Benjamin Banneker Academy Primary School
500 South Clinton St
East Orange NJ, 07018, Essex County
Phone: 973-266-4320
Ranking: (1,147 out of 1,847, bottom 38%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: East Orange City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 44 | 44 | 43 | 35 | 29 | 32 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 501 | 520 | 491 | 419 | 269 | 305 | 313 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 15 | 3.0% | 15 | 2.9% | 29 | 5.9% | 28 | 6.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 33 | 6.6% | 41 | 7.9% | 44 | 9.0% | 63 | 15.0% | 36 | 13.4% | 46 | 15.1% | 45 | 14.4% |
Grade 1: | 72 | 14.4% | 58 | 11.2% | 77 | 15.7% | 45 | 10.7% | 37 | 13.8% | 44 | 14.4% | 50 | 16.0% |
Grade 2: | 51 | 10.2% | 73 | 14.0% | 54 | 11.0% | 44 | 10.5% | 40 | 14.9% | 52 | 17.0% | 41 | 13.1% |
Grade 3: | 72 | 14.4% | 51 | 9.8% | 58 | 11.8% | 52 | 12.4% | 56 | 20.8% | 39 | 12.8% | 51 | 16.3% |
Grade 4: | 56 | 11.2% | 59 | 11.3% | 55 | 11.2% | 67 | 16.0% | 39 | 14.5% | 50 | 16.4% | 66 | 21.1% |
Grade 5: | 51 | 10.2% | 61 | 11.7% | 61 | 12.4% | 49 | 11.7% | 49 | 18.2% | 61 | 20.0% | 47 | 15.0% |
Grade 6: | 45 | 9.0% | 49 | 9.4% | 41 | 8.4% | 42 | 10.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 7: | 44 | 8.8% | 46 | 8.8% | 42 | 8.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 8: | 38 | 7.6% | 39 | 7.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | 24 | 4.8% | 28 | 5.4% | 30 | 6.1% | 29 | 6.9% | 12 | 4.5% | 13 | 4.3% | 13 | 4.2% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 244 | 48.7% | 245 | 47.1% | 246 | 50.1% | 208 | 49.6% | 120 | 44.6% | 138 | 45.2% | 141 | 45.0% |
Female: | 257 | 51.3% | 275 | 52.9% | 245 | 49.9% | 211 | 50.4% | 149 | 55.4% | 167 | 54.8% | 168 | 53.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 7 | 2.6% | 10 | 3.3% | 10 | 3.2% |
Black: | 493 | 98.4% | 513 | 98.7% | 487 | 99.2% | 414 | 98.8% | 262 | 97.4% | 295 | 96.7% | 303 | 96.8% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 380 | 75.8% | 372 | 71.5% | 298 | 60.7% | 218 | 52.0% | 209 | 77.7% | 226 | 74.1% | 239 | 76.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 6.8% | 35 | 6.7% | 18 | 3.7% | 29 | 6.9% | 18 | 6.7% | 21 | 6.9% | 29 | 9.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.39 | 11.82 | 11.41 | 12.14 | 9.28 | 7.70 | 12.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.6% | 58.2% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 65.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.8% | 62.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 68.4% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88% | 75.6% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 52.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 55.7% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 49.9% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.9% | 52.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.4% | 50.4% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25.7% | 56.0% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 68.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.9% | 71.1% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 76.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94% | 74.9% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 65.2% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 73.7% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 72.2% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 67.1% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 55.4% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 64.4% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 69.9% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.6% | 63.5% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 62.8% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 70.1% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.8% | 44.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 45.3% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 47.6% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.4% | 46.7% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 35.5% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.1% | 54.1% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.9% | 64.1% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 75.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 63.3% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 74.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 77.6% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.6% | 67.5% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 77.6% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 82.8% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 68.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 63.5% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.5% | 70.7% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 61.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 67.1% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 77.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 86.5% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.8% | 89.1% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 85.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.6% | 85.2% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 77.7% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 80.5% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.4% | 33.9% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 42.1% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 46.9% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 44.5% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.6% | 46% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35.9% | 36.6% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 77.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.8% | 64.7% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 71.9% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 73.4% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 79.6% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 69.5% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 61.2% | 79.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63.2% | 35.8% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63.1% | 38.3% | 66.2% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 50.0% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 53.6% | 78.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 53.6% | 31.5% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 70.8% | 36.6% | 65.2% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 53.7% | 27.6% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56.1% | 26.5% | 63.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 58.0% | 81.9% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.1% | 35.2% | 69.3% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 48.4% | 79.0% |
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* Benjamin Banneker Academy Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.