Summary:
Seven elementary schools serve ZIP code 07052 in West Orange: six offer kindergarten through grade 5, and Washington also serves pre-K. In 2025–2026, their average across seven reported grade-and-subject measures was 58%, compared with 45% statewide, though school averages ranged from 41% to 72%. The clearest finding is that St. Cloud Elementary School was the strongest and most consistent academic performer, leading five of the seven measures and scoring above the state in all seven.
St. Cloud led in grade 3 ELA (87% versus 46% at Washington), grade 3 math (79%), grade 4 ELA (71%), grade 5 math (75%), and grade 5 science (57%). Gregory and Redwood were close at the top in grade 5 ELA, at 79.7% and 79.1%; Mount Pleasant led grade 4 math at 73%. Results were much lower on some measures at the bottom: Washington scored 34% in grade 4 math, compared with Mount Pleasant’s 73%, while Kelly had the lowest grade 4 ELA score (34%) and science score (18%).
Overall results slipped slightly between years: the schools’ average across the seven measures fell from 59.4% in 2024–2025 to 58.0% in 2025–2026, while the state average went from 46.0% to 45.0%; the school-state gap narrowed from 13.4 to 13.0 percentage points. SchoolDigger rankings show different trajectories: Gregory improved from 228th to 156th statewide, while Kelly moved from 543rd to 690th. Context measures also vary: in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 15% at St. Cloud, 19% at Gregory, and 75% at Washington; St. Cloud had 11.7 students per teacher, compared with 9.0 at Kelly. These figures describe context, not reasons for test results; test scores cover grades 3–5, not every grade served.
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