East Orange Community Charter School

Summary:

East Orange Community Charter School is the sole elementary school serving grades K-4 in the East Orange Community Charter School District in East Orange, New Jersey. With a total enrollment of 431 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past three school years, indicating significant academic challenges.

East Orange Community Charter School has a 1 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, reflecting its below-average performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25% of 3rd-grade students and 48.2% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. Similarly, in Mathematics, only 27.4% of 3rd-grade and 25.3% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better, well below the state averages of 49.8% and 46.7%.

The school faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 76.8% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-to-teacher ratio of 30.7, which may contribute to the academic performance issues. Addressing these challenges will likely require targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes at East Orange Community Charter School.

District Detail

99 Washington Street
East Orange, NJ 07017

(973) 996-0400

SchoolDigger Rank:
538^th of 609 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: K-4
Students: 414

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th 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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	0.23 mi	12	488^th
East Orange School District	0.46 mi	19	509^th
West Orange Public Schools	1.06 mi	13	226^th
Bloomfield Township School District	1.23 mi	11	312^th
Pride Academy Charter School District	1.41 mi	1	318^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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