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ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District Schools
ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District is a public school district in New Jersey, based in Essex County (Orange). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION 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 ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
10 of 12 schools in ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 1D: 7F: 2
Best schools in ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
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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.
- B+ Stem Innovation Academy Of The Oranges (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D+ Heywood Avenue Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Forest Street Community Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Orange Preparatory Academy School Of Inquiry And Innovation (Other school, exceeds expectations)
- D Cleveland Street Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Lincoln Avenue Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Park Avenue Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Oakwood Avenue Community School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Rosa Parks Community School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Orange High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
High schools (1)
- F Orange High School, Orange
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- Central Elementary School, Orange
- D Cleveland Street Elementary School, Orange
- D Forest Street Community Elementary School, Orange
- D+ Heywood Avenue Elementary School, Orange
- D- Lincoln Avenue Elementary School, Orange
- Orange Early Childhood Center, Orange
- D- Park Avenue Elementary School, Orange
Other schools and academies (4)
- D- Oakwood Avenue Community School, Orange
- D Orange Preparatory Academy School Of Inquiry And Innovation, Orange
- F Rosa Parks Community School, Orange
- B+ Stem Innovation Academy Of The Oranges, South Orange
Where ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Orange (11)
- South Orange (1)
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: 5,918 students with 484 full-time-equivalent teachers and 863 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3412270
- 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
- East Orange School District (20 schools, 1 mi)
- West Orange Public Schools (12 schools, 2 mi)
- South Orange-Maplewood School District (10 schools, 2 mi)
- Glen Ridge Public School District (5 schools, 3 mi)
- Irvington Public School District (12 schools, 3 mi)
- Bloomfield Township School District (11 schools, 4 mi)
- Montclair Public School District (11 schools, 4 mi)
- Belleville Public School District (10 schools, 4 mi)
Questions about ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
How many schools are in ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Orange, South Orange.
How good are the schools in ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 19% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 17.9%. 80% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District?
5,918 students were enrolled in ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District?
ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District is in New Jersey, based in Essex County, with its district office in Orange. Its boundary covers about 2.2 sq mi.