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Oakwood Avenue Community School

Public Grades PK, KG-7

1206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Oakwood Avenue Community School is an elementary school in Orange, New Jersey, serving grades PK-7 with a total enrollment of 278 students. The school is part of the Orange Board of Education School District, which is ranked 488 out of 609 districts in the state.

Oakwood Avenue Community School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments. In 2024-2025, only 22.7% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% statewide. In mathematics, the proficiency rates are even lower, with only 8.3% of 3rd graders and 5% of 5th graders meeting or exceeding the standards, compared to 49.8% and 44.2% statewide, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.9% to 16.6% over the past few years.

While the nearby Lincoln Avenue Elementary School and Park Avenue Elementary School within the Orange district also perform poorly, some schools in the neighboring East Orange School District, such as J. Garfield Jackson Senior Academy and Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School, demonstrate relatively higher academic performance despite serving similar student populations.

272

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,552

Per pupil spending ?

75%

Free/discounted lunch ?

135 Oakwood Ave
Orange, NJ 07050-3909

(973) 677-4095

District: ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District

Students who attend Oakwood Avenue Community School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.3%

Hispanic:

32.7%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 24th percentile in 2022 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (22% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 24th-percentile peak (2022) to 10th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg30%

New Jersey avg47%

Elementary school

1,206^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

545^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District

488^th of 609ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1206 of 1347	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1188 of 1338	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1211 of 1342	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1021 of 1345	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1033 of 1317	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1247 of 1360	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1198 of 1353	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.8	1244 of 1352	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.3	1245 of 1346	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.0	1335 of 1357	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.1	1311 of 1363	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.5	1262 of 1367	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.7	1210 of 1363	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.2	1149 of 1360	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.6	1192 of 1354	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.8	1111 of 1346	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.2	1215 of 1338	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	34.9	1037 of 1329	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.6	1108 of 1314	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.5	972 of 1303	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	58.5	678 of 1298	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	25.3	941 of 1204	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	196 of 463	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.3	302 of 469	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	305 of 463	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	178 of 494	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	224 of 456	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.2	381 of 522	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	349 of 517	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	528 of 597	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	1273 of 1326	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1189 of 1317	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1175 of 1318	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1120 of 1326	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1099 of 1290	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	961 of 1331	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1037 of 1333	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	971 of 1032	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	876 of 1023	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.2	393 of 839	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.8	803 of 942	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1207 of 1318	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	855 of 1313	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1111 of 1315	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	944 of 1324	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1023 of 1297	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	1311 of 1335	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	1250 of 1334	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	545 of 752	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	590 of 743	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	604 of 748	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	541 of 745	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	583 of 652	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	715 of 745	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	657 of 716	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.5	689 of 712	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.0	701 of 713	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.2	695 of 713	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.5	622 of 717	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	603 of 704	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.7	547 of 684	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	127 of 359	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	189 of 361	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	161 of 356	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.5	230 of 291	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	294 of 326	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	206 of 326	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	499 of 728	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.3	609 of 717	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	508 of 720	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	403 of 613	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	29.0	497 of 719	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)58th percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)65th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2024)31st percentile+10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-20 vs state

Mathematics14%-30 vs state

Science5%-25 vs state

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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 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
East Orange Community Charter School	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%)	22.3	1058^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.5%		21.1	1058^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.9%			25.0	48.2				27.4	25.3				$7,509	$993	$6,516
Lincoln Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	216 Lincoln Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4130	728	63	11.5	71.8%	7 (1.0%)	323 (44.4%)	386 (53.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	15.1	1174^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.8%		15.6	1136^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.1%	38	6.4	16.7	27.9	29.0	41.7	52.5	23.6	19.8	9.6	27.8	17.9	$9,475	$416	$9,059
J. Garfield Jackson Senior Academy	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%)	42.1	786^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.6%		40.2	794^th of 1338 public elementary schools	40.7%	8	15.6	63.4	43.6	45.1			58.5	17.9	38.8			$11,552	$450	$11,102
Central Elementary School	Public	K-2	33 Cleveland Street	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4000	369	27	13.9	86.7%	2 (0.5%)	91 (24.7%)	275 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Park Avenue Elementary School	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%)	14.4	1185^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.0%		19.1	1088^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.7%	97	6.3	23.5	39.2	14.2	30.1	25.5	19.6	32.7	12.2	14.5	9.8	$11,933	$426	$11,507
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
Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence	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%)	8.1	1283^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	4.8%		11.5	1214^th of 1338 public elementary schools	9.3%	69	7.2	13.1	17.6	22.4			19.4	11.3	15.7			$13,332	$402	$12,930
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakwood Avenue Community School

What is the racial makeup of Oakwood Avenue Community School?

Students at Oakwood Avenue Community School are 64% African American, 33% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Oakwood Avenue Community School attend?

Students who attend Oakwood Avenue Community School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Oakwood Avenue Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Oakwood Avenue Community School.

Is Oakwood Avenue Community School a good school?

Oakwood Avenue Community School ranks in the bottom 10.5% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Oakwood Avenue Community School in?

ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District

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