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	390 of 743	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	548 of 748	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	40 of 359	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	100 of 352	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.4	139 of 361	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	270 of 356	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.1	123 of 291	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	336 of 728	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	395 of 717	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	551 of 720	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	641 of 726	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	485 of 625	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	108 of 613	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	140 of 584	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	16.5	483 of 568	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	456 of 549	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	398 of 467	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	289 of 726	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	275 of 719	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.4	502 of 718	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.9	699 of 730	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	489 of 635	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)64th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2024)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)89th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-4 vs state

Mathematics29%-12 vs state

Science11%-14 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
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
Gordon Parks Academy	Public	PK, KG-2	98 Greenwood Ave	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5950	268	19	14.1	23.5%	6 (2.2%)	213 (79.5%)	43 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)								(n/a)															$14,219	$493	$13,726
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
Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary	Public	3-5	1 Grove Place	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 673-5410	245	20	12.2	12.7%	1 (0.4%)	178 (72.7%)	59 (24.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	21.1	1078^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.0%		12.5	1194^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.8%	116	10.0		21.9	42.9	47.0				28.8	22.4	27.5				$12,399	$450	$11,949
Salome Urena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	284 First Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8280	516	30	17.2	87.0%	12 (2.3%)	38 (7.4%)	441 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	16.8	1149^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.7%		15.1	1141^st of 1338 public elementary schools	14.7%	8	13.0	6.0	25.5	39.6	28.3	14.6	43.5	38.7	29.4	34.7	21.7	7.6	17.4	20.0	$12,232	$137	$12,095
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
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
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
Carteret Elementary School	Public	K-6	158 Grove Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8580	383	45	8.6	72.6%	33 (8.6%)	68 (17.8%)	264 (68.9%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	46	725^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.2%		36.7	847^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.7%	122	25.6		39.3	56.6	63.4	64.6			35.5	46.6	45.5	22.0			$7,694	$511	$7,183
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Shelia Y. Oliver Academy

Is Shelia Y. Oliver Academy a good school?

Shelia Y. Oliver Academy ranks 963^rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Shelia Y. Oliver Academy in?

East Orange School District

What schools do graduates of Shelia Y. Oliver Academy attend?

Students who attend Shelia Y. Oliver Academy 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 Shelia Y. Oliver Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Shelia Y. Oliver Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Shelia Y. Oliver Academy?

Students at Shelia Y. Oliver Academy are 78% African American, 16% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

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