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East Orange City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves East Orange.
Students
8,219
Schools
19
Spent per student
$27,161
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
14%
Debt
$6.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about East Orange City School District
- School Grade D: better than 11% of New Jersey districts
- Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts below the state
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $6.3M, about $772 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Watsessing.
K–68 schoolsBloomfield Township School District
7–8Bloomfield Middle SchoolBloomfield Township School District
9–12Bloomfield High SchoolBloomfield Township School District
Test scores vs. NJ
2020–21Math proficiency6%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 47.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 91.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$27,161 per student · 5% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 46%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 81%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
8,582’20
8,477’21
8,522’22
8,535’23
8,219’24
Down 4.2% since 2020.
Students
Black 78%Hispanic 18%White 3%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
19 public schools.
Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence
D612 students17:1
Langston Hughes Elementary School
D554 students15:1
Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School
D481 students14:1
Shelia Y. Oliver Academy
D413 students14:1
Whitney E. Houston Academy
D385 students13:1
Dionne Warwick Institute
D379 students13:1
Ecole Toussaint Louverture
D269 students14:1
Gordon Parks Academy
268 students14:1
J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy
C−247 students13:1
Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary
D245 students12:1
Wahlstrom Early Childhood Academy
157 students13:1
Althea Gibson Academy
144 students15:1
Benjamin Banneker Academy
0 students
John L. Costley Middle School
D334 students13:1
Patrick F. Healy Middle School
D−322 students16:1
Sojourner Truth Middle School
D−264 students13:1
East Orange Campus High School
C−1,798 students18:1
Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School
C+701 students11:1
East Orange STEM Academy High School
B+646 students17:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.