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East Orange School District Schools
East Orange School District is a public school district in New Jersey, based in Essex County (East Orange). SchoolGrade grades 20 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
East Orange School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for East Orange School District
17 of 20 schools in East Orange School District carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 1D: 11F: 5
Best schools in East Orange School District
Statewide rankings: all 366 high schools in New Jersey · all 339 middle schools in New Jersey · all 1347 elementary schools in New Jersey
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C+ East Orange Stem Academy High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D Cicely L Tyson Community Middlehigh School (High school, underperforms expectations)
- D- East Orange Campus High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D- J Garfield Jackson SR Academy (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Johnnie L Cochran JR Academy (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Benjamin Banneker Academy (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Whitney E Houston Academy (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Dionne Warwick Institute (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Ecole Toussaint Louverture (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in East Orange School District
All schools, A to Z (20)
- Althea Gibson Academy, East Orange
- D- Benjamin Banneker Academy, East Orange
- F Cicely L Tyson Community Elementary School, East Orange
- D Cicely L Tyson Community Middlehigh School, East Orange
- D- Dionne Warwick Institute, East Orange
- D- East Orange Campus High School, East Orange
- C+ East Orange Stem Academy High School, East Orange
- D- Ecole Toussaint Louverture, East Orange
- D- Edward T Bowser SR School Of Excellence, East Orange
- Gordon Parks Academy, East Orange
- D- J Garfield Jackson SR Academy, East Orange
- F John L Costley Middle School, East Orange
- D- Johnnie L Cochran JR Academy, East Orange
- D- Langston Hughes Elementary School, East Orange
- D- Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary, East Orange
- F Patrick F Healy Middle School, East Orange
- F Shelia Y Oliver Academy, East Orange
- F Sojourner Truth Middle School, East Orange
- Wahlstrom Early Childhood Academy, East Orange
- D- Whitney E Houston Academy, East Orange
Where East Orange School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- East Orange (20)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Jersey
- County: Essex County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 9,337 students with 633 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,524 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3404230
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District (12 schools, 1 mi)
- Glen Ridge Public School District (5 schools, 3 mi)
- Irvington Public School District (12 schools, 3 mi)
- West Orange Public Schools (12 schools, 3 mi)
- South Orange-Maplewood School District (10 schools, 3 mi)
- Bloomfield Township School District (11 schools, 3 mi)
- Belleville Public School District (10 schools, 3 mi)
- Harrison Public Schools (5 schools, 3 mi)
Questions about East Orange School District
How many schools are in East Orange School District?
SchoolGrade grades 20 public schools in East Orange School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does East Orange School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: East Orange.
How good are the schools in East Orange School District?
Across the 17 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 13.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 17.8%. 47% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend East Orange School District?
9,337 students were enrolled in East Orange School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is East Orange School District?
East Orange School District is in New Jersey, based in Essex County, with its district office in East Orange. Its boundary covers about 3.9 sq mi.