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West Orange Public Schools

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At a glance

238^thof 607 New Jersey districts▼ 12

Better than 60% of New Jersey districts

Elementary 7 Middle 3 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

179 Eagle Rock Ave.
West Orange, NJ 07052·(973) 669-5400·All New Jersey district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 60.8% of districts

Schools

6,616

Students

Top rankedSt. Cloud Elementary School149^th of 1,331 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hazel Avenue Elementary School up 87 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Roosevelt Middle School 8.2 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Edison Middle School

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

West Orange Public Schools includes 11 schools—seven elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school—for families in West Orange. In 2025–2026, elementary schools averaged 62% in ELA and 61% in math across grades 3–5, above state averages of 49% and 47%; middle-school averages were 56% in ELA and 36% in math, compared with 53% and 34% statewide. The most important finding is that elementary results differ substantially by school: ELA averages span 32 points, from St. Cloud Elementary School to Washington Elementary School.

St. Cloud leads elementary ELA at 77% and fifth-grade science at 57%; Mount Pleasant Elementary School narrowly leads math at 71%, just ahead of St. Cloud at 71%. Gregory Elementary School is also strong, averaging 75% in ELA and 69% in math, and has the highest listed SchoolDigger ranking: the 88th percentile. At the other end, Washington averages 46% in ELA and 44% in math, below state averages in both. Kelly Elementary School is more mixed: its ELA average is 47%, while its math average is 52%. In middle school, Roosevelt Middle School leads ELA at 61%, while Edison Middle School leads math at 40%. At West Orange High School, Geometry proficiency is 79%, well above the state’s 50%, but Algebra II is 3%, far below the state’s 53%.

Recent elementary trends differ by subject: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA fell about 4 points on average while math rose about 3. Individual changes also vary: Mount Pleasant’s ELA average fell about 12 points, while Hazel Avenue Elementary School’s math average rose about 8. SchoolDigger’s ranking history also differs: Gregory rose 5 percentile points from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, while Liberty Middle School fell 7. As context, the 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 15% at St. Cloud and 75% at Washington; these figures describe school context, not the cause of results.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)							NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)					NJSLA Geometry (2026)			NJSLA Algebra II (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	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
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	9 Manger Road	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5480	349	35	9.9	32.7%	62 (17.8%)	110 (31.5%)	112 (32.1%)	30 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.7%)	77.4	316^th of 1331 public elementary schools	76.3%		84.9	199^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.2%	117			31.4			61.9	69.5	61.2					71.4	72.9	68.7																$16,825	$106	$16,719
West Orange High School	Public	9-12	51 Conforti Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5301	2,106	188	11.2	44.0%	314 (14.9%)	795 (37.7%)	776 (36.8%)	89 (4.2%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	115 (5.5%)	50	193^rd of 434 public high schools	55.5%		50.8	197^th of 434 public high schools	54.6%	4	77.7	61.7			27.6							52.3									26.9		26.9		79.3	79.3		3.4		3.3	$18,229	$114	$18,115
Edison Middle School	Public	6-8	75 William St	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5360	477	53	8.9	42.6%	94 (19.7%)	137 (28.7%)	195 (40.9%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.5%)	60.1	263^rd of 743 public middle schools	64.6%					(n/a)				15.0					62.4	62.7	45.0					49.6	35.6	34.4	100.0				97.4								$17,145	$108	$17,037
Roosevelt Middle School	Public	6-8	36 Gilbert Pl	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5373	457	56	8.2	43.8%	84 (18.4%)	160 (35.0%)	173 (37.9%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.3%)	61.6	252^nd of 743 public middle schools	66.1%		62	260^th of 752 public middle schools	65.4%	8				26.0					68.9	59.8	54.4					48.5	36.5	26.1	90.0	81.3			85.5				45.9			45.9	$23,264	$158	$23,106
Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Gregory Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5397	484	41	11.9	18.8%	171 (35.3%)	118 (24.4%)	132 (27.3%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.1%)	87.5	156^th of 1331 public elementary schools	88.3%		85.5	188^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.0%	32			55.4			76.3	70.3	79.7					70.0	67.9	67.5																$13,011	$110	$12,901
Hazel Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 Hazel Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 669-5448	334	34	9.7	58.7%	50 (15.0%)	93 (27.8%)	166 (49.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	62	533^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	60.0%		54.7	620^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.0%	87			35.1			48.5	56.3	59.5					42.5	58.3	62.2																$17,108	$1,609	$15,499
Kelly Elementary School	Public	K-5	555 Pleasant Valley Way	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5452	451	50	9.0	43.0%	44 (9.8%)	155 (34.4%)	188 (41.7%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (11.1%)	48	690^th of 1331 public elementary schools	48.2%		53.8	630^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.2%	60			17.8			60.7	33.8	47.2					62.8	38.7	54.7																$21,087	$284	$20,803
Redwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	75 Redwood Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5457	446	43	10.4	30.7%	99 (22.2%)	149 (33.4%)	132 (29.6%)	28 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	81.1	259^th of 1331 public elementary schools	80.5%		80.7	278^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.4%	19			50.0			62.3	60.0	79.1					62.9	70.0	64.7																$18,375	$124	$18,251
St. Cloud Elementary School	Public	K-5	71 Sheridan Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5393	436	37	11.7	14.7%	115 (26.4%)	137 (31.4%)	90 (20.6%)	36 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.1%)	87.9	149^th of 1331 public elementary schools	88.8%		84.6	207^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.6%	58			57.0			86.6	71.0	73.9					79.2	58.1	75.3																$14,576	$86	$14,490
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	289 Main St	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 669-5385	414	46	9.0	74.6%	12 (2.9%)	123 (29.7%)	258 (62.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	42.4	768^th of 1331 public elementary schools	42.3%		45.6	734^th of 1347 public elementary schools	45.5%	34			20.2			46.0	41.6	49.3					49.2	33.8	47.8																$17,422	$1,319	$16,103
Betty Maddalena Early Learning Center	Public	PK	747 Nothfield Avenue	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 435-9630	49	7	7.5	32.7%	5 (10.2%)	22 (44.9%)	16 (32.7%)	4 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)								(n/a)																															$61,699		$61,699
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Kelly Drive	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 243-8650	559	54	10.3	46.2%	74 (13.2%)	223 (39.9%)	209 (37.4%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (6.4%)	50.3	349^th of 743 public middle schools	53.0%		53.8	318^th of 752 public middle schools	57.7%	31				26.1					42.4	54.8	53.4					34.3	32.3	22.0	93.6	79.3			86.6				55.5			55.5	$17,681	$137	$17,544
West Orange Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK	242 Main Street	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 567-3435	54			25.9%	6 (11.1%)	10 (18.5%)	31 (57.4%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.1%)								(n/a)																															$51,720	$17	$51,703

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Livingston Board of Education School District	1.3 mi	9	21^st
ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	2.41 mi	12	487^th
Essex Fells School District	2.57 mi	1	11^th
Roseland School District	2.7 mi	1	6^th
Verona Public School District	2.74 mi	6	169^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.