South Orange Middle School
70 North Ridgewood Rd
South Orange NJ, 07079, Essex County
Phone: 973-378-2772
Ranking: (760 out of 1,847, top 41%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 61 | 59 | 59 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 42 | |||||||
Total Students: | 780 | 709 | 673 | 668 | 674 | 660 | 641 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 259 | 33.2% | 254 | 35.8% | 245 | 36.4% | 187 | 28.0% | 232 | 34.4% | 243 | 36.8% | 199 | 31.0% |
Grade 7: | 254 | 32.6% | 243 | 34.3% | 196 | 29.1% | 225 | 33.7% | 246 | 36.5% | 196 | 29.7% | 232 | 36.2% |
Grade 8: | 253 | 32.4% | 203 | 28.6% | 220 | 32.7% | 245 | 36.7% | 196 | 29.1% | 221 | 33.5% | 209 | 32.6% |
Ungraded: | 14 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 372 | 47.7% | 348 | 49.1% | 325 | 48.3% | 333 | 49.9% | 338 | 50.1% | 339 | 51.4% | 316 | 49.3% |
Female: | 408 | 52.3% | 361 | 50.9% | 348 | 51.7% | 335 | 50.1% | 336 | 49.9% | 321 | 48.6% | 321 | 50.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 7 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 33 | 4.2% | 31 | 4.4% | 29 | 4.3% | 22 | 3.3% | 25 | 3.7% | 25 | 3.8% | 28 | 4.4% |
Hispanic: | 49 | 6.3% | 36 | 5.1% | 23 | 3.4% | 21 | 3.1% | 30 | 4.5% | 32 | 4.8% | 29 | 4.5% |
Black: | 291 | 37.3% | 292 | 41.2% | 311 | 46.2% | 339 | 50.7% | 352 | 52.2% | 355 | 53.8% | 343 | 53.5% |
White: | 395 | 50.6% | 340 | 48.0% | 304 | 45.2% | 275 | 41.2% | 257 | 38.1% | 241 | 36.5% | 239 | 37.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 115 | 14.7% | 98 | 13.8% | 105 | 15.6% | 94 | 14.1% | 88 | 13.1% | 83 | 12.6% | 86 | 13.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 5.3% | 32 | 4.5% | 24 | 3.6% | 24 | 3.6% | 40 | 5.9% | 34 | 5.2% | 32 | 5.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.70 | 11.94 | 11.35 | 12.60 | 12.96 | 11.00 | 15.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 80.2% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.5% | 62.4% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.6% | 76.7% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 74.7% | 72.6% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78.3% | 76.0% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 79.2% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 79.8% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 75.8% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 76.1% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 78.1% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 83.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 85.8% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 85.2% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 75.0% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 73.6% | 74.9% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 79.6% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 70.9% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 76.5% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 81.6% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 76.7% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 73.0% | 68.3% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 70.8% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 73.6% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 75.4% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 78.7% | 76.3% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 79.2% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 83.0% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 85.8% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 90.6% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 87.4% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 91.6% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 86.8% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.3% | 69.9% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 73.6% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 73.1% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 74.4% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.2% | 77.3% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.9% | 73.8% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 87.3% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.0% | 85.8% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 88.4% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 87.2% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 89.7% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 86.4% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 78.4% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.1% | 77.2% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 76.3% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 74.9% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 75.4% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.5% | 63.3% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 67.9% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 71.7% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.7% | 69.4% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.1% | 69.8% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 74.6% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 81% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 81.8% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 82.0% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.2% | 81.7% | 78.9% |
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* South Orange Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.