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Orange Avenue School

Public Grades 3-8

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 92% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Orange Avenue School is a public middle school located in Cranford, New Jersey, serving grades 3-8 with a total enrollment of 769 students. The school is part of the highly-ranked Cranford Public School District, which is ranked 87 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Orange Avenue School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 28 and 81 over the past 10 years. The school's students perform significantly better than the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels, particularly excelling in Algebra I and science. Despite having a very low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's performance for its diverse student population, including Hispanic, White, and special education students, is consistently strong.

Compared to nearby middle schools like Grace Wilday Junior High School, Myles J. McManus Middle School, and Roselle Park Middle School, Orange Avenue School stands out with its exceptional academic performance, efficient resource allocation, and focus on equity and inclusion. The school's low student-teacher ratio and per-student spending suggest that it is able to achieve its high outcomes through effective teaching practices and smart resource management.

750

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,540

Per pupil spending ?

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 Orange Avenue
Cranford, NJ 07016-2099

(908) 709-6257

District: Cranford Public School District

Students who attend Orange Avenue School usually attend:

High:

Cranford High School

Feeder schools for Orange Avenue School:

Elementary:	Bloomingdale Avenue School
	Brookside Place School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.9%

Hispanic:

11.3%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (73% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New Jersey middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg68%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

147^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

59^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

87^th of 609Cranford Public 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	88.8	147 of 1347	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	118 of 1338	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	139 of 1342	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	193 of 1345	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	203 of 1317	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	308 of 1360	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	235 of 1353	82.6%	★★★★☆
2017	85.5	169 of 1352	87.5%	★★★★☆
2016	82.5	225 of 1346	83.3%	★★★★☆
2015	84.1	208 of 1357	84.7%	★★★★☆
2014	83.0	169 of 1363	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	83.5	134 of 1367	90.2%	★★★★★
2012	79.8	225 of 1363	83.5%	★★★★☆
2011	83.7	118 of 1360	91.3%	★★★★★
2010	77.5	276 of 1354	79.6%	★★★★☆
2009	72.7	409 of 1346	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.1	387 of 1338	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	70.3	457 of 1329	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.0	391 of 1314	70.2%	★★★★☆
2005	74.4	352 of 1303	73.0%	★★★★☆
2004	73.0	372 of 1298	71.3%	★★★★☆
2003	75.3	345 of 1204	71.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	152 of 1326	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	125 of 1317	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	127 of 1318	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.7	227 of 1326	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	168 of 1290	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	324 of 1331	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	306 of 1333	77.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	85 of 1032	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	93 of 989	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	23 of 982	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	53 of 953	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	29 of 896	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	79.7	128 of 899	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	96.7	20 of 870	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	124 of 1318	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	118 of 1313	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	137 of 1315	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	157 of 1324	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	246 of 1297	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	261 of 1335	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	190 of 1334	85.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	38 of 1023	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	66 of 989	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	94 of 958	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	131 of 949	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	118 of 868	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	217 of 1007	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	139 of 1001	86.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	139 of 970	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	84 of 963	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	115 of 975	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	179 of 976	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	179 of 964	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	324 of 1023	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	290 of 1022	71.6%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	59 of 752	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	43 of 743	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	44 of 748	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	46 of 745	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	81 of 652	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	47 of 745	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	47 of 716	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	89.7	28 of 712	96.1%	★★★★★
2016	83.1	74 of 713	89.6%	★★★★☆
2015	78.6	104 of 713	85.4%	★★★★☆
2014	89.3	11 of 717	98.5%	★★★★★
2013	88.7	23 of 704	96.7%	★★★★★
2012	85.9	54 of 677	92.0%	★★★★★
2011	83.7	82 of 684	88.0%	★★★★☆
2010	85.0	65 of 677	90.4%	★★★★★
2009	80.9	103 of 664	84.5%	★★★★☆
2008	83.7	66 of 640	89.7%	★★★★☆
2007	80.0	104 of 631	83.5%	★★★★☆
2006	83.6	74 of 615	88.0%	★★★★☆
2005	86.9	36 of 599	94.0%	★★★★★
2004	86.0	43 of 588	92.7%	★★★★★
2003	88.6	16 of 574	97.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	54 of 728	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	54 of 717	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	52 of 720	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	46 of 726	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	82.1	84 of 625	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	52 of 703	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	44 of 680	93.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	19 of 608	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	16 of 589	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	58 of 524	88.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	52 of 726	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	43 of 719	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	42 of 718	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	51 of 730	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	82 of 635	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	61 of 697	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	46 of 675	93.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	22 of 507	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	18 of 510	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	72.6	65 of 505	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	33 of 535	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	79.0	43 of 401	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	30 of 492	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	2 of 471	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	31 of 502	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	32 of 510	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	32 of 509	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	42 of 512	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	71.0	86 of 435	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	43 of 504	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	29 of 497	94.2%	★★★★★

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

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I82%+37 vs state

English Language Arts81%+27 vs state

Mathematics70%+29 vs state

Science52%+28 vs state

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Schools Near Orange Avenue School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Orange Avenue School	Public	3-8	901 Orange Avenue	Cranford	07016	Union County	Cranford Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 709-6257	750	64	11.6	0.8%	584 (77.9%)	20 (2.7%)	85 (11.3%)	28 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	88.3	59^th of 752 public middle schools	92.2%		89.8	43^rd of 743 public middle schools	94.2%	16	57.4	49.1	76.2	72.6	77.0	84.3	85.3	80.1	83.1	61.3	63.2	81.8	71.2	24.5		82.2	82.2			$7,540		$7,540
Roselle Park Middle School	Public	6-8	57 W Grant Ave	Roselle Park	07204	Union County	Roselle Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 245-1634	438	41	10.8	54.3%	109 (24.9%)	57 (13.0%)	242 (55.3%)	20 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	33.8	479^th of 752 public middle schools	36.3%		37.3	441^st of 743 public middle schools	40.6%	38		5.2				52.1	51.4	47.4				36.2	16.8	10.9	87.8	54.2	73.7	75.7	75.7	$7,441		$7,441
Leonard V Moore Middle School	Public	5-6	720 Locust St	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2047	485	41	11.8	74.6%	10 (2.1%)	204 (42.1%)	258 (53.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)								(n/a)	8.7				23.5	26.1					15.6	7.0								$12,760	$419	$12,341
Burnet Middle School	Public	5-8	1000 Caldwell Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6490	970	76	12.8	57.5%	106 (10.9%)	484 (49.9%)	266 (27.4%)	78 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.4%)	32.8	483^rd of 752 public middle schools	35.8%		35.1	462^nd of 743 public middle schools	37.8%	21		12.0				50.2	45.4	39.2				26.6	28.2	10.7		66.7	66.7			$8,436	$264	$8,172
Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School	Public	6-8	75 South Springfield Ave.	Springfield	07081	Union County	Springfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 376-1025	474	39	12.1	17.9%	254 (53.6%)	71 (15.0%)	87 (18.4%)	34 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22 (4.6%)	67.3	221^st of 752 public middle schools	70.6%		63.7	245^th of 743 public middle schools	67.0%	24		25.3				72.1	68.7	65.3				56.5	49.7	8.8	100.0	68.7	74.3	100.0	100.0	$12,020	$171	$11,849
Kawameeh Middle School	Public	5-8	490 David Terrace	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6570	729	57	12.7	43.2%	138 (18.9%)	251 (34.4%)	257 (35.3%)	57 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.2%)	56	301^st of 752 public middle schools	60.0%		51.5	331^st of 743 public middle schools	55.5%	30		19.9				71.8	56.7	71.1				36.4	35.8	11.3		75.0	75.0			$9,597		$9,597
Grace Wilday Junior High School	Public	7-8	400 Brooklawn Ave	Roselle	07203	Union County	Roselle Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 298-2066	482	40	12.0	73.4%	10 (2.1%)	225 (46.7%)	239 (49.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	16.7	643^rd of 752 public middle schools	14.5%		14.3	663^rd of 743 public middle schools	10.8%	20		2.8					35.0	31.2					12.5	3.9		75.0	75.0			$12,239	$424	$11,815
Myles J. McManus MIddle School	Public	6-8	300 Edgewood Road	Linden	07036	Union County	Linden Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 486-7751	711	60	11.9	67.5%	106 (14.9%)	197 (27.7%)	349 (49.1%)	18 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.1%)	19.9	606^th of 752 public middle schools	19.4%		19.9	599^th of 743 public middle schools	19.4%	7		8.7				33.1	33.3	43.5				16.7	12.0	5.6		51.3	51.3			$9,022	$194	$8,828
Deerfield Elementary School	Public	3-8	302 Central Avenue	Mountainside	07092	Union County	Mountainside School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 232-8828	483	45	10.7	2.9%	335 (69.4%)	4 (0.8%)	65 (13.5%)	42 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.2%)	83.9	92^nd of 752 public middle schools	87.8%		86.5	70^th of 743 public middle schools	90.6%	22	57.9	42.6	71.4	82.8	80.3	89.7	85.7	81.3	84.5	83.8	81.6	79.4	77.3		100.0	51.6	62.5	100.0	100.0	$8,613	$168	$8,445
Thomas Edison Intermediate School	Public	6-8	800 Rahway Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4470	800	74	10.7	2.6%	550 (68.8%)	24 (3.0%)	63 (7.9%)	122 (15.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.8%)	86	75^th of 752 public middle schools	90.0%		84.2	86^th of 743 public middle schools	88.4%	11		39.6				73.9	71.4	80.1				74.7	70.3	38.3	100.0	94.7	95.4	100.0	100.0	$7,471	$21	$7,450

Frequently Asked Questions about Orange Avenue School

What district is Orange Avenue School in?

Cranford Public School District

What high school do graduates of Orange Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Orange Avenue School usually go on to attend Cranford High School

Is Orange Avenue School a good school?

Yes. Orange Avenue School ranks in the top 7.8% of New Jersey middle schools.

How many students attend Orange Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 750 students attended Orange Avenue School.

What is the racial makeup of Orange Avenue School?

Students at Orange Avenue School are 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

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