East Orange School District

Summary:

The East Orange School District in New Jersey serves over 6,000 students across 19 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district faces significant academic challenges, with student performance lagging behind state averages on most standardized test metrics, particularly in mathematics.

Despite the district's overall struggles, a few schools stand out as performing better than their peers. Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School is the highest-ranked high school in the district, with a 2 out of 5 SchoolDigger star rating and strong performance on many test score metrics. East Orange STEM Academy High School is the second-highest ranked high school, with 3 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars and solid results in English Language Arts and Mathematics. At the elementary level, J. Garfield Jackson Senior Academy is the top-performing school, ranking 786 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools and outperforming the district and state averages on many test score metrics.

Across the district, the data reveals several key challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism (14.9%), low test scores compared to state averages, and very high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (ranging from 50% to over 75%), indicating significant economic disadvantage. However, the fact that some schools are outperforming others within the same district suggests that with the right strategies and resources, the East Orange School District has the potential to improve student outcomes and close the performance gaps.

District Detail

199 4th Ave
East Orange, NJ 07017

(973) 266-5760

SchoolDigger Rank:
509^th of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 8,219

Primary Schools: 13
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)							NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 English Language Arts 9th 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	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benjamin Banneker Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	500 South Clinton Street	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-4320	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	15.2	1169^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.2%		18.4	1097^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.0%	72			10.9	3.0		14.5	39.0	27.5	55.9	55.5	48.5		17.2	16.7	18.6	8.8	25.0	6.1							$10,883	$366	$10,517
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 Campus High School	Public	9-12	344 Prospect Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-7300	1,798	101	17.8	8.5%	50 (2.8%)	1,427 (79.4%)	289 (16.1%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	9 (0.5%)	11 (0.6%)	9.1	421^st of 434 public high schools	3.0%		10	410^th of 429 public high schools	4.4%	11	58.7	17.0			3.3							14.1								3.6	3.6		0.0	0.0	$11,351	$278	$11,073
East Orange STEM Academy High School	Public	6-12	129 Renshaw Avenue	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5900	646	37	17.4	19.0%	3 (0.5%)	566 (87.6%)	67 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	48.3	211^th of 434 public high schools	51.4%		42.7	242^nd of 429 public high schools	43.6%	31		70.5		8.2	35.9				69.4	57.0	67.2	66.7				33.7	23.6		26.7	21.1	24.1	26.8		26.2	$12,197	$272	$11,925
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
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
Langston Hughes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Rhode Island Avenue	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5870	554	36	15.3		7 (1.3%)	474 (85.6%)	64 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	27.1	996^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.1%		26.6	984^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.5%	12			7.3			44.7	48.7	40.2					42.4	20.3	14.6										$10,669	$333	$10,336
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
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
Dionne Warwick Institute	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Central Ave	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5930	379	29	13.0		11 (2.9%)	314 (82.8%)	50 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	32.6	918^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.8%		33.1	903^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	32.5%	15			12.1			30.7	48.0	64.1					32.7	36.0	26.6										$10,897	$446	$10,451
Ecole Toussaint Louverture	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Central Ave	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5940	269	19	14.1	21.9%	4 (1.5%)	209 (77.7%)	49 (18.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	18.4	1118^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.0%		13.8	1169^th of 1338 public elementary schools	12.6%	51			10.7			32.4	34.9	34.5					23.5	26.8	20.6										$12,074	$351	$11,723
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
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
Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School	Public	6-12	35 Winans Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 414-8600	701	62	11.3	12.6%	4 (0.6%)	599 (85.4%)	93 (13.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39.4	269^th of 434 public high schools	38.0%		31.2	300^th of 429 public high schools	30.1%	31		64.0		8.2	14.7				58.1	52.4	65.9	59.8				14.3	13.1	2.0	48.6	14.1	26.3	23.1	1.8	5.8	$14,501	$320	$14,181
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
John L. Costley Middle School	Public	6-8	116 Hamilton St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5660	334	25	13.4	9.9%	15 (4.5%)	235 (70.4%)	76 (22.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	9.4	718^th of 752 public middle schools	4.5%		10.1	704^th of 743 public middle schools	5.2%	14				0.9						8.5	16.7						4.1	12.3							$14,015	$675	$13,340
Patrick F. Healy Middle School	Public	6-8	116 Hamilton St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5670	322	21	15.7	14.0%	20 (6.2%)	231 (71.7%)	67 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	11.1	693^rd of 752 public middle schools	7.8%		9.6	708^th of 743 public middle schools	4.7%	15				1.3						18.4	10.2						9.1	6.1							$11,816	$431	$11,385
Sojourner Truth Middle School	Public	6-8	116 Hamilton St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5665	264	20	13.4	27.3%	12 (4.5%)	194 (73.5%)	53 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)									18.6							4.4									$12,234	$381	$11,853

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East Orange Community Charter School	0.71 mi	1	538^th
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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