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Benjamin Banneker Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Benjamin Banneker Academy is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in East Orange, New Jersey, with 487 students. The school is part of the East Orange School District, which is ranked 509 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benjamin Banneker Academy consistently underperforms compared to the East Orange School District and the state of New Jersey on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.5% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 32% for the district and 44.9% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 6.1% of 8th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 8.7% for the district and 20.7% for the state. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, with its ranking for English Language Learners and students of low socioeconomic status in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools.

When comparing Benjamin Banneker Academy to other nearby schools, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming relative to its peers. For instance, Ecole Toussaint Louverture and Dionne Warwick Institute, both in the East Orange School District, outperform Benjamin Banneker Academy on standardized tests and have lower rates of chronic absenteeism. Despite these challenges, the school has shown some signs of progress, with its ranking improving from 1104 out of 1317 New Jersey elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 964 out of 1345 in 2021-2022, suggesting that there may be opportunities for improvement with the right strategies and support.

Students ?

0.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,883

Per pupil spending ?

∞%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 South Clinton Street
East Orange, NJ 07018

(973) 266-4320

District: East Orange School District

Students who attend Benjamin Banneker Academy usually attend:

Middle:	John L. Costley Middle School
	Patrick F. Healy Middle School
	Sojourner Truth Middle School
High:	East Orange Campus High School
	East Orange STEM Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 0 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (23% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg24%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,169^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

507^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 11 pts since 2023

From bottom 22% (2023) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the East Orange School District

509^th of 609East Orange 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	15.2	1169 of 1347	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1097 of 1338	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1092 of 1342	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	964 of 1345	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1104 of 1317	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	1099 of 1360	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	994 of 1353	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.5	1021 of 1352	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.9	970 of 1346	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.4	913 of 1357	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.0	967 of 1363	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.1	892 of 1367	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.5	1027 of 1363	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	61.9	648 of 1360	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.1	358 of 1354	73.6%	★★★★☆
2009	57.3	701 of 1346	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.9	788 of 1338	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.7	1021 of 1329	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	1157 of 1314	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.7	1062 of 1303	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.7	1090 of 1298	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	18.0	999 of 1204	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	296 of 463	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	260 of 469	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	212 of 463	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	142 of 494	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	41.4	255 of 456	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	176 of 522	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	130 of 517	74.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	485 of 597	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	457 of 559	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	411 of 499	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.4	205 of 489	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.0	363 of 463	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	371 of 434	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1123 of 1326	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1090 of 1317	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1068 of 1318	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	974 of 1326	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1192 of 1290	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1056 of 1331	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	993 of 1333	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	805 of 1023	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	595 of 939	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	335 of 910	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	332 of 863	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.9	589 of 839	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.4	389 of 948	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	332 of 942	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	1122 of 1318	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1003 of 1313	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1001 of 1315	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	870 of 1324	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.9	938 of 1297	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1044 of 1335	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	930 of 1334	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	507 of 752	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	543 of 743	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	584 of 748	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	31 of 359	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	39.6	193 of 352	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	193 of 361	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.7	113 of 356	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	151 of 291	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	517 of 728	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	544 of 717	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	630 of 720	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	583 of 726	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	533 of 625	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	417 of 613	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	413 of 584	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	326 of 568	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	213 of 549	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	229 of 467	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	457 of 726	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	562 of 719	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	489 of 718	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	390 of 730	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	442 of 635	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)36th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)91st percentile+59 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-17 vs state

Mathematics16%-25 vs state

Science8%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		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-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	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
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
Speedway Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	701 South Orange Avenue	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2740	525	41	12.9	89.1%	1 (0.2%)	412 (78.5%)	98 (18.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	20	1099^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.4%		11.3	1219^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.9%	120	9.3	0.0	41.3	37.2	42.6	27.8	28.1	20.9	30.4	21.6	24.1	7.4	10.9	2.4	$8,301	$622	$7,679
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
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	87 Richelieu Ter	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2290	420	29	14.4	79.3%	0 (0.0%)	308 (73.3%)	99 (23.6%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	9.4	1263^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	6.2%		7.5	1274^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.8%	11	16.3	3.9	11.9	16.6	29.3	18.8	22.0	15.1	9.6	10.8	19.1	4.2	1.7	3.9	$10,024	$340	$9,684
Fourteenth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	26 Speedway Ave	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6940	104	15	6.9	87.5%	3 (2.9%)	68 (65.4%)	30 (28.8%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)															$29,814	$844	$28,970
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
University Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 University Place	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6826	384	25	15.3	80.2%	0 (0.0%)	277 (72.1%)	102 (26.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13.5	1196^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.2%		15.1	1142^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	14.6%	54	7.7		28.5	38.4	18.8				14.8	27.6	9.4				$9,913	$193	$9,720
Grove Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	602 Grove Street	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6865	443	28	15.8	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	351 (79.2%)	92 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	1225^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.1%		13.1	1181^st of 1338 public elementary schools	11.7%	44	2.8		18.2	28.8	31.0				21.4	21.0	15.5				$9,455	$166	$9,289
Ivy Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	107 Ivy Street	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 351-2121	488	40	12.2	72.3%	2 (0.4%)	404 (82.8%)	66 (13.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	35	881^st of 1347 public elementary schools	34.6%		31	929^th of 1338 public elementary schools	30.6%	48	14.6	4.5	41.2	52.4	55.3	71.1	51.1	57.9	27.0	32.5	17.1	17.0	20.4	7.9	$11,199	$653	$10,546

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Banneker Academy

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Banneker Academy?

Students at Benjamin Banneker Academy are .

What district is Benjamin Banneker Academy in?

East Orange School District

How many students attend Benjamin Banneker Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended Benjamin Banneker Academy.

Is Benjamin Banneker Academy a good school?

Benjamin Banneker Academy ranks in the bottom 13.2% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Benjamin Banneker Academy attend?

Students who attend Benjamin Banneker Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : John L. Costley Middle School
Middle : Patrick F. Healy Middle School
Middle : Sojourner Truth Middle School
High : East Orange Campus High School
High : East Orange STEM Academy High School

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