Dionne Warwick Institute

Located at 120 CENTRAL AVE, in EAST ORANGE, New Jersey, Dionne Warwick Institute is a mid-tier elementary campus that serves 379 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under East Orange School District.

East Orange School District runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 8,348 students. Dionne Warwick Institute is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Dionne Warwick Institute shows that nearly all students (83%) are Black. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Hispanic, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 36% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Dionne Warwick Institute has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Dionne Warwick Institute higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Essex County) reports that median household earnings sit near $80,789, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Dionne Warwick Institute is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ecole Toussaint Louverture, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dionne Warwick Institute.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 20%: 475 students in 2018 compared to 379 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 89% to 83%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Dionne Warwick Institute community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.