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If you could change one rule at Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST ORANGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340423002062
Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School
45 North Arlington Street, EAST ORANGE, NJ 07017 · (973) 414-9222 · Essex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 68 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
15.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.1% | 15.7% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 7.9% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #1,207 of 1,319 ▲ 71 | #119 of 141 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #1,008 of 1,319 ▲ 4 | #95 of 141 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #448 of 1,562 | #59 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,202 of 1,390 | #86 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.4% | #1,242 of 1,392 | #123 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #592 of 798 | #54 of 73 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
481
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 702
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 481 | 35 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 75% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 35 | 13.4:1 | 78% (366) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 38 | 12.3:1 | 71% (330) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 42 | 12.1:1 | 72% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 41 | 12.2:1 | 73% (365) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 43 | 12.2:1 | 81% (425) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 76% (443) |
| 1990-91 | 702 | 37 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (509 to 481); teachers down 17% (42 to 35).
About Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School
Among the schools in EAST ORANGE, New Jersey, is Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 481 students in pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 19 schools in East Orange School District totals 8,348 students.
Most students at Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School are Black: 84% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Hispanic. The county population is about 36% Black. By the diversity index, Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School comes in at 27%.
Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School operates with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Within Essex County, median household income is about $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Essex County number 249 and enroll about 145,473.
The next-closest public school is Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 481 was 3% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 468. Students per teacher rose from 12.3 in 2020-21 to 13.7 in 2024-25.
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Orange School District
- East Orange Campus High SchoolHigh · 1,798 students
- Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High SchoolHigh · 701 students
- East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolHigh · 646 students
- Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of ExcellenceElementary · 612 students
- Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Shelia Y. Oliver AcademyElementary · 413 students
Other schools in EAST ORANGE
- East Orange Campus High SchoolHigh · 1,798 students
- Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High SchoolHigh · 701 students
- East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolHigh · 646 students
- Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of ExcellenceElementary · 612 students
- Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- East Orange Community Charter SchoolElementary · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School0.1 mi · 701
- Althea Gibson Academy0.4 mi · 144
- J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy0.5 mi · 247
- Ecole Toussaint Louverture0.5 mi · 269
- Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary0.5 mi · 245
- Gordon Parks Academy0.6 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School?
Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School enrolls approximately 481 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School serve?
Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School.
How diverse is Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School?
Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 11% Hispanic, 84% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School?
Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School is overseen by East Orange School District in Essex County.
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