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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	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/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
Gordon Parks Academy	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-2	98 Greenwood Ave	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5950	268	19	14.1	23.5%	6 (2.2%)	213 (79.5%)	43 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)								(n/a)															$14,219	$493	$13,726
Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary	0.1mi	Public	3-5	1 Grove Place	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 673-5410	245	20	12.2	12.7%	1 (0.4%)	178 (72.7%)	59 (24.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	21.1	1078^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.0%		12.5	1194^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.8%	116	10.0		21.9	42.9	47.0				28.8	22.4	27.5				$12,399	$450	$11,949
Roseville Community Charter School	0.5mi	Public, Charter	K-4	540 Orange Street	Newark	07107	Essex County	Roseville Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-4400	285	24	11.8	90.5%	1 (0.4%)	146 (51.2%)	135 (47.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18.3	1122^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	16.7%		26.3	992^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	25.9%	130			37.9	30.5					20.7	22.0
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%)	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
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%)	29.6	963^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	28.5%		24.6	1013^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.3%	50	10.7	10.3	43.9	41.2	23.7	75.0	73.6	58.6	36.6	44.1	20.8	21.9	17.6	34.4	$12,075	$362	$11,713
Dionne Warwick Institute	0.6mi	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
Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School	0.7mi	Public	PK, KG-8	291 N 7th St	Newark	07107	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5260	690	48	14.3	88.3%	1 (0.1%)	137 (19.9%)	549 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	10.8	1238^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.1%		10.3	1233^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	7.8%	5	0.0	2.0	26.2	14.5	12.7	16.4	18.6	26.3	27.7	28.8	17.7	9.1	19.7	7.8	$9,470	$682	$8,788
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School	0.8mi	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Third St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5190	570	41	13.9	94.2%	2 (0.4%)	106 (18.6%)	461 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7.6	1290^th of 1347 public elementary schools	4.2%		7.5	1275^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.7%	15	1.8	4.1	3.5	17.5	11.5	30.9	21.9	24.2	19.1	16.7	10.9	10.2	4.4	5.6	$9,797	$979	$8,818
Ecole Toussaint Louverture	0.8mi	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
Althea Gibson Academy	0.9mi	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

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