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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 Pennsylvania 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 Progress.
K–2Sara Lindemuth El SchSusquehanna Township School District
3–5Thomas W Holtzman Jr El SchSusquehanna Township School District
6–8Susquehanna Twp MSSusquehanna Township School District
9–12Susquehanna Twp HSSusquehanna 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.