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Kelly Elementary School

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Kelly Elementary School ranks 630 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

630^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Kelly Elementary School is a public elementary school in West Orange, New Jersey, serving 479 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the West Orange Public Schools district, which is ranked 226 out of 609 districts in the state.

Kelly Elementary School has shown mixed performance on standardized tests compared to the district and state averages. While the school's overall performance is generally below the district average, it has some bright spots, such as higher proficiency rates in 4th and 5th grade English Language Arts in recent years. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, who rank among the top schools in the state for their respective subgroups. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students is relatively low, with the school ranking in the bottom half of New Jersey schools for this subgroup. The school also experiences relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.2% to 21.0% in recent years, which is higher than the state average.

Kelly Elementary School has a significant population of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 44.05% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's spending per student is $14,318, which is higher than the state average. When compared to nearby schools, such as Redwood Elementary School and Mount Pleasant Elementary School, Kelly Elementary School generally performs below the top-performing schools in the area. However, the school outperforms some nearby schools, such as Washington Elementary School, in certain areas.

451

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,318

Per pupil spending ?

43%

Free/discounted lunch ?

555 Pleasant Valley Way
West Orange, NJ 07052-2803

(973) 669-5452

District: West Orange Public Schools

Students who attend Kelly Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Edison Middle School
	Liberty Middle School
High:	West Orange High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.7%

African American:

34.4%

Two or more races:

11.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (53rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of West Orange Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg60%

New Jersey avg46%

630^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	53.8	630 of 1347	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	543 of 1338	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	638 of 1342	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	801 of 1345	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	899 of 1317	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	663 of 1360	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	814 of 1353	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.4	688 of 1352	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	66.9	483 of 1346	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.2	745 of 1357	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.8	834 of 1363	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.9	946 of 1367	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.1	927 of 1363	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.0	971 of 1360	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.6	886 of 1354	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.8	914 of 1346	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.7	821 of 1338	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.8	784 of 1329	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.0	594 of 1314	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.1	938 of 1303	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	53.6	761 of 1298	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	34.7	879 of 1204	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	50 of 463	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	93.0	22 of 469	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	50 of 463	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	70 of 494	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.0	166 of 456	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	102 of 522	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	113 of 517	78.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	303 of 597	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	250 of 559	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.3	383 of 489	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	210 of 463	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	488 of 1326	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	475 of 1317	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	568 of 1318	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	707 of 1326	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	862 of 1290	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.0	529 of 1331	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	636 of 1333	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	272 of 1032	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	221 of 989	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	223 of 982	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.9	372 of 953	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	518 of 896	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.5	166 of 899	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	342 of 870	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	287 of 1023	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	132 of 939	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	340 of 910	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	373 of 863	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.7	665 of 839	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	373 of 948	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	576 of 942	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	711 of 1318	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	585 of 1313	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	653 of 1315	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	848 of 1324	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	864 of 1297	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	746 of 1335	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	864 of 1334	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	474 of 1023	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	306 of 989	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	531 of 958	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	743 of 949	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	733 of 868	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	672 of 1007	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	740 of 1001	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	72.1	253 of 976	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	352 of 964	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.1	36 of 1023	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.4	128 of 1022	87.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)89th percentile+36 vs school

White (2022)74th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Mathematics50%+3 vs state

Science33%+3 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kelly Elementary School	Public	K-5	555 Pleasant Valley Way	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5452	451	50	9.0	43.0%	44 (9.8%)	155 (34.4%)	188 (41.7%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (11.1%)	53.8	630^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.2%		60	543^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	59.4%	87	32.7	48.2	53.9	51.8		46.4	58.8	44.8		$14,318		$14,318
Redwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	75 Redwood Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5457	446	43	10.4	30.7%	99 (22.2%)	149 (33.4%)	132 (29.6%)	28 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	80.7	278^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.4%		78.9	296^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.9%	18	50.7	68.3	65.7	73.1		71.4	64.6	61.2		$11,835	$107	$11,728
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	9 Manger Road	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5480	349	35	9.9	32.7%	62 (17.8%)	110 (31.5%)	112 (32.1%)	30 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.7%)	84.9	199^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.2%		82	252^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	81.2%	53	51.9	72.9	71.7	82.6		74.6	59.7	75.0		$12,477		$12,477
Forest Avenue School	Public	K-4	118 Forest Ave	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6754	230	14	16.8		196 (85.2%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.5%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	76	340^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.8%		70.5	414^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.1%	74		62.7	56.1			70.6	70.7			$14,134	$141	$13,993
Brookdale Avenue School	Public	K-4	14 Brookdale Court	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 571-6752	134	11	12.2		112 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.2%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	91.9	80^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.1%		84.8	210^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.3%	130		79.2	80.5			83.4	77.8			$14,613	$143	$14,470
Essex Fells Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	102 Hawthorne Rd	Essex Fells	07021	Essex County	Essex Fells School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 226-0505	251	26	9.4		191 (76.1%)	4 (1.6%)	22 (8.8%)	17 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	94.1	40^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.0%		94.8	34^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.5%	6	60.0	87.5	85.0	93.3	90.6	87.5	70.0	83.3	84.4	$16,556	$263	$16,293
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	18 Crane St	Caldwell	07006	Essex County	Caldwell-West School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 228-3987	253	20	12.6	14.2%	194 (76.7%)	6 (2.4%)	40 (15.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	77.3	327^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.7%		72.3	392^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	70.7%	65	36.7	63.4	79.1	67.4		68.3	68.1	59.1		$14,951	$278	$14,673
Hillside Elementary School	Public	3-5	54 Orange Rd	Montclair	07042	Essex County	Montclair Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 509-4200	684	47	14.6	13.5%	328 (48.0%)	134 (19.6%)	107 (15.6%)	22 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (13.3%)	84.7	205^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.8%		83.5	230^th of 1338 public elementary schools	82.8%	25	52.2	64.8	74.5	77.8		69.9	69.9	68.0		$12,700	$181	$12,519
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	289 Main St	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 669-5385	414	46	9.0	74.6%	12 (2.9%)	123 (29.7%)	258 (62.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	45.6	734^th of 1347 public elementary schools	45.5%		40.5	787^th of 1338 public elementary schools	41.2%	53	29.5	39.0	58.9	63.9		39.7	33.8	44.3		$11,461	$1,392	$10,069
Laning Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-4	18 Lanning Rd	Verona	07044	Essex County	Verona Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 571-6755	261	22	11.9	1.1%	196 (75.1%)	9 (3.4%)	30 (11.5%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.6%)	72.7	384^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.5%		69.6	420^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.6%	36		60.5	70.7			69.8	48.8			$8,559	$138	$8,421

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