Best Public Schools in East Orange, New Jersey & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2022)				Ranking (2021)				NJSLA-S Science (2022)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2022)							NJSLA Mathematics (2022)						NJSLA Algebra I (2022)			NJSLA Geometry (2022)			NJSLA Algebra II (2022)		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 (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	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	455	32	14.2	74.1%	1 (0.2%)	429 (94.3%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24.6	1017^th of 1345 public elementary schools	24.4%		20.7	1016^th of 1317 public elementary schools	22.9%	1				29.7	41.5						18.7	20.2													$7,509	$993	$6,516
Pride Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	117 Elmwood Ave	East Orange	07018	Essex County	Pride Academy Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 672-3200	299	26	11.6	76.3%	0 (0.0%)	275 (92.0%)	19 (6.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.5	380^th of 745 public middle schools	49.0%		29.3	429^th of 652 public middle schools	34.2%	49	6.7	2.7				26.6	38.7	62.7	56.0				10.7	22.7	45.3	1.8	44.4		44.4						$7,531	$934	$6,597
Johnnie L. Cochran Junior Academy	Public	K-5	190 Midland Avenue	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 395-5975	149	16	9.1	65.1%	1 (0.7%)	126 (84.6%)	16 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	33.3	903^rd of 1345 public elementary schools	32.9%		22.7	973^rd of 1317 public elementary schools	26.1%	70	12.8			36.0	34.8	56.4					36.0	8.7	23.1												$13,977	$413	$13,564
Benjamin Banneker Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	500 South Clinton Street	East Orange	07018	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-4320	491	37	13.2	78.2%	3 (0.6%)	446 (90.8%)	31 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	28.1	964^th of 1345 public elementary schools	28.3%		15.8	1104^th of 1317 public elementary schools	16.2%	140	9.3			46.2	39.5	36.9	47.7	39.4			31.8	12.3	9.3	13.6	3.0										$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	132	13	10.5	25.0%	1 (0.8%)	111 (84.1%)	17 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)								(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	135	14	10.0	35.6%	1 (0.7%)	108 (80.0%)	19 (14.1%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)								(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	1,716	104	16.5	62.3%	9 (0.5%)	1,471 (85.7%)	221 (12.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	11.5	393^rd of 415 public high schools	5.3%		11	380^th of 405 public high schools	6.2%	13										15.1								3.0	2.9		0.9	0.9			$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	593	44	13.4	66.4%	2 (0.3%)	536 (90.4%)	50 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	47.4	165^th of 415 public high schools	60.2%		53.6	135^th of 405 public high schools	66.7%	30		10.1	24.3				55.5	60.3	62.9	68.2				19.0	39.8		40.9	25.3	33.1		12.5	12.3			$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	499	43	11.6	67.3%	4 (0.8%)	288 (57.7%)	199 (39.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	14	1175^th of 1345 public elementary schools	12.6%		14.4	1134^th of 1317 public elementary schools	13.9%	41	6.8			26.9	20.5	30.7					16.9	7.6	8.1												$13,332	$402	$12,930
Shelia Y. Oliver Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	404 North Grove Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5860	394	29	13.5	59.4%	5 (1.3%)	335 (85.0%)	46 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	17	1120^th of 1345 public elementary schools	16.7%		17.4	1073^rd of 1317 public elementary schools	18.5%	47	7.5			27.2	26.1	29.2	25.0	17.2			20.4	15.2	17.1	5.0	5.7										$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	521	37	14.1	69.3%	1 (0.2%)	464 (89.1%)	46 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	20.5	1068^th of 1345 public elementary schools	20.6%		11.7	1177^th of 1317 public elementary schools	10.6%	109	5.6			34.8	37.2	26.7					31.8	14.1	4.2												$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	322	28	11.5	68.0%	0 (0.0%)	270 (83.9%)	51 (15.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.4	1083^rd of 1345 public elementary schools	19.5%		12.3	1166^th of 1317 public elementary schools	11.5%	83	4.3	2.0		42.9	20.7	16.7	30.6	39.2	53.0		17.8	20.7	20.8	4.1	5.9	0.0	25.0		25.0						$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	290	25	11.7	67.2%	1 (0.3%)	245 (84.5%)	41 (14.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.8	1140^th of 1345 public elementary schools	15.2%		16.7	1086^th of 1317 public elementary schools	17.5%	54	5.1			25.0	28.0	38.3					10.5	6.7	9.8												$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	382	34	11.2	72.8%	4 (1.0%)	321 (84.0%)	51 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	26.4	990^th of 1345 public elementary schools	26.4%		19.3	1035^th of 1317 public elementary schools	21.4%	45	14.5			31.6	39.6	50.0					10.5	11.3	20.0												$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	262	20	12.8	70.2%	1 (0.4%)	221 (84.4%)	35 (13.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	20.3	1069^th of 1345 public elementary schools	20.5%		14.9	1123^rd of 1317 public elementary schools	14.7%	54	14.3			19.2	26.1	40.5					17.6	24.4	16.2												$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	267	22	12.0	69.3%	0 (0.0%)	212 (79.4%)	47 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)								(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	450	36	12.5	71.3%	5 (1.1%)	392 (87.1%)	48 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13.8	1179^th of 1345 public elementary schools	12.3%		12.1	1169^th of 1317 public elementary schools	11.2%	10	7.4			18.1	32.1	25.9					11.4	20.8	1.9												$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	732	64	11.4	68.2%	4 (0.5%)	661 (90.3%)	64 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23.2	314^th of 415 public high schools	24.3%		29.6	267^th of 405 public high schools	34.1%	47		3.0	6.6				35.7	41.2	48.0	53.4				5.2	8.9	8.6	57.9	14.1	21.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	33.3	33.3	$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	235	18	13.2	76.2%	4 (1.7%)	196 (83.4%)	30 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	33.3	901^st of 1345 public elementary schools	33.0%		17	1082^nd of 1317 public elementary schools	17.8%	181	20.0			48.9	28.2	31.5					43.5	10.3	22.9												$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	328	28	11.5	69.8%	1 (0.3%)	280 (85.4%)	47 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.5	683^rd of 745 public middle schools	8.3%					(n/a)		0.6							12.1							1.9									$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	390	32	12.2	71.3%	3 (0.8%)	325 (83.3%)	59 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	9.8	718^th of 745 public middle schools	3.6%					(n/a)		3.3						14.3	18.8						6.6	4.7									$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	338	23	14.7	70.4%	0 (0.0%)	292 (86.4%)	42 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)							12.9							1.6											$12,234	$381	$11,853

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Orange	0.82 mi	11	446^th
Bloomfield	0.98 mi	12	309^th
Newark	1.21 mi	90	473^rd
Glen Ridge	1.45 mi	5	26^th
West Orange	1.56 mi	12	266^th

Best Public Schools in East Orange, NJ

East Orange STEM Academy High School

Pride Academy Charter School

J. Garfield Jackson Senior Academy

Johnnie L. Cochran Junior Academy

Benjamin Banneker Academy

Dionne Warwick Institute

East Orange Community Charter School

Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School

Langston Hughes Elementary School

Ecole Toussaint Louverture

Whitney E. Houston Academy

Shelia Y. Oliver Academy

Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary

Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence

Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School

John L. Costley Middle School

East Orange Campus High School

Patrick F. Healy Middle School

Althea Gibson Academy

Gordon Parks Academy

Sojourner Truth Middle School

Wahlstrom Early Childhood Academy

Cities Near East Orange