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What's something East Orange STEM Academy High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
646
High
DISTRICT 1,048 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST ORANGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340423002040
East Orange STEM Academy High School
129 RENSHAW AVENUE, EAST ORANGE, NJ 07017 · (973) 266-5900 · Essex County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of New Jersey public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
123 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 85 | 13% |
Student demographics
22%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
64.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
26.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.9% | 26.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.8% | 23.1% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like East Orange STEM Academy High School
East Orange STEM Academy High School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Orange STEM Academy High School this school | 646 | 19.0% | 39.5% |
| Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School EAST ORANGE | 701 | 12.6% | 27.0% |
| Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School Ewing | 562 | 24.6% | 13.4% |
| East Orange Campus High School EAST ORANGE | 1,798 | 8.5% | 7.8% |
| Creative Arts High School CAMDEN | 209 | 46.9% | 13.0% |
| Camden Big Picture Learning Academy CAMDEN | 150 | 49.3% | 8.4% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where East Orange STEM Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #183 of 397 | #15 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #208 of 400 ▲ 31 | #19 of 39 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #107 of 395 ▲ 76 | #11 of 39 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 646 | #281 of 442 | #22 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #378 of 388 | #35 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #373 of 389 | #37 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.0% | #285 of 405 | #28 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #143 of 173 | #17 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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
646
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 1,288
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 646 | 37 | 17.5:1 | 19% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 62% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 60% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 47 | 13.4:1 | 76% (479) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 48.9 | 12.8:1 | 59% (371) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | 53 | 12.2:1 | 68% (438) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | 50 | 11.0:1 | 65% (359) |
| 2000-01 | 1,094 | 83 | 13.2:1 | 59% (640) |
| 1990-91 | 1,288 | 76 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Orange STEM Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (628 to 646); teachers down 24% (48.9 to 37).
About East Orange STEM Academy High School
East Orange STEM Academy High School is a small high school in EAST ORANGE, New Jersey, one of the schools in East Orange School District. School enrollment was 646 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 12. For comparison, high schools in New Jersey average about 929 students.
East Orange School District has 19 schools; together they serve 8,348 students.
Black students make up 88% of enrollment at East Orange STEM Academy High School. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Essex County's population at about 36%. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 37 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.5:1. That is 4.8 students per teacher above the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 19%. Among public schools in Essex County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
Measured against New Jersey public high schools, East Orange STEM Academy High School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for East Orange STEM Academy High School is 55.7%. It actually posts 39.5%, which is 16.3 points lower and in the bottom 10% of New Jersey schools.
Essex County census figures show that the median household income is $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 249 public schools in Essex County, enrolling about 145,473 students in all.
Wahlstrom Early Childhood Academy is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of East Orange STEM Academy High School. East Orange STEM Academy High School places 1st of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns East Orange STEM Academy High School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 632 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 646. The number of students per teacher rose from 13.4 to 17.5 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of ExcellenceElementary · 612 students
- Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 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
- Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of ExcellenceElementary · 612 students
- Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- East Orange Community Charter SchoolElementary · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Wahlstrom Early Childhood Academy0.2 mi · 157
- East Orange Campus High School0.3 mi · 1,798
- Patrick F. Healy Middle School0.4 mi · 322
- John L. Costley Middle School0.4 mi · 334
- Sojourner Truth Middle School0.4 mi · 264
- Whitney E. Houston Academy0.5 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolHow large is East Orange STEM Academy High School?
East Orange STEM Academy High School enrolls approximately 646 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does East Orange STEM Academy High School serve?
East Orange STEM Academy High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Orange STEM Academy High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Orange STEM Academy High School is approximately 17.5:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at East Orange STEM Academy High School?
Student demographics at East Orange STEM Academy High School are roughly 0% White, 10% Hispanic, 88% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is East Orange STEM Academy High School in?
East Orange STEM Academy High School is part of East Orange School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.