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Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School

Q: Is Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School a good school?

Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School ranks 269 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 38% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School is a public school in East Orange, New Jersey, serving 695 students in grades 6-12. The school has shown mixed academic performance, with strengths in certain subject areas and subgroups, but also areas for improvement, particularly in Mathematics and chronic absenteeism.

Academically, Cicely L. Tyson's proficiency rates in English Language Arts are generally higher than the East Orange School District average but lower than the state average. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are significantly lower than both the district and state averages. However, the school performs particularly well on the NJGPA (New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment), with 64% proficiency in Mathematics and 89.7% proficiency in English Language Arts for 11th grade students. Compared to other high schools in the East Orange district, Cicely L. Tyson outperforms schools like East Orange Campus High School and East Orange STEM Academy High School.

The school's four-year graduation rate is around 91%, on par with the state average, and its dropout rate is relatively low, ranging from 1% to 4.3% in recent years. However, Cicely L. Tyson has a higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 13.4% to 32%, which is a concern and may be contributing to the school's lower academic performance in some areas. While the school performs better than other East Orange School District high schools, it lags behind higher-performing schools in the nearby Newark Public School District, such as Science Park High School.

701

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,501

Per pupil spending ?

12.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 Winans Street
East Orange, NJ 07017

(973) 414-8600

District: East Orange School District

Feeder schools for Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School:

Elementary:

Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.4%

Hispanic:

13.3%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 24th percentile in 2022 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 38th (2025) from a 24th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Geometry scores 50 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg21%

New Jersey avg43%

Middle school

470^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

269^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	470 of 752	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	567 of 743	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	539 of 748	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	533 of 745	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	458 of 652	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	498 of 745	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	349 of 716	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	28.2	513 of 712	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.3	624 of 713	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.9	658 of 713	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	23.3	566 of 717	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.0	532 of 704	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.0	535 of 677	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	594 of 684	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.2	577 of 677	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.7	564 of 664	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.4	571 of 640	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.3	557 of 631	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.4	569 of 615	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.2	564 of 599	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.4	573 of 588	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.4	548 of 574	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	93 of 359	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	42.8	176 of 352	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	131 of 361	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	135 of 356	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	120 of 291	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	82 of 326	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	29 of 326	91.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	417 of 728	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	516 of 717	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	419 of 720	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	493 of 726	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	425 of 625	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	455 of 703	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	286 of 680	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	290 of 608	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	218 of 589	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	208 of 591	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	274 of 480	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	309 of 613	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	393 of 584	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	219 of 568	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	341 of 549	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	236 of 467	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	179 of 541	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.5	67 of 522	87.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	514 of 726	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	606 of 719	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	556 of 718	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	561 of 730	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	453 of 635	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	484 of 697	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	393 of 675	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	42.2	254 of 492	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	198 of 471	58.0%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	269 of 434	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	300 of 429	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	255 of 422	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	314 of 415	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	267 of 405	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	260 of 416	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	177 of 415	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.6	138 of 411	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.7	191 of 409	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.4	200 of 406	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.5	222 of 411	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.8	233 of 396	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.1	265 of 388	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.7	252 of 378	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.9	314 of 371	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.6	300 of 370	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.6	323 of 359	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	309 of 361	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	5.1	335 of 357	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.8	322 of 351	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	22.5	287 of 348	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	8.3	314 of 343	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	81 of 283	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	77 of 282	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	58 of 250	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	59 of 256	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.2	91 of 247	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	61 of 254	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	43 of 266	83.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	234 of 426	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	277 of 420	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	252 of 416	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	308 of 414	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	260 of 402	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	256 of 408	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	182 of 403	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	205 of 406	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.2	234 of 385	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	99 of 377	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	124 of 358	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	100 of 344	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	42.6	147 of 324	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	93 of 326	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	97 of 347	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	41 of 345	88.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	263 of 426	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	292 of 419	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.6	348 of 414	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	270 of 410	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	278 of 402	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	244 of 407	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	197 of 405	51.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)74th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2019)48th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+4 vs state

Algebra I30%-8 vs state

Science12%-13 vs state

Mathematics11%-23 vs state

Geometry4%-50 vs state

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Schools Near Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School	Public	6-12	35 Winans Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 414-8600	701	62	11.3	12.6%	4 (0.6%)	599 (85.4%)	93 (13.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39.4	269^th of 434 public high schools	38.0%		31.2	300^th of 429 public high schools	30.1%	31		64.0	8.2	14.7	58.1	52.4	65.9	59.8	14.3	13.1	2.0	48.6	14.1		26.3	23.1	1.8	5.8	$14,501	$320	$14,181
East Orange Campus High School	Public	9-12	344 Prospect Street	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-7300	1,798	101	17.8	8.5%	50 (2.8%)	1,427 (79.4%)	289 (16.1%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	9 (0.5%)	11 (0.6%)	9.1	421^st of 434 public high schools	3.0%		10	410^th of 429 public high schools	4.4%	11	58.7	17.0		3.3				14.1					3.6		3.6		0.0	0.0	$11,351	$278	$11,073
East Orange STEM Academy High School	Public	6-12	129 Renshaw Avenue	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5900	646	37	17.4	19.0%	3 (0.5%)	566 (87.6%)	67 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	48.3	211^th of 434 public high schools	51.4%		42.7	242^nd of 429 public high schools	43.6%	31		70.5	8.2	35.9	69.4	57.0	67.2	66.7	33.7	23.6		26.7	21.1		24.1	26.8		26.2	$12,197	$272	$11,925
Essex County Donald M. Payne Senior School of Technology	Public	9-12	498-544 West Market St	Newark	07107	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2203	1,230	93	13.2	73.4%	23 (1.9%)	635 (51.6%)	547 (44.5%)	14 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57.1	165^th of 434 public high schools	62.0%		59.2	152^nd of 429 public high schools	64.6%	13		78.7		21.3				66.0					34.3		34.3	47.6		45.9	$8,605	$479	$8,126
Orange High School	Public	9-12	400 Lincoln Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4050	1,368	86	16.0	64.8%	2 (0.1%)	661 (48.3%)	697 (51.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	14	398^th of 434 public high schools	8.3%		13.9	387^th of 429 public high schools	9.8%	11	60.8	30.6		7.5				23.6					14.6	9.1	14.2	31.3		29.4	$11,681	$190	$11,491
Essex Rch	Public	8-12	461 463 Central Avenue	Newark	07107	Essex County	Office Of Education Juvenile Justice Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 648-7078	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West Side High School	Public	9-12	403 South Orange Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7019	541	44	12.4	81.1%	2 (0.4%)	436 (80.6%)	96 (17.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	15.2	387^th of 434 public high schools	10.8%		9.7	411^th of 429 public high schools	4.2%	24	73.8	17.9		3.8				6.7					2.9		2.9				$14,251	$797	$13,454
John F. Kennedy School	Public	9-12	311 S Tenth St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6788	143	22	6.5	79.0%	1 (0.7%)	81 (56.6%)	58 (40.6%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$34,476	$428	$34,048
Barringer High School	Public	9-12	90 Parker St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5125	1,894	110	17.2	59.7%	12 (0.6%)	243 (12.8%)	1,619 (85.5%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	6.7	427^th of 434 public high schools	1.6%		5.6	425^th of 429 public high schools	0.9%	2	19.2			2.6				5.4					2.1		2.1				$5,862	$299	$5,563
Essex County Jdc	Public	8-12	80 Duryea Street	Newark	08302	Essex County	Essex County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 484-4908	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School

How many students attend Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 701 students attended Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School.

What is the racial makeup of Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School?

Students at Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School are 85% African American, 13% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School?

Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School

Is Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School a good school?

Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School ranks 269^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School in?

East Orange School District

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