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St. Cloud Elementary School

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St. Cloud Elementary School ranks 207 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

St. Cloud Elementary School is a public elementary school in West Orange, New Jersey, serving 424 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the West Orange Public Schools district, which is ranked 226 out of 609 districts in the state.

St. Cloud Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement. In the 2024-2025 school year, 66.3% of 3rd graders, 88.4% of 4th graders, and 79.5% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district scores of 58.3%, 69.2%, and 69.7%, respectively, and the state scores of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%. The school also ranks among the top 30 elementary schools in New Jersey for both African American and Hispanic students, indicating it effectively supports the academic achievement of its diverse student population. Additionally, St. Cloud Elementary School has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 13.21%, compared to nearby schools like Forest Street Community Elementary School at 81.04%.

While St. Cloud Elementary School is part of the West Orange Public Schools district, which has an overall 3-star rating, the school itself outperforms many of the other elementary schools in the district, as well as some nearby schools in other districts. This consistent high performance and the school's ability to effectively serve its diverse student population make St. Cloud Elementary School a standout institution within the West Orange community.

436

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,534

Per pupil spending ?

14.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

71 Sheridan Ave
West Orange, NJ 07052-2635

(973) 669-5393

District: West Orange Public Schools

Students who attend St. Cloud Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

31.4%

White:

26.4%

Hispanic:

20.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (69% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg60%

New Jersey avg46%

207^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	84.6	207 of 1347	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	164 of 1338	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	270 of 1342	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	222 of 1345	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	209 of 1317	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	218 of 1360	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	151 of 1353	88.8%	★★★★☆
2017	87.8	133 of 1352	90.2%	★★★★★
2016	88.1	125 of 1346	90.7%	★★★★★
2015	90.1	111 of 1357	91.8%	★★★★★
2014	78.2	285 of 1363	79.1%	★★★★☆
2013	81.5	194 of 1367	85.8%	★★★★☆
2012	77.9	285 of 1363	79.1%	★★★★☆
2011	78.6	263 of 1360	80.7%	★★★★☆
2010	72.6	391 of 1354	71.1%	★★★★☆
2009	75.9	310 of 1346	77.0%	★★★★☆
2008	66.1	549 of 1338	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.5	593 of 1329	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.5	697 of 1314	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	72.1	411 of 1303	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	78.3	235 of 1298	81.9%	★★★★☆
2003	63.7	545 of 1204	54.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	14 of 463	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	37 of 469	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	30 of 463	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	10 of 494	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	25 of 456	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	27 of 522	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	26 of 517	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	213 of 1326	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	200 of 1317	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	359 of 1318	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	253 of 1326	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	187 of 1290	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	190 of 1331	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	161 of 1333	87.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	75 of 1032	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	91 of 989	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	53 of 982	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	28 of 953	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	74.3	148 of 896	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	104 of 899	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	94.9	26 of 870	97.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	147 of 1023	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	292 of 939	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	210 of 910	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	125 of 948	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	136 of 942	85.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	202 of 1318	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	137 of 1313	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	206 of 1315	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	192 of 1324	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	234 of 1297	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	252 of 1335	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	141 of 1334	89.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	681 of 1023	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	78.4	140 of 989	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	233 of 958	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	280 of 949	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	199 of 868	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	165 of 1007	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	114 of 1001	88.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	114 of 970	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	54 of 963	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	159 of 975	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	63 of 976	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	21 of 964	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	94 of 1023	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	27 of 1022	97.4%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)97th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts77%+27 vs state

Mathematics67%+20 vs state

Science50%+20 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, August 1, 2015

As a parent here I have found that leadership affected this school more than anything. It's not pretty. Run-down facilities, vacant leadership, overall malaise. A revolving door of teachers on maternity leave or simply vanishing for no reason. No accountability. On the upside, many of the kids are nice. We are going out of district for 6th grade on.... 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Collins Elementary School	Public	K-5	67 Martin Rd	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	440	38	11.5	0.9%	192 (43.6%)	15 (3.4%)	31 (7.0%)	173 (39.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	92.4	73^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	94.6%		90.1	107^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.0%	34	61.9	82.9	83.6	85.7			80.7	72.2	75.0			$11,450	$413	$11,037
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
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Broadlawn Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	407	30	13.6	0.7%	169 (41.5%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.7%)	194 (47.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	95.2	30^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.8%		94.8	35^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.4%	5	65.0	80.3	89.8	82.5			85.2	89.9	86.3			$10,849	$393	$10,456
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

Frequently Asked Questions about St. Cloud Elementary School

How many students attend St. Cloud Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended St. Cloud Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of St. Cloud Elementary School attend?

Students who attend St. Cloud Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of St. Cloud Elementary School?

Students at St. Cloud Elementary School are 31% African American, 26% White, 21% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

Is St. Cloud Elementary School a good school?

St. Cloud Elementary School ranks 207^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is St. Cloud Elementary School in?

West Orange Public Schools

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