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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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	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
Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Lincoln Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 414-4170	612	37	16.7	—	72 (11.8%)	249 (40.7%)	283 (46.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	5.5	1296^th of 1331 public elementary schools	2.6%		8.1	1283^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	4.8%	13	3.5		9.1	14.8	11.3				14.3	11.2	9.4				$15,800	$1,225	$14,575
J. Garfield Jackson Senior Academy	0.2mi	Public	PK, KG-5	106 Prospect Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5895	247	19	13.0	—	6 (2.4%)	199 (80.6%)	36 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	31.4	907^th of 1331 public elementary schools	31.9%		42.1	786^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.6%	121	5.9		46.9	52.8	26.4				37.5	44.5	14.7				$18,127	$1,297	$16,830
Althea Gibson Academy	0.4mi	Public	PK-K	490 William Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-7017	144	10	15.1	3.5%	7 (4.9%)	115 (79.9%)	21 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)															$21,615		$21,615
Wahlstrom Early Childhood Academy	0.4mi	Public	PK-K	340 Prospect Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 395-1210	157	13	12.5	31.8%	6 (3.8%)	131 (83.4%)	16 (10.2%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$21,008		$21,008
East Orange Community Charter School	0.6mi	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%)	29	938^th of 1331 public elementary schools	29.5%		22.3	1058^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.5%	120			48.8	35.5					32.6	19.7					$15,594	$2,940	$12,654
Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School	0.6mi	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	481	35	13.7	—	8 (1.7%)	406 (84.4%)	55 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	12.6	1192^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	10.4%		18	1129^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.2%	63	14.0		25.0	26.2	25.4				11.7	18.4	14.0				$16,699	$1,537	$15,162
Shelia Y. Oliver Academy	0.6mi	Public	PK, KG-8	404 North Grove Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5860	413	30	13.7	14.8%	9 (2.2%)	323 (78.2%)	66 (16.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	34.4	878^th of 1331 public elementary schools	34.0%		29.6	963^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	28.5%	85	22.6	5.0	48.6	48.7	43.3	25.0	61.1	41.5	37.1	35.9	48.4	16.7	22.2	31.7	$16,250	$1,335	$14,915
Whitney E. Houston Academy	0.7mi	Public	PK, KG-8	215 Dodd St	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5880	385	30	12.8	14.0%	4 (1.0%)	314 (81.6%)	58 (15.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	29.3	933^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	29.9%		30.2	952^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	29.3%	19	21.0	5.0	48.7	31.9	42.1	30.9	42.2	40.0	48.7	29.5	28.9	9.6	22.2	22.5	$19,165	$765	$18,400
Park Avenue Elementary School	0.8mi	Public	PK, KG-8	231 Park Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4124	423	34	12.6	65.2%	1 (0.2%)	223 (52.7%)	193 (45.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	15.7	1137^th of 1331 public elementary schools	14.6%		14.4	1185^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.0%	48	16.0		13.3	31.6	32.0	20.9	30.2		13.4	34.2	24.0	9.0	16.3		$19,335	$1,302	$18,033
Oakwood Avenue Community School	0.9mi	Public	PK, KG-7	135 Oakwood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4095	272	28	9.7	75.0%	2 (0.7%)	175 (64.3%)	89 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	9	1254^th of 1331 public elementary schools	5.8%		12.7	1206^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.5%	48	0.0		19.1	14.3	30.0	4.8	39.1		33.4	4.8	20.0	0.0	13.0		$18,982	$1,108	$17,874

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