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East Orange City School District

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East Orange City School District is located in northeast New Jersey. East Orange City School District has 3.92 square miles of land area and has no water area. As of 2010-2014, the total East Orange City School District population is 64,538. East Orange City School District median household income is $36,978 in 2010-2014. East Orange City School District median house value is $217,800 in 2010-2014. On average, East Orange City School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (276 out of 285, bottom 3%) Elementary/Middle School: (486 out of 515, bottom 6%)* Rank: #545
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	20
Population	64,538 (2010-2014), rank #24
Population Growth	-1.90% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	16,445.42/sq mi, rank #11
Median Household Income:	$36,978 at 2010-2014—-5.47% increase since 2005-2009, rank #546
Median House Price:	$217,800 at 2010-2014—-12.25% increase since 2005-2009, rank #455
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	3.92 sq mi, rank #332
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00%), rank #546
State:	New Jersey
County:	Essex County
City:	East Orange
Zip:	07018, 07017, 07107
Area:	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA

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East Orange City School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

715 Park Ave

East Orange NJ, 07017, Essex County

Phone: 973-266-5760

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	9,465	9,660	9,709	11,989	10,053	9,741	9,893
English Language Learner Students:	161	208	236	334	330	278	NA
Total Teachers:	924.00	890.51	867.00	887.00	973.00	951.10	898.10
Prekindergarten:	68.00	68.00	39.00	32.00	36.00	31.00	19.00
Kindergarten:	48.50	48.00	47.50	46.50	52.00	50.50	52.50
Elementary:	530.50	503.68	507.20	529.30	594.00	529.20	396.70
Secondary:	266.00	259.83	261.30	267.20	281.00	325.40	300.90
Ungraded:	11.00	11.00	12.00	12.00	10.00	15.00	129.00
Total Other Staff:	1,217.00	1,220.94	823.00	834.60	905.00	490.60	576.60
Instructional Aides:	327.00	414.00	255.00	267.00	293.00	287.00	518.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	25.00	27.00	15.00	12.60	12.00	14.60	15.60
Total Guidance Counselors:	31.00	29.00	26.00	27.00	31.00	5.00	9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	18.00	18.00	19.00	NA	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	8.00	9.00	12.00	NA	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	31.00	29.00	NA	NA	NA	5.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	14.00	14.00	15.00	11.00	13.00	11.00	11.00
Library/Media Support:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	3.00	4.96	5.00	5.00	5.00	6.00	7.00
District Administrative Support:	69.00	67.00	61.00	60.00	71.00	0.00	NA
School Administrators:	44.00	42.00	41.00	39.00	45.00	64.00	7.00
School Administrative Support:	60.00	62.00	53.00	66.00	68.00	0.00	NA
Student Support Services:	115.00	112.98	106.00	101.00	101.00	103.00	9.00
Other Support Services:	529.00	448.00	246.00	246.00	266.00	0.00	NA
Student-Teacher Ratio:	10.24	10.85	11.20	13.52	10.33	10.24	11.02

Schools

Althea Gibson Academy	Prekindergarten to Kindergarten	490 William St, East Orange NJ 07017
Benjamin Banneker Academy	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	500 South Clinton St, East Orange NJ 07018
Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	45 North Arlington St, East Orange NJ 07017
Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School	Grade 6 to Grade 12	35 Winans St, East Orange NJ 07017
Dionne Warwick Institute	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	120 Central Ave, East Orange NJ 07018
East Orange Campus High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	344 Prospect St, East Orange NJ 07017
East Orange Stem Academy High School	Grade 6 to Grade 12	129 Renshaw Ave, East Orange NJ 07017
Ecole Toussaint Louverture	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	330 Central Ave, East Orange NJ 07018
Edward T. Bowser Sr. School Of Excellence	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	180 Lincoln St, East Orange NJ 07017
George Washington Carver Institute	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	135 Glenwood Ave, East Orange NJ 07017
Gordon Parks Academy	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	98 Greenwood Ave, East Orange NJ 07017
J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy	Kindergarten to Grade 5	106 Prospect St, East Orange NJ 07017
John L. Costley Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	116 Hamilton St, East Orange NJ 07017
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Academy	Kindergarten to Grade 5	190 Midland Ave, East Orange NJ 07017
Langston Hughes Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	160 Rhode Island Ave, East Orange NJ 07018
Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1 Grove Place, East Orange NJ 07017
Patrick F. Healy Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	116 Hamilton St, East Orange NJ 07017
Sojourner Truth Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	116 Hamilton St, East Orange NJ 07017
Wahlstrom Early Childhood Academy	Prekindergarten to Kindergarten	340 Prospect St, East Orange NJ 07017
Whitney E. Houston Academy	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	215 Dodd St, East Orange NJ 07017

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ASK Test
2004	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	58.2%	79.4%
2005	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	65.3%	83.2%
2006	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	62.6%	82.4%
2007	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	68.4%	83.4%
2008	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	75.6%	86.1%
2009	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	52.5%	62.9%
2010	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	55.7%	59.8%
2011	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	49.9%	63.0%
2012	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	52.9%	66.7%
2013	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	50.4%	66.4%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	56.0%	76.6%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	68.1%	82.5%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	71.1%	86.8%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	76.8%	87.3%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	74.9%	86.8%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	65.2%	75.4%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	73.7%	78.3%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	72.2%	78.9%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	67.1%	78.4%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	67.3%	77.7%
2003	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	55.4%	77.6%
2004	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	64.4%	82.2%
2005	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	69.9%	81.6%
2006	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	63.5%	80.0%
2007	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	62.8%	80.6%
2008	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	70.1%	82.7%
2009	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	44.4%	63.2%
2010	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	45.3%	59.7%
2011	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	47.6%	62.7%
2012	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	46.7%	58.5%
2013	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	35.5%	59.4%
2003	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	54.1%	68.0%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	64.1%	72.1%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	75.7%	80.2%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	63.3%	82.3%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	74.8%	84.7%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	77.6%	84.9%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	67.5%	73.1%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	77.6%	77.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	82.8%	79.3%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	68.8%	77.4%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	63.5%	78.3%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% proficient	70.7%	81.1%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% proficient	61.5%	82.3%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% proficient	67.1%	83.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% proficient	77.5%	85.1%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% proficient	86.5%	91.1%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% proficient	89.1%	93.5%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% proficient	85.4%	90.0%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% proficient	85.2%	91.3%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% proficient	77.7%	89.5%
2007	Language Arts Literacy	5th Grade	% proficient	80.5%	88.8%
2008	Language Arts Literacy	5th Grade	% proficient	33.9%	60.0%
2009	Language Arts Literacy	5th Grade	% proficient	42.1%	66.2%
2010	Language Arts Literacy	5th Grade	% proficient	46.9%	63.3%
2011	Language Arts Literacy	5th Grade	% proficient	44.5%	60.9%
2012	Language Arts Literacy	5th Grade	% proficient	46%	62.1%
2013	Language Arts Literacy	5th Grade	% proficient	36.6%	61.3%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% proficient	77.1%	84.1%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% proficient	64.7%	76.6%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% proficient	71.9%	77.6%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% proficient	73.4%	79.0%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% proficient	79.6%	80.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% proficient	69.5%	83.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% proficient	61.2%	79.9%
2007	Language Arts Literacy	6th Grade	% proficient	45.9%	75.8%
2008	Language Arts Literacy	6th Grade	% proficient	22.5%	57.3%
2009	Language Arts Literacy	6th Grade	% proficient	36.0%	70.1%
2010	Language Arts Literacy	6th Grade	% proficient	35.1%	65.5%
2011	Language Arts Literacy	6th Grade	% proficient	35.8%	66.7%
2013	Language Arts Literacy	6th Grade	% proficient	38.3%	66.2%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% proficient	55.7%	79%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% proficient	41.8%	72.2%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% proficient	43.5%	71.2%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% proficient	42.8%	72.1%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% proficient	50.0%	77.4%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% proficient	53.6%	78.9%
2007	Language Arts Literacy	7th Grade	% proficient	49.1%	80.1%
2008	Language Arts Literacy	7th Grade	% proficient	38.5%	70.5%
2009	Language Arts Literacy	7th Grade	% proficient	40.3%	72.4%
2010	Language Arts Literacy	7th Grade	% proficient	35.7%	69.5%
2011	Language Arts Literacy	7th Grade	% proficient	30.3%	63.3%
2012	Language Arts Literacy	7th Grade	% proficient	31.5%	61.0%
2013	Language Arts Literacy	7th Grade	% proficient	36.6%	65.2%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% proficient	38.9%	66.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% proficient	33.6%	64.5%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% proficient	40.0%	66.8%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% proficient	33.0%	64.6%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% proficient	34.7%	65.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% proficient	27.6%	63.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% proficient	26.5%	63.5%
2008	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	55.3%	81.4%
2009	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	60.9%	82.5%
2010	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	53.6%	82.9%
2011	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	52.4%	82.1%
2012	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	57.1%	82.2%
2013	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	58.0%	81.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	31.8%	67.7%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	44.8%	71.8%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	34.8%	69.0%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	38.5%	71.5%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	44.5%	71.6%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	35.2%	69.3%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	54.4%	84.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	52.0%	84.6%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	48.2%	83.3%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	46.5%	81.2%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	50.9%	81.9%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	48.4%	79.0%
GEPA Test
2003	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	40.8%	73.8%
2004	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	33.9%	71.8%
2005	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	38.0%	72.3%
2006	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	42.4%	74.2%
2007	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	44.8%	73.7%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	28.0%	56.7%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	25.8%	61.7%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	22.0%	62.4%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	26.9%	64.5%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	31.0%	68.4%
2003	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	32.2%	72.9%
2004	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	36.7%	74.7%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	36.8%	76.8%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	44.6%	79.0%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	40.2%	78.9%
HSPA Test
2003	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	53.3%	80.1%
2004	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	58.4%	82.2%
2005	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	54.5%	83.2%
2006	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	51.1%	83.5%
2007	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	62.3%	85.4%
2008	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	49.7%	83.4%
2009	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	53.1%	84.5%
2010	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	60.3%	88.0%
2011	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	67%	89.6%
2012	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	72.8%	91.5%
2013	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	71.1%	91.6%
2003	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	21.3%	65.9%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	30.6%	70.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	36.8%	75.5%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	31.3%	75.9%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	37.3%	73.4%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	23.1%	75.4%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	37.7%	73.7%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	39.4%	75.0%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	50.9%	75.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	48.9%	79.3%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	46.8%	79.7%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% proficient	27.5%	72.7%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$266,187,000	$27,417		$253,209,000	$21,120		$266,532,000	$26,513
Federal:	$22,357,000	$2,303	8.4%	$17,800,000	$1,485	7.0%	$40,865,000	$4,065	15.3%
State:	$221,145,000	$22,777	83.1%	$208,943,000	$17,428	82.5%	$203,444,000	$20,237	76.3%
Local:	$22,685,000	$2,336	8.5%	$26,466,000	$2,208	10.5%	$22,223,000	$2,211	8.3%
Total Expenditures:	$244,570,000	$25,190		$236,080,000	$19,691		$272,969,000	$27,153
Total Current Expenditures:	$206,442,000	$21,263		$197,796,000	$16,498		$216,889,000	$21,575
Instructional Expenditures:	$108,831,000	$11,209	52.7%	$107,477,000	$8,965	54.3%	$115,460,000	$11,485	53.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$36,089,000	$3,717	17.5%	$34,839,000	$2,906	17.6%	$40,228,000	$4,002	18.5%
Administration:	$20,141,000	$2,074	9.8%	$18,767,000	$1,565	9.5%	$21,310,000	$2,120	9.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$41,381,000	$4,262	20.0%	$36,713,000	$3,062	18.6%	$39,891,000	$3,968	18.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$4,225,000	$435		$3,563,000	$297		$20,207,000	$2,010
Construction:	$3,842,000	$396		$3,150,000	$263		$19,708,000	$1,960
Total Other:	$573,000	$59		$585,000	$49		$804,000	$80
Interest on Debt:	$548,000	$56		$817,000	$68		$1,254,000	$125

Total Salary:	$122,679,000	$12,636		$125,967,000	$10,507		$134,706,000	$13,400
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$73,051,000	$7,524	59.5%	$77,326,000	$6,450	61.4%	$82,546,000	$8,211	61.3%
Other Salary:	$49,628,000	$5,112	40.5%	$48,641,000	$4,057	38.6%	$52,160,000	$5,189	38.7%
Total Benefit:	$45,905,000	$4,728		$42,692,000	$3,561		$43,875,000	$4,364
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$24,923,000	$2,567	54.3%	$23,436,000	$1,955	54.9%	$24,639,000	$2,451	56.2%
Other Benefit:	$20,982,000	$2,161	45.7%	$19,256,000	$1,606	45.1%	$19,236,000	$1,913	43.8%

* East Orange City School District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.