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South Mountain Elementary/Annex Primary School
444 West South Orange Ave
South Orange NJ, 07079, Essex County
Phone: 973-378-5216
Ranking:
(344 out of 1,847, top 19%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: South Orange-Maplewood 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: | 39 | 41 | 44 | 36 | 41 | 34 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 604 | 619 | 623 | 623 | 628 | 578 | 589 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 84 | 13.9% | 107 | 17.3% | 104 | 16.7% | 100 | 16.1% | 96 | 15.3% | 97 | 16.8% | 100 | 17.0% |
Grade 1: | 106 | 17.5% | 105 | 17.0% | 106 | 17.0% | 97 | 15.6% | 116 | 18.5% | 120 | 20.8% | 102 | 17.3% |
Grade 2: | 103 | 17.1% | 99 | 16.0% | 91 | 14.6% | 111 | 17.8% | 127 | 20.2% | 105 | 18.2% | 108 | 18.3% |
Grade 3: | 108 | 17.9% | 92 | 14.9% | 107 | 17.2% | 119 | 19.1% | 103 | 16.4% | 102 | 17.6% | 84 | 14.3% |
Grade 4: | 91 | 15.1% | 109 | 17.6% | 116 | 18.6% | 101 | 16.2% | 101 | 16.1% | 82 | 14.2% | 75 | 12.7% |
Grade 5: | 112 | 18.5% | 107 | 17.3% | 99 | 15.9% | 95 | 15.2% | 85 | 13.5% | 72 | 12.5% | 100 | 17.0% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 314 | 52.0% | 321 | 51.9% | 318 | 51.0% | 310 | 49.8% | 296 | 47.1% | 279 | 48.3% | 275 | 46.7% |
Female: | 290 | 48.0% | 298 | 48.1% | 305 | 49.0% | 313 | 50.2% | 332 | 52.9% | 299 | 51.7% | 310 | 52.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 27 | 4.5% | 26 | 4.2% | 32 | 5.1% | 31 | 5.0% | 34 | 5.4% | 30 | 5.2% | 23 | 3.9% |
Hispanic: | 36 | 6.0% | 35 | 5.7% | 34 | 5.5% | 38 | 6.1% | 26 | 4.1% | 24 | 4.2% | 23 | 3.9% |
Black: | 107 | 17.7% | 120 | 19.4% | 135 | 21.7% | 123 | 19.7% | 147 | 23.4% | 147 | 25.4% | 170 | 28.9% |
White: | 377 | 62.4% | 388 | 62.7% | 382 | 61.3% | 405 | 65.0% | 398 | 63.4% | 374 | 64.7% | 369 | 62.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 56 | 9.3% | 49 | 7.9% | 39 | 6.3% | 26 | 4.2% | 22 | 3.5% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 4.1% | 25 | 4.0% | 35 | 5.6% | 27 | 4.3% | 25 | 4.0% | 21 | 3.6% | 24 | 4.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.49 | 14.99 | 14.21 | 17.21 | 15.32 | 14.70 | 19.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 80.3% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 84.1% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 82.3% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.9% | 87.0% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.9% | 91.8% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.8% | 74.7% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 75.0% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 78.6% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 81.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 82.5% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 75.4% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 83.0% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 86.1% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 90.5% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 89.1% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 81.2% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 85.1% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 86.8% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 86.4% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 84.4% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 81.6% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.5% | 85.2% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 81.3% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.5% | 85.5% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 85.7% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 87.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 75.1% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 77.4% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 78.7% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 78.4% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 78.7% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 71.6% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.4% | 75.3% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 78.8% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.1% | 82.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 88.4% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 88.2% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 77.4% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 84.1% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 86.6% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 85.9% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 85.1% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 84.3% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 86.9% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 89.8% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 93.2% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.7% | 94.8% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 97.3% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 95.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 96% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 99.1% | 95.5% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.1% | 91.1% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 70.6% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 73.6% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.9% | 76.5% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.5% | 76.7% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 78.8% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 78.6% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 86.0% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 80.4% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.7% | 83.5% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 83% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 87.0% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 88.9% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.8% | 88.6% | 79.9% |
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* South Mountain Elementary/Annex Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.