Heywood Avenue Elementary School

Summary:

Heywood Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Orange, New Jersey, serving grades PK-7 with a total enrollment of 367 students. The school is part of the ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District, which is ranked 499 out of 615 school districts in New Jersey and has a rating of 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Heywood Avenue Elementary School consistently outperforms the Orange Board of Education district average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grade levels. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, Heywood Avenue's 7th grade ELA proficiency rate was 68.8%, compared to the district's 42.3% and the state's 55.7%. The school also performs exceptionally well for its African American, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) student subgroups, ranking in the top 72-81 out of 463-494 New Jersey elementary schools serving these populations.

However, Heywood Avenue Elementary School has seen a significant increase in its chronic absenteeism rate, rising from 4.6% in 2018-2019 to 15.0% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the chronic absenteeism rates of the nearby Forest Street Community Elementary School (22.4%) and Lincoln Avenue Elementary School (22.5%) in the same district. This concerning trend may be impacting the school's overall academic performance and student outcomes, and is an area that the school and district should closely monitor and address.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-7

 421 Heywood Ave
       Orange, NJ  07050-2006


(973) 677-4105

District: ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
838th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,274 Help


Students who attend Heywood Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation
High:    Orange High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.2 Help
Number of students:  367

Racial breakdown:

African American:
74.9%
Hispanic:
19.3%
Two or more races:
3.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.9% Help


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Compare Details Heywood Avenue Elementary School ranks worse than 62.4% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks first among 6 ranked elementary schools in the ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.44. (See more...)
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Compare Details Heywood Avenue Elementary School ranks better than 61.5% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.58. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (74.9%), Hispanic (19.3%), two or more races (3.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Heywood Avenue Elementary School is 11.2, which is the 2nd best among 6 elementary schools in the ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Heywood Avenue Elementary School is $11,274, which is the 3rd highest among 6 elementary schools in the ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Heywood Avenue Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Heywood Avenue Elementary School 838th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Heywood Avenue Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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African American students:

SchoolDigger ranks Heywood Avenue Elementary School 288th of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Heywood Avenue Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District:

SchoolDigger ranks ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District 499th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Heywood Avenue Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Heywood Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 24.74 945th 1204 21.5%
2004 32.94 1011th 1298 22.1%
2005 18.63 1131st 1303 13.2%
2006 36.94 978th 1314 25.6%
2007 37.81 1007th 1329 24.2%
2008 25.25 1117th 1338 16.5%
2009 27.21 1093rd 1346 18.8%
2010 34.44 1016th 1354 25.0%
2011 22.49 1135th 1360 16.5%
2012 26.34 1089th 1363 20.1%
2013 13.76 1213th 1367 11.3%
2014 29.03 1060th 1363 22.2%
2015 20.00 1114th 1357 17.9%
2016 25.64 1049th 1346 22.1%
2017 22.35 1079th 1352 20.2%
2018 26.84 1043rd 1353 22.9%
2019 34.23 942nd 1360 30.7%
2021 31.14 852nd 1317 35.3%
2022 40.45 792nd 1345 41.1%
2023 37.44 838th 1342 37.6%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Heywood Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 18.95 393rd 463 15.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Heywood Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.97 954th 1001 4.7%
2022 46.59 424th 949 55.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Heywood Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.80 502nd 942 46.7%
2019 62.01 271st 948 71.4%
2021 52.23 322nd 839 61.6%
2022 76.78 129th 863 85.1%
2023 65.84 226th 910 75.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Heywood Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.06 955th 1333 28.4%
2019 36.89 884th 1331 33.6%
2021 29.46 871st 1290 32.5%
2022 41.58 757th 1326 42.9%
2023 37.61 800th 1318 39.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Heywood Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.82 1023rd 1334 23.3%
2019 33.57 918th 1335 31.2%
2021 37.66 738th 1297 43.1%
2022 38.91 781st 1324 41.0%
2023 39.45 786th 1315 40.2%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Heywood Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.69 134th 517 74.1%
2019 74.39 103rd 522 80.3%
2021 69.77 79th 456 82.7%
2022 77.45 81st 494 83.6%
2023 79.10 72nd 463 84.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Heywood Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 40.19 533rd 899 40.7%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Heywood Avenue Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Heywood Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2011 34.32 510th 684 25.4%
2013 12.65 601st 704 14.6%
2014 25.86 553rd 717 22.9%
2015 19.27 581st 713 18.5%
2016 15.15 615th 713 13.7%
2017 19.49 575th 712 19.2%
2018 27.08 542nd 716 24.3%
2019 37.18 479th 745 35.7%
2021 43.04 327th 652 49.8%
2022 48.54 356th 745 52.2%
2023 57.58 288th 748 61.5%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Heywood Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.96 214th 522 59.0%
2019 60.67 143rd 541 73.6%
2021 72.04 53rd 467 88.7%
2022 59.58 126th 549 77.0%
2023 76.06 60th 568 89.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Heywood Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.79 431st 680 36.6%
2019 44.42 414th 703 41.1%
2021 47.15 292nd 625 53.3%
2022 56.87 286th 726 60.6%
2023 69.46 203rd 720 71.8%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Heywood Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.98 569th 675 15.7%
2019 32.08 482nd 697 30.8%
2021 39.91 328th 635 48.3%
2022 41.11 402nd 730 44.9%
2023 56.16 275th 718 61.7%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Heywood Avenue Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.00 109th 326 66.6%
2019 74.48 55th 326 83.1%
2021 79.74 29th 291 90.0%
2022 76.91 43rd 356 87.9%
2023 90.70 14th 361 96.1%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Heywood Avenue Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 17 293 4 6 1 n/a n/a 0 321
1989 14 295 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 314
1990 13 326 5 3 1 n/a n/a 0 348
1991 10 304 2 9 0 n/a n/a 0 325
1992 8 324 2 6 1 n/a n/a 0 341
1993 6 337 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 350
1994 5 325 2 9 0 n/a n/a 0 341
1995 5 370 2 8 1 n/a n/a 0 386
1996 5 370 2 8 1 n/a n/a 0 386
1998 7 407 5 9 0 n/a n/a 0 428
1999 3 469 5 14 2 n/a n/a 0 493
2000 3 518 3 17 0 n/a n/a 0 541
2001 5 502 0 13 0 n/a n/a 0 520
2002 0 450 6 30 1 n/a n/a 0 487
2003 0 450 6 30 1 n/a n/a 0 487
2004 1 454 6 24 1 n/a n/a 0 486
2005 0 347 0 19 0 n/a n/a 0 366
2006 0 369 0 21 0 n/a n/a 0 390
2007 0 349 0 38 0 n/a n/a 0 387
2008 2 346 2 43 0 n/a n/a 0 393
2009 0 350 0 35 0 0 0 0 385
2010 0 352 2 32 0 0 0 0 386
2011 1 333 1 35 0 0 0 0 370
2012 0 379 0 43 0 0 0 0 422
2013 2 370 0 54 0 0 0 0 426
2014 0 342 0 47 0 0 2 0 391
2015 0 339 0 45 0 0 2 0 386
2016 0 310 0 42 0 0 3 0 355
2017 0 320 0 50 0 0 4 0 374
2018 1 311 1 48 0 0 3 0 364
2019 1 310 1 45 2 0 4 0 363
2020 1 298 1 62 2 0 6 0 370
2021 0 277 0 65 3 0 10 0 355
2022 1 281 4 62 3 0 12 0 363
2023 4 275 1 71 3 0 13 0 367

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Heywood Avenue Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 321 13.0 24.6 n/a
1989 314 16.0 19.6 n/a
1990 348 15.0 23.2 41.4
1991 325 13.0 25.0 46.2
1992 341 15.0 22.7 47.5
1993 350 15.0 23.3 53.4
1994 341 16.0 21.3 60.4
1995 386 21.0 18.4 67.4
1996 386 21.0 18.4 67.4
1998 428 27.0 15.9 64.5
1999 493 31.0 15.9 56
2000 541 33.0 16.4 74.1
2001 520 33.3 15.6 71
2002 487 34.0 14.3 72.1
2003 487 34.0 14.3 72.1
2004 486 34.0 14.3 69.8
2005 366 38.0 9.6 n/a
2006 390 41.0 9.5 56.7
2007 387 38.0 10.2 54.8
2008 393 32.0 12.3 65.6
2009 385 39.5 8.6 66.2
2010 386 26.0 14.8 65.8
2011 370 24.0 15.4 63.5
2012 422 30.5 13.8 64.7
2013 426 31.5 13.5 75.4
2014 391 35.5 11.0 78.3
2015 386 32.0 12.0 69.9
2016 355 34.0 10.4 63.4
2017 374 34.0 11.0 65.5
2018 364 34.0 10.7 60.2
2019 363 32.5 11.1 70.8
2020 370 34.5 10.7 68.9
2021 355 35.5 10.0 63.1
2022 363 33.5 10.8 57.9
2023 367 32.5 11.2 62.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Heywood Avenue Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 321 13.0 24.6 n/a
1989 314 16.0 19.6 n/a
1990 348 15.0 23.2 41.4
1991 325 13.0 25.0 46.2
1992 341 15.0 22.7 47.5
1993 350 15.0 23.3 53.4
1994 341 16.0 21.3 60.4
1995 386 21.0 18.4 67.4
1996 386 21.0 18.4 67.4
1998 428 27.0 15.9 64.5
1999 493 31.0 15.9 56
2000 541 33.0 16.4 74.1
2001 520 33.3 15.6 71
2002 487 34.0 14.3 72.1
2003 487 34.0 14.3 72.1
2004 486 34.0 14.3 69.8
2005 366 38.0 9.6 n/a
2006 390 41.0 9.5 56.7
2007 387 38.0 10.2 54.8
2008 393 32.0 12.3 65.6
2009 385 39.5 8.6 66.2
2010 386 26.0 14.8 65.8
2011 370 24.0 15.4 63.5
2012 422 30.5 13.8 64.7
2013 426 31.5 13.5 75.4
2014 391 35.5 11.0 78.3
2015 386 32.0 12.0 69.9
2016 355 34.0 10.4 63.4
2017 374 34.0 11.0 65.5
2018 364 34.0 10.7 60.2
2019 363 32.5 11.1 70.8
2020 370 34.5 10.7 68.9
2021 355 35.5 10.0 63.1
2022 363 33.5 10.8 57.9
2023 367 32.5 11.2 62.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Heywood Avenue Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $312 (2.8%) $10,962 (97.2%) $11,274

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Heywood Avenue Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 942nd of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 838th of 1342 Elementary schools
 6.8%
Ranks 479th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 288th of 748 Middle schools
 25.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Heywood Avenue Elementary School)48.641.2
 7.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District)32.122.3
 9.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Heywood Avenue Elementary School)62.137.1
 25%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District)3317.8
 15.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Heywood Avenue Elementary School)41.241.8
 0.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District)38.231.4
 6.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Heywood Avenue Elementary School)38.311.4
 26.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District)35.516.5
 19%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Heywood Avenue Elementary School)53.357.1
 3.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District)38.737.9
 0.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Heywood Avenue Elementary School)28.926.3
 2.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District)25.915.8
 10.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Heywood Avenue Elementary School)47.647.5
 0.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District)45.333.2
 12.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Heywood Avenue Elementary School)1926.8
 7.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District)25.116.3
 8.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Heywood Avenue Elementary School)58.268.8
 10.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District)52.542.3
 10.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Heywood Avenue Elementary School)39.544.1
 4.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District)27.719.3
 8.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students363367
 1.1%
African American310275
 11.3%
American Indian23
 50%
Asian11
Hispanic4571
 57.8%
Pacific Islander00
White14
 300%
Two or More Races413
 225%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.8%62.9%
 7.9%


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Students at Heywood Avenue Elementary School are 75% African American, 19% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

Heywood Avenue Elementary School ranks 838th of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 367 students attended Heywood Avenue Elementary School.


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