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Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST ORANGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 341761002482
Gregory Elementary School
301 GREGORY AVE, W ORANGE, NJ 07052 · (973) 669-5397 · Essex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
11.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
91 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Gregory Elementary School→Edison Middle School
Based on grade levels within West Orange Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
74.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
68.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.4% | 68.9% |
| 2023-24 | 65.3% | 70.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Gregory Elementary School
Gregory Elementary School's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Elementary School this school | 484 | 18.8% | 68.0% |
| St. Cloud Elementary School W ORANGE | 436 | 14.7% | 68.0% |
| Eastampton Township Community School EASTAMPTON | 600 | 25.2% | 39.3% |
| Nishuane Elementary School MONTCLAIR | 377 | 17.2% | N/A |
| Clinton Elementary School MAPLEWOOD | 542 | 22.9% | 57.8% |
| Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School MAPLEWOOD | 423 | 22.7% | 46.9% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Gregory Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #184 of 1,290 | #21 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #261 of 1,319 ▼ 56 | #33 of 141 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #176 of 1,319 ▲ 166 | #29 of 141 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #440 of 1,562 | #57 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #863 of 1,390 | #43 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #59 of 1,392 | #4 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #1,057 of 1,481 | #99 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #422 of 545 | #43 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
484
+41 (+9%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 484 | 40.6 | 11.9:1 | 19% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 39.9 | 12.0:1 | 17% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 44 | 10.1:1 | 17% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 40 | 11.1:1 | 17% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 44.7 | 10.4:1 | 25% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 47 | 11.1:1 | 26% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 23% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 8% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 29 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gregory Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (467 to 484); teachers down 9% (44.7 to 40.6).
About Gregory Elementary School
Gregory Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school found in W ORANGE, New Jersey. The school enrolls 484 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Gregory Elementary School is part of West Orange Public Schools, where 13 schools serve 6,616 students.
At Gregory Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 35%. Next come 27% Hispanic, 24% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Gregory Elementary School's diversity index is 73%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.9:1, with 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Gregory Elementary School is 19%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Essex County is 54%.
allk12 grades Gregory Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Gregory Elementary School is +12.2 points: 68.0% actual, 55.9% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Essex County 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. Gregory Elementary School is one of 249 public schools in the county.
Roosevelt Middle School is located about 0.4 miles from Gregory Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Gregory Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
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.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment increase, from 443 in 2020-21 to 484 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 West Orange Public Schools
- West Orange High SchoolHigh · 2,106 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 477 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 457 students
- Kelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Redwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
Other schools in W ORANGE
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 477 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 457 students
- Kelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Redwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- St. Cloud Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
Other Gregory Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Gregory Elementary. Gregory Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Gregory Elementary SchoolLONG BRANCH, NJ · 573 students
- Gregory Elementary SchoolRockford, IL · 418 students
- Gregory Elementary - 02Gregory, SD · 237 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Middle School0.4 mi · 457
- Forest Street Community Elementary School0.5 mi · 384
- Hazel Avenue Elementary School0.6 mi · 334
- Montrose Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 98
- Heywood Avenue Elementary School0.8 mi · 363
- STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges0.9 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About Gregory Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gregory Elementary School?
Gregory Elementary School enrolls approximately 484 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Gregory Elementary School serve?
Gregory Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gregory Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gregory Elementary School is approximately 11.9:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gregory Elementary School?
At Gregory Elementary School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 27% Hispanic, 24% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Gregory Elementary School public or private?
Gregory Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Orange Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.