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STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges

Q: Is STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges a good school?

STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges ranks 61 st of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 86% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges is a public high school in South Orange, New Jersey, serving 168 students in grades 9-12. Despite being part of the lower-performing Orange Board of Education School District, this school consistently outperforms the district and the state of New Jersey in academic achievement.

STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges stands out for its exceptional performance, ranking among the top schools in New Jersey for various student subgroups, including females, males, African American students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school maintains high graduation rates, ranging from 87.4% to 100%, and low dropout rates, from 0% to 1.2%. While its chronic absenteeism rate is higher than the state average, it is still lower than the district average.

Notably, STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges significantly outperforms the nearby Orange High School, which is also part of the Orange Board of Education School District. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 90.7% of 9th-grade students at STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to only 23.6% at Orange High School. This success is even more remarkable given STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges' high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, suggesting the school's strong academic focus, supportive environment, and effective teaching practices are key factors in its outstanding performance.

180

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

71.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

445 Scotland Road
South Orange, NJ 07079

(973) 677-4190

District: ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.3%

Hispanic:

45.0%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2021 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (69% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New Jersey high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg27%

New Jersey avg44%

61^st of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	61 of 434	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	15 of 429	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	76.5	53 of 422	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	94.2	11 of 415	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	74.9	54 of 405	86.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	6 of 283	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	9 of 282	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	8 of 250	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	4 of 256	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	9 of 247	96.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	16 of 426	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.4	57 of 420	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	81 of 416	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	93.6	12 of 414	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	15 of 402	96.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	23 of 406	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	6 of 403	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	77.5	45 of 385	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	100.0	1 of 382	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	12 of 374	96.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	5 of 377	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	6 of 358	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	1 of 324	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	12 of 326	96.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	10 of 426	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	4 of 419	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	29 of 414	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	16 of 410	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	63.0	91 of 402	77.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)98th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)98th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts91%+41 vs state

Geometry63%+7 vs state

Science59%+27 vs state

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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)			NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges	Public	9-12	445 Scotland Road	South Orange	07079	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4190	180	16	11.6	71.1%	0 (0.0%)	96 (53.3%)	81 (45.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	76.9	61^st of 434 public high schools	85.9%		90.4	15^th of 429 public high schools	96.5%	46				58.7				90.7								62.9		62.9
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
Newark School of Data Science and Information Technology	Public	9-12	746 Sanford Avenue	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 695-3748	414	30	13.8	79.5%	15 (3.6%)	254 (61.4%)	119 (28.7%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.4%)	55.1	170^th of 434 public high schools	60.8%					(n/a)	86.6	68.8		40.2				46.4					20.8		20.8
Columbia High School	Public	9-12	17 Parker Ave	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 762-5600	1,985	140	14.2	18.2%	1,022 (51.5%)	566 (28.5%)	171 (8.6%)	73 (3.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	135 (6.8%)	63.1	131^st of 434 public high schools	69.8%		51.5	193^rd of 429 public high schools	55.0%	62	89.7	76.3		60.8				68.8					9.4		9.2	29.1	21.7	28.2	70.0	69.7	$6,150		$6,150
Irvington High School	Public	9-12	1253 Clinton Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6897	1,913	127	15.1	62.5%	4 (0.2%)	1,332 (69.6%)	567 (29.6%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	11.1	410^th of 434 public high schools	5.5%		10.9	408^th of 429 public high schools	4.9%	2	58.9	26.1		9.5				15.7					4.0	0.0	3.8	20.0		18.9			$11,803	$142	$11,661
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges

Is STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges a good school?

STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges ranks 61^st of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges?

Students at STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges are 53% African American, 45% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges?

In the 2024-25 school year, 180 students attended STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges.

What district is STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges in?

ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District

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