Althea Gibson Academy

Althea Gibson Academy is an elementary campus of very small scale in EAST ORANGE, New Jersey, run under East Orange School District, teacheing 144 students in grades pre-K through K. Enrollment runs roughly 64% smaller than the state mean of about 405.

Across the 19 schools in East Orange School District (8,348 students total), Althea Gibson Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Althea Gibson Academy reports that the largest single group is Black, at 80% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 15% Hispanic, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 36% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 3% of students at Althea Gibson Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Essex County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Essex County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,789, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Althea Gibson Academy is one of 249 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students).

J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Althea Gibson Academy.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Althea Gibson Academy's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 163 (now 144). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.