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Orange Preparatory Academy Other School
400 Central Ave
Orange NJ, 07050, Essex County
Phone: 973-677-4135
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 9
School District: Orange City Township 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: | 54 | 52 | 58 | 44 | 47 | 58 | 51 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 563 | 532 | 571 | 520 | 416 | 438 | 511 | |||||||
| Grade 8: | 296 | 52.6% | 271 | 50.9% | 282 | 49.4% | 278 | 53.5% | 202 | 48.6% | 208 | 47.5% | 241 | 47.2% |
| Grade 9: | 235 | 41.7% | 237 | 44.5% | 254 | 44.5% | 208 | 40.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 32 | 5.7% | 24 | 4.5% | 35 | 6.1% | 34 | 6.5% | 16 | 3.8% | 18 | 4.1% | 20 | 3.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 280 | 49.7% | 291 | 54.7% | 317 | 55.5% | 266 | 51.2% | 220 | 52.9% | 209 | 47.7% | 266 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 283 | 50.3% | 241 | 45.3% | 254 | 44.5% | 254 | 48.8% | 196 | 47.1% | 229 | 52.3% | 241 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 117 | 20.8% | 104 | 19.5% | 93 | 16.3% | 90 | 17.3% | 71 | 17.1% | 82 | 18.7% | 69 | 13.5% |
| Black: | 440 | 78.2% | 426 | 80.1% | 472 | 82.7% | 423 | 81.3% | 341 | 82.0% | 353 | 80.6% | 437 | 85.5% |
| White: | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| 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: | 415 | 73.7% | 400 | 75.2% | 374 | 65.5% | 255 | 49.0% | 271 | 65.1% | 290 | 66.2% | 251 | 49.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 6.7% | 50 | 9.4% | 45 | 7.9% | 33 | 6.3% | 31 | 7.5% | 30 | 6.8% | 53 | 10.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.52 | 10.23 | 9.77 | 11.82 | 8.85 | 6.60 | 10.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 49.6% | 48.9% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39.9% | 38.5% | 70.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46.5% | 46.7% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 47.1% | 69.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 25.0% | 26.7% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 27.2% | 29.7% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 34.5% | 34.1% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 28.5% | 33.8% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.8% | 50.8% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.9% | 53.4% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.8% | 60.0% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 51.8% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 54.7% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.6% | 54.6% | 81.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23.5% | 24.3% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.9% | 35.7% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.2% | 41.1% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30.2% | 30.1% | 71.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.5% | 39.3% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.0% | 29.0% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 54.9% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.6% | 58.6% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.8% | 62.4% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.0% | 45.8% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.7% | 53.8% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.4% | 41.3% | 79.0% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23.4% | 23.4% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.7% | 31.7% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30.9% | 31.4% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30.6% | 33.3% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.7% | 36.3% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 11.4% | 11.4% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 20.3% | 20.3% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 18.9% | 20.0% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19.5% | 22.7% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22.6% | 25.5% | 68.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26.9% | 26.9% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.7% | 33.7% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 43.2% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 46.7% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.0% | 47.0% | 78.9% |
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