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Gregory Elementary School

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Gregory Elementary School ranks 188 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Gregory Elementary School is a public elementary school located in West Orange, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade with a total enrollment of 478 students. The school is part of the West Orange Public Schools district, which is ranked 226 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gregory Elementary School consistently performs above the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with 62% of 3rd graders, 81.8% of 4th graders, and 79.3% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7% at the state level, respectively. In mathematics, the school had 58.2% of 3rd graders, 74% of 4th graders, and 74.4% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to 49.8%, 46.7%, and 44.2% at the state level. The school also excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, White, special education, and low socioeconomic status students.

Additionally, Gregory Elementary School has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the West Orange Public Schools district and the state, with a 14.9% chronic absenteeism rate in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (17.36% in 2023-2024) compared to the nearby Hazel Avenue Elementary School (59.2%) and schools in the Orange Board of Education district (ranging from 61.23% to 85.06%).

484

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,810

Per pupil spending ?

18.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Gregory Ave
West Orange, NJ 07052-4439

(973) 669-5397

District: West Orange Public Schools

Students who attend Gregory Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Edison Middle School
	Roosevelt Middle School
High:	West Orange High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.3%

Hispanic:

27.3%

African American:

24.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (71% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg60%

New Jersey avg46%

188^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the West Orange Public Schools

226^th of 609West Orange Public Schools 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	85.5	188 of 1347	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	228 of 1338	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	188 of 1342	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	231 of 1345	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	272 of 1317	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	311 of 1360	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	232 of 1353	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	78.3	311 of 1352	77.0%	★★★★☆
2016	74.5	370 of 1346	72.5%	★★★★☆
2015	74.6	363 of 1357	73.2%	★★★★☆
2014	78.0	290 of 1363	78.7%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	354 of 1367	74.1%	★★★★☆
2012	75.3	355 of 1363	74.0%	★★★★☆
2011	71.6	423 of 1360	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.0	698 of 1354	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.3	645 of 1346	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.9	701 of 1338	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.6	660 of 1329	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.2	683 of 1314	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.9	782 of 1303	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	64.7	574 of 1298	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	76.4	312 of 1204	74.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	23 of 463	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	61 of 469	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	34 of 463	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	22 of 494	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	15 of 456	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	29 of 522	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	27 of 517	94.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	185 of 1326	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	232 of 1317	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	158 of 1318	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	183 of 1326	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	369 of 1290	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	367 of 1331	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	242 of 1333	81.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	54 of 1032	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	10 of 989	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	20 of 982	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	26 of 953	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	64.9	210 of 896	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	93 of 899	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	97 of 870	88.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	98 of 1023	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	77.6	131 of 939	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	51 of 910	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	71.8	115 of 839	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	109 of 948	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	109 of 942	88.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	196 of 1318	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	194 of 1313	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	189 of 1315	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	261 of 1324	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	212 of 1297	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	247 of 1335	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	236 of 1334	82.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	40 of 1023	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	132 of 989	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	130 of 958	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	91.8	31 of 868	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	81.4	134 of 1007	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	102 of 1001	89.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	71 of 970	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	22 of 963	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	40 of 975	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	64 of 976	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	61 of 964	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	83 of 1023	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	8 of 1022	99.2%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)95th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+24 vs state

Mathematics69%+22 vs state

Science65%+34 vs state

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great teachers, great kids, excellent principal, fantastic community (caring, supportive, engaged, active, dedicated, safe) and outstanding PTA! Close Quote

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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
Gregory Elementary School	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%)	85.5	188^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.0%		83.5	228^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.0%	40	64.6	62.0	81.8	79.3			58.2	74.0	74.4			$11,810		$11,810
Forest Street Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	651 Forest St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4120	384	33	11.8	70.1%	2 (0.5%)	175 (45.6%)	198 (51.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	27.6	986^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.8%		28.3	964^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.0%	22	8.4	26.1	56.5	48.6	51.0	62.8	17.4	36.7	20.0	16.0	40.5	$9,797	$522	$9,275
Hazel Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 Hazel Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 669-5448	334	34	9.7	58.7%	50 (15.0%)	93 (27.8%)	166 (49.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	54.7	620^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.0%		60.9	532^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	60.2%	88	34.4	52.1	61.3	54.7			50.0	38.6	50.0			$11,540	$966	$10,574
Heywood Avenue Elementary School	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%)	30.8	943^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	30.0%		35.4	863^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	35.5%	80	26.5	32.5	42.6	45.5	45.4	63.9	34.2	29.2	29.4	29.5	41.1	$11,274	$312	$10,962
St. Cloud Elementary School	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%)	84.6	207^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.6%		87.4	164^th of 1338 public elementary schools	87.7%	43	50.0	66.3	88.4	79.5			65.5	72.5	61.7			$10,534	$220	$10,314
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
Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-4	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%)	88.8	146^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.2%					(n/a)		76.9	83.6				82.0	60.7				$4,860		$4,860
South Mountain Elementary School	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%)	82.5	242^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	82.0%		77.8	309^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.9%	67	53.9	67.6	68.4	80.2			73.4	53.7	70.8			$5,242		$5,242
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gregory Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Gregory Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gregory Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edison Middle School
Middle : Roosevelt Middle School
High : West Orange High School

Is Gregory Elementary School a good school?

Gregory Elementary School ranks 188^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Gregory Elementary School in?

West Orange Public Schools

How many students attend Gregory Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 484 students attended Gregory Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Gregory Elementary School?

Students at Gregory Elementary School are 35% White, 27% Hispanic, 24% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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