ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District

Summary:

The ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District consists of 11 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 493 out of 613 in New Jersey and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating significant challenges in student performance and outcomes.

Within the district, two schools stand out as exceptional performers. STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges is the highest-performing high school, ranked 14th out of 426 New Jersey high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts impressive test scores, with 93.6% of 9th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 89.7% proficient or better in Geometry. In contrast, Heywood Avenue Elementary School is the standout elementary school, with 48.9% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 32.6% of 3rd graders and 30.8% of 4th graders proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the district average.

However, the district as a whole struggles with low proficiency rates on state assessments, with only 32.9% of 9th graders at Orange High School proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 15% of 10th graders proficient or better in Algebra I. Additionally, all schools in the district have high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.6% to 16.6%, and the majority of schools have a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

District Detail

451 Lincoln Avenue
Orange, NJ 07050

(973) 677-4000

SchoolDigger Rank:
493^rd of 613 New Jersey districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,454

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA-S Science (2024)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)							NJSLA Mathematics (2024)						NJSLA Algebra I (2024)				NJSLA Geometry (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Orange High School	Public	9-12	400 Lincoln Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4050	1,370	84	16.4	57.5%	3 (0.2%)	689 (50.3%)	668 (48.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	13.9	379^th of 426 public high schools	11.0%		16.5	356^th of 422 public high schools	15.6%	23			4.2							32.9								12.4	15.0	12.6			$11,681	$190	$11,491
Cleveland Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	355 Cleveland St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4100	322	31	10.3	63.4%	1 (0.3%)	165 (51.2%)	153 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	14.1	1164^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.0%		12.9	1189^th of 1342 public elementary schools	11.4%	25	5.0			31.4	26.9	18.9	26.3	27.3			16.7	17.9	10.0	17.9	21.7								$11,904	$437	$11,467
Forest Street Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	651 Forest St	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4120	385	31	12.4	81.0%	2 (0.5%)	164 (42.6%)	206 (53.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	28.3	964^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.0%		37.2	842^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	37.3%	122	10.6			26.5	54.0	38.3	57.2	57.1			33.3	22.5	14.9	23.7	30.3								$9,797	$522	$9,275
Heywood Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	421 Heywood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4105	374	33	11.5	61.2%	3 (0.8%)	279 (74.6%)	76 (20.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	35.4	863^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	35.5%		37.4	838^th of 1342 public elementary schools	37.6%	25	9.6			48.9	34.2	42.9	74.2	51.2			32.6	30.8	13.9	36.4	45.4								$11,274	$312	$10,962
Lincoln Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	216 Lincoln Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4130	708	60	11.8	70.8%	5 (0.7%)	319 (45.1%)	375 (53.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	15.6	1136^th of 1338 public elementary schools	15.1%		14.9	1155^th of 1342 public elementary schools	13.9%	19	10.4			18.9	10.4	35.8	44.1	31.2			21.6	6.9	13.7	21.4	7.6								$9,475	$416	$9,059
Oakwood Avenue Community School	Public	PK, KG-7	135 Oakwood Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4095	278	26	10.6	73.0%	3 (1.1%)	185 (66.5%)	87 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	12.8	1188^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.2%		11.7	1211^th of 1342 public elementary schools	9.8%	23	0.0			16.7	13.6	30.4	31.0	41.6			21.1	13.0	12.5	16.7	12.0								$10,552	$432	$10,120
Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation	Public	8	400 Central Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4135	353	51	6.8	60.6%	1 (0.3%)	149 (42.2%)	198 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	29.7	512^th of 743 public middle schools	31.1%		34.1	476^th of 748 public middle schools	36.4%	36		6.4							39.3							15.3	86.8			86.8			$12,917	$383	$12,534
Park Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	231 Park Ave	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4124	417	37	11.4	81.1%	1 (0.2%)	213 (51.1%)	196 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	19.1	1088^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.7%		17.2	1122^nd of 1342 public elementary schools	16.4%	34	9.8			26.7	35.9	44.7	22.9	39.6			21.3	24.4	27.5	5.6	19.3								$11,933	$426	$11,507
Orange Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	397 Park Avenue	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 677-4000	193	38	5.1	79.8%	1 (0.5%)	72 (37.3%)	119 (61.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$46,744		$46,744
STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges	Public	9-12	445 Scotland Road	South Orange	07079	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4190	168	16	10.8	78.6%	0 (0.0%)	90 (53.6%)	75 (44.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	90.4	14^th of 426 public high schools	96.7%		76.5	53^rd of 422 public high schools	87.4%	39			51.1							93.6											89.7	89.7
Central Elementary School	Public	K-2	33 Cleveland Street	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4000	348	25	14.2	85.1%	1 (0.3%)	92 (26.4%)	252 (72.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Rosa Parks Community School	Public	3-7	369 Main Street	Orange	07050	Essex County	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 677-4515	538	55	9.7	83.8%	2 (0.4%)	157 (29.2%)	374 (69.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27.9	525^th of 743 public middle schools	29.3%		23.4	567^th of 748 public middle schools	24.2%	42	9.9			25.7	31.3	35.1	40.5	33.0			19.6	26.8	15.2	22.8	25.0								$8,884	$492	$8,392

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Orange Public Schools	0.64 mi	13	230^th
East Orange Community Charter School	1.11 mi	1	548^th
South Orange-Maplewood School District	1.17 mi	10	195^th
East Orange School District	1.29 mi	20	525^th
Pride Academy Charter School District	1.36 mi	1	251^st

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