Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Academy Primary School
190 Midland Ave
East Orange NJ, 07017, Essex County
Phone: 973-395-5975
Ranking: 
(1,142 out of 1,847, bottom 38%)*
(1,142 out of 1,847, bottom 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 237 | 252 | 254 | 262 | 247 | 263 | 272 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 17 | 7.2% | 21 | 8.3% | 20 | 7.9% | 19 | 7.3% | 22 | 8.9% | 19 | 7.2% | 16 | 5.9% |
| Grade 1: | 35 | 14.8% | 37 | 14.7% | 40 | 15.7% | 47 | 17.9% | 44 | 17.8% | 47 | 17.9% | 51 | 18.8% |
| Grade 2: | 36 | 15.2% | 48 | 19.0% | 45 | 17.7% | 48 | 18.3% | 46 | 18.6% | 47 | 17.9% | 46 | 16.9% |
| Grade 3: | 50 | 21.1% | 43 | 17.1% | 44 | 17.3% | 49 | 18.7% | 42 | 17.0% | 47 | 17.9% | 48 | 17.6% |
| Grade 4: | 43 | 18.1% | 48 | 19.0% | 48 | 18.9% | 45 | 17.2% | 39 | 15.8% | 43 | 16.3% | 45 | 16.5% |
| Grade 5: | 50 | 21.1% | 45 | 17.9% | 49 | 19.3% | 46 | 17.6% | 37 | 15.0% | 44 | 16.7% | 46 | 16.9% |
| Ungraded: | 6 | 2.5% | 10 | 4.0% | 8 | 3.1% | 8 | 3.1% | 17 | 6.9% | 16 | 6.1% | 20 | 7.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 135 | 57.0% | 144 | 57.1% | 142 | 55.9% | 135 | 51.5% | 128 | 51.8% | 135 | 51.3% | 153 | 56.3% |
| Female: | 102 | 43.0% | 108 | 42.9% | 112 | 44.1% | 127 | 48.5% | 119 | 48.2% | 128 | 48.7% | 115 | 42.3% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 2.1% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 231 | 97.5% | 250 | 99.2% | 252 | 99.2% | 260 | 99.2% | 243 | 98.4% | 260 | 98.9% | 267 | 98.2% |
| White: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 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: | 129 | 54.4% | 127 | 50.4% | 118 | 46.5% | 136 | 51.9% | 119 | 48.2% | 138 | 52.5% | 136 | 50.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 12.2% | 30 | 11.9% | 38 | 15.0% | 29 | 11.1% | 31 | 12.6% | 30 | 11.4% | 39 | 14.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.88 | 10.50 | 9.56 | 10.92 | 9.50 | 8.20 | 13.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 58.2% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 65.3% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 62.6% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 68.4% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86% | 75.6% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72% | 52.5% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 55.7% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 49.9% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 52.9% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.4% | 50.4% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 56.0% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.9% | 68.1% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 71.1% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 76.8% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 74.9% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 65.2% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 73.7% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 72.2% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 67.1% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.7% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 55.4% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 64.4% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 69.9% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 63.5% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 62.8% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 70.1% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 44.4% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 45.3% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.2% | 47.6% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.3% | 46.7% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.3% | 35.5% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.9% | 54.1% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 64.1% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 75.7% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 63.3% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 74.8% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 77.6% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 67.5% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 77.6% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 82.8% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 68.8% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 63.5% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 70.7% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 61.5% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 67.1% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 77.5% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 86.5% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 89.1% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 85.4% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 85.2% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 77.7% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 80.5% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41.7% | 33.9% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 42.1% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53.5% | 46.9% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53.5% | 44.5% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 46% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 36.6% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 77.1% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 64.7% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 71.9% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 73.4% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 79.6% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 69.5% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 61.2% | 79.9% |
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* Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. 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.