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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Mountain Elementary School	0.0mi	Public	K-5	444 West South Orange Ave	South Orange	07079	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-5216	613	53	11.4	5.5%	365 (59.5%)	75 (12.2%)	66 (10.8%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (13.4%)	77.5	314^th of 1331 public elementary schools	76.4%		82.5	242^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	82.0%	72	39.6		62.6	70.1	71.9				67.8	62.7	53.2						$15,761	$96	$15,665
Delia Bolden Elementary School	0.9mi	Public	K-5	518 Ridgewood Rd	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-7696	518	41	12.7	8.5%	292 (56.4%)	80 (15.4%)	54 (10.4%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (15.1%)	72.6	390^th of 1331 public elementary schools	70.7%		80.5	280^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.2%	110	42.7		73.4	56.8	72.4				70.0	42.0	56.6						$17,163	$114	$17,049
Clinton Elementary School	1.2mi	Public	K-5	27 Berkshire Rd	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-7686	542	55	9.8	22.9%	278 (51.3%)	130 (24.0%)	78 (14.4%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	83.5	224^th of 1331 public elementary schools	83.2%		71.9	392^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	70.9%	168	43.6		72.5	64.9	76.3				75.0	71.3	59.1						$17,361	$230	$17,131
Marshall Elementary School	1.3mi	Public	K-5	262 Grove Rd	South Orange	07079	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-7698	504	39	12.9	8.5%	284 (56.3%)	82 (16.3%)	60 (11.9%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (12.3%)	90.1	105^th of 1331 public elementary schools	92.1%		88.8	146^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.2%	41	71.7		75.0	76.4	95.0				71.2	65.6	83.3						$18,290	$118	$18,172
Gregory Elementary School	1.5mi	Public	K-5	301 Gregory Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5397	484	41	11.9	18.8%	171 (35.3%)	118 (24.4%)	132 (27.3%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.1%)	87.5	156^th of 1331 public elementary schools	88.3%		85.5	188^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.0%	32	55.4		76.3	70.3	79.7				70.0	67.9	67.5						$13,011	$110	$12,901
Heywood Avenue Elementary School	1.5mi	Public	PK, KG-7	421 Heywood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4105	363	31	11.7	58.1%	3 (0.8%)	279 (76.9%)	66 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	36.5	848^th of 1331 public elementary schools	36.3%		30.8	943^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	30.0%	95	20.5		39.6	21.1	41.1	47.2	56.9		50.9	23.7	38.5	44.5	47.7				$17,482	$1,362	$16,120
Tuscan Elementary School	1.5mi	Public	K-5	25 Harvard Ave	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-5221	531	46	11.5	7.2%	347 (65.3%)	59 (11.1%)	63 (11.9%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.2%)	92.6	67^th of 1331 public elementary schools	95.0%		89.7	123^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	90.9%	56	57.7		78.1	82.9	89.4				74.8	72.9	76.7						$18,568	$111	$18,457
Mt Vernon Place School	1.6mi	Public	PK, KG-8	142 Mount Vernon Pl	Newark	07106	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-2090	905	55	16.4	76.1%	15 (1.7%)	307 (33.9%)	488 (53.9%)	84 (9.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	14.9	1152^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	13.4%		18.3	1120^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.9%	32	13.9	8.6	29.5	26.9	25.3	30.7	55.9	38.1	25.7	23.4	12.6	9.0	23.4	22.9	88.8	88.8	$18,878	$2,171	$16,707
Wyoming School	1.7mi	Public	K-4	55 Myrtle Ave	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 761-1619	346	27	12.8	2.6%	94 (27.2%)	4 (1.2%)	36 (10.4%)	169 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.1%)	96.1	21^st of 1331 public elementary schools	98.4%		93.5	54^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.0%	33			83.6	91.9					80.4	88.5							$20,417	$208	$20,209
St. Cloud Elementary School	1.7mi	Public	K-5	71 Sheridan Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5393	436	37	11.7	14.7%	115 (26.4%)	137 (31.4%)	90 (20.6%)	36 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.1%)	87.9	149^th of 1331 public elementary schools	88.8%		84.6	207^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.6%	58	57.0		86.6	71.0	73.9				79.2	58.1	75.3						$14,576	$86	$14,490

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