Edison Middle School
75 William St
West Orange NJ, 07052, Essex County
Phone: 973-669-5360
Ranking: (1,180 out of 1,847, bottom 36%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 6
School District: West Orange Town School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 47 | 49 | 44 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 45 | |||||||
Total Students: | 449 | 493 | 475 | 466 | 503 | 458 | 503 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 432 | 96.2% | 472 | 95.7% | 458 | 96.4% | 448 | 96.1% | 480 | 95.4% | 440 | 96.1% | 482 | 95.8% |
Ungraded: | 17 | 3.8% | 21 | 4.3% | 17 | 3.6% | 18 | 3.9% | 23 | 4.6% | 18 | 3.9% | 21 | 4.2% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 228 | 50.8% | 257 | 52.1% | 241 | 50.7% | 230 | 49.4% | 248 | 49.3% | 238 | 52.0% | 253 | 50.3% |
Female: | 221 | 49.2% | 236 | 47.9% | 234 | 49.3% | 236 | 50.6% | 255 | 50.7% | 220 | 48.0% | 246 | 48.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 35 | 7.8% | 36 | 7.3% | 32 | 6.7% | 37 | 7.9% | 36 | 7.2% | 39 | 8.5% | 35 | 7.0% |
Hispanic: | 132 | 29.4% | 122 | 24.7% | 121 | 25.5% | 111 | 23.8% | 111 | 22.1% | 105 | 22.9% | 96 | 19.1% |
Black: | 177 | 39.4% | 232 | 47.1% | 214 | 45.1% | 212 | 45.5% | 246 | 48.9% | 208 | 45.4% | 244 | 48.5% |
White: | 94 | 20.9% | 99 | 20.1% | 103 | 21.7% | 104 | 22.3% | 109 | 21.7% | 106 | 23.1% | 128 | 25.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 140 | 31.2% | 175 | 35.5% | 172 | 36.2% | 151 | 32.4% | 141 | 28.0% | 117 | 25.5% | 99 | 19.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 4.7% | 24 | 4.9% | 29 | 6.1% | 31 | 6.7% | 31 | 6.2% | 42 | 9.2% | 36 | 7.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.49 | 10.10 | 10.74 | 10.84 | 11.18 | 8.30 | 11.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 82.1% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 59.4% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 69.7% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 69.6% | 69.6% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 68.3% | 68.0% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 68.2% | 67.9% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 78.3% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.1% | 65.0% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.1% | 59.1% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.3% | 65.3% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67.1% | 66.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 80.0% | 78.9% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 77.1% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.5% | 71.3% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.6% | 70.5% | 72.3% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.8% | 56.8% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.6% | 60.3% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 58.3% | 62.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 73.8% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.6% | 66.1% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.0% | 72.0% | 76.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Edison Middle 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.