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What's something Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
612
Elementary
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST ORANGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340423002044
Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence
180 Lincoln Street, EAST ORANGE, NJ 07017 · (973) 414-4170 · Essex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% 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
16.8:1
37 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 | 67 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
61%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
17.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
15.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 17 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 down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.3% | 15.8% |
| 2023-24 | 19.8% | 10.2% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #1,204 of 1,319 ▲ 42 | #118 of 141 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #1,254 of 1,319 ▼ 43 | #138 of 141 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #210 of 1,562 | #32 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,358 of 1,390 | #126 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #471 of 1,392 | #33 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #533 of 545 | #59 of 61 |
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
612
+102 (+20%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 740
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 612 | 36.5 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 61% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 39 | 13.3:1 | 65% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 43 | 11.9:1 | 69% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 609 | 48 | 12.7:1 | 62% (379) |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 53 | 11.9:1 | 84% (529) |
| 2010-11 | 741 | 57 | 13.0:1 | 81% (601) |
| 2000-01 | 949 | 63 | 15.1:1 | 70% (664) |
| 1990-91 | 740 | 46 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (609 to 612); teachers down 24% (48 to 36.5).
About Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence
In EAST ORANGE, New Jersey, part of Essex County, Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence is an elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 612 students. By comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll about 405 students on average.
East Orange School District has 8,348 students spread across 19 schools.
About 46% of students at Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence are Hispanic, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 41% Black and 12% White. Among all residents of Essex County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence are from different groups.
With 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence lands at F, ahead of 3% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Essex County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $80,789 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence shares Essex County with 248 other public schools.
John L. Costley Middle School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence had a net gain of 102 students, or 20%. By 2024-25, the school had 16.8 students per teacher, compared with 11.9 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- 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
- East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolHigh · 646 students
- Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- East Orange Community Charter SchoolElementary · 414 students
Nearby schools
- John L. Costley Middle School0.1 mi · 334
- Sojourner Truth Middle School0.1 mi · 264
- Patrick F. Healy Middle School0.2 mi · 322
- J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy0.2 mi · 247
- East Orange Campus High School0.3 mi · 1,798
- Althea Gibson Academy0.4 mi · 144
Frequently asked questions
About Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of ExcellenceHow large is Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence?
Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence enrolls approximately 612 students in grades PK-05.
Is Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence an elementary, middle, or high school?
Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence have?
Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence?
Student demographics at Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence are roughly 12% White, 46% Hispanic, 41% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence?
Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence is overseen by East Orange School District in Essex County.
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