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Langston Hughes Elementary School

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Langston Hughes Elementary School ranks 996 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

996^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Langston Hughes Elementary School is a public elementary school in East Orange, New Jersey, serving 568 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Langston Hughes Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of New Jersey elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 44.7% in 3rd grade ELA, 20.3% in 4th grade Math, and only 7.3% in 5th grade Science, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 46.7%, and 30.1%, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 32.0% over the past few years, much higher than the state average.

While Langston Hughes Elementary School performs similarly or slightly better than other schools in the East Orange School District, it generally underperforms when compared to schools in neighboring districts, such as Speedway Avenue School in Newark and Oakwood Avenue Community School in Orange. The school's spending per student is in line with the district and nearby schools, but its student-teacher ratio of 14.6 is higher than some nearby schools, which may contribute to the academic challenges.

554

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,669

Per pupil spending ?

64.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 Rhode Island Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07018-2438

(973) 266-5870

District: East Orange School District

Students who attend Langston Hughes Elementary School 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:

African American:

85.6%

Hispanic:

11.6%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (31% vs 46% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 15% New Jersey)

!Science scores 23 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg28%

New Jersey avg46%

996^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	996 of 1347	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	984 of 1338	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	921 of 1342	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1068 of 1345	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1177 of 1317	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1111 of 1360	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1149 of 1353	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.2	1092 of 1352	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.2	1133 of 1346	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	1166 of 1357	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.2	1194 of 1363	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.2	1165 of 1367	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.1	1172 of 1363	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.0	1092 of 1360	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.8	1117 of 1354	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.3	1143 of 1346	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.8	1227 of 1338	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.3	1261 of 1329	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.0	1222 of 1314	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.1	1170 of 1303	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	7.7	1197 of 1298	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	23.5	951 of 1204	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	130 of 463	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	153 of 469	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	104 of 463	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	52.0	223 of 494	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.7	295 of 456	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	223 of 522	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	225 of 517	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	949 of 1326	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	944 of 1317	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	864 of 1318	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1026 of 1326	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1128 of 1290	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1092 of 1331	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1127 of 1333	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	443 of 1023	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	547 of 939	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.4	234 of 910	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	41.7	480 of 863	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	580 of 839	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	461 of 948	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	657 of 942	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	951 of 1318	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	931 of 1313	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	881 of 1315	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1018 of 1324	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	1135 of 1297	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1042 of 1335	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1110 of 1334	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	882 of 1023	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	834 of 989	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	910 of 949	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	885 of 1007	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	916 of 1001	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)72nd percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+31 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-6 vs state

Mathematics26%-21 vs state

Science7%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, June 5, 2026

THIS SCHOOL IS SO BAD 1 STAR BECAUSE THE FOOD IS POISONOUS AND DAUGHTER(Taina)WAS REALLY REALLY SICK ,AND HAD TO GO TO THE DOCTORS.
THERE IS TEACHERS BEING MEAN 2 HER. LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, YELLING AT MY DAUGHTER FOR NO REASON. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School	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%)	18	1129^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.2%		14.9	1148^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.2%	19	15.3		36.2	35.2	37.0				27.5	6.8	13.7				$10,050	$430	$9,620
Oakwood Avenue Community School	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%)	12.7	1206^th of 1347 public elementary schools	10.5%		12.8	1188^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.2%	18	5.0		22.7	27.2	25.0	45.8	41.4		8.3	12.5	5.0	16.7	23.3		$10,552	$432	$10,120
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
Althea Gibson Academy	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)															$14,410	$279	$14,131

Frequently Asked Questions about Langston Hughes Elementary School

What district is Langston Hughes Elementary School in?

East Orange School District

How many students attend Langston Hughes Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Langston Hughes Elementary School.

Is Langston Hughes Elementary School a good school?

Langston Hughes Elementary School ranks 996^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Langston Hughes Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Langston Hughes Elementary School 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

What is the racial makeup of Langston Hughes Elementary School?

Students at Langston Hughes Elementary School are 86% African American, 12% Hispanic, 1% White.

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