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What's the most underrated thing about Langston Hughes Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST ORANGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340423002048
Langston Hughes Elementary School
160 Rhode Island Avenue, EAST ORANGE, NJ 07018 · (973) 266-5870 · Essex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
15.4:1
36 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 | 85 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
25%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
44.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
26.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.4% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 44.4% | 19.9% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Langston Hughes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #1,046 of 1,319 ▲ 47 | #86 of 141 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #848 of 1,319 ▼ 46 | #82 of 141 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #303 of 1,562 | #39 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #1,316 of 1,390 | #108 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.4% | #1,266 of 1,392 | #130 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #704 of 798 | #63 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
554
+49 (+10%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 752
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 554 | 36 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 38.8 | 14.6:1 | 64% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 37.4 | 14.7:1 | 67% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 72% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 44 | 12.9:1 | 62% (355) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 43 | 13.8:1 | 71% (421) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 43 | 12.7:1 | 79% (433) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 87% (506) |
| 1990-91 | 752 | 43 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Langston Hughes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (570 to 554); teachers down 18% (44 to 36).
About Langston Hughes Elementary School
Langston Hughes Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in EAST ORANGE, New Jersey. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 554 students. That is 37% larger than the average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
East Orange School District operates 19 schools. Combined enrollment is 8,348 students.
At Langston Hughes Elementary School, 86% of students are Black. Smaller groups are 12% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Essex County is roughly 36% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Langston Hughes Elementary School scores 25%.
The school's 36 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher.
Langston Hughes Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 16% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Essex County show that the median household earns about $80,789 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Essex County, 249 public schools serve about 145,473 students.
Pride Academy Charter School is about 0.1 miles from Langston Hughes Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Langston Hughes Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment increased 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.4:1, from 13.7:1.
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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
- 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
- Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of ExcellenceElementary · 612 students
- Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- East Orange Community Charter SchoolElementary · 414 students
Other Langston Hughes Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Langston Hughes Elementary. Langston Hughes Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Langston Hughes ElemLawrence, KS · 560 students
Nearby schools
- Pride Academy Charter School0.1 mi · 300
- Ecole Toussaint Louverture0.4 mi · 269
- Speedway Avenue School0.6 mi · 525
- Dionne Warwick Institute0.8 mi · 379
- Fourteenth Avenue School0.8 mi · 104
- Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School0.9 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Langston Hughes Elementary School?
Langston Hughes Elementary School enrolls approximately 554 students in grades PK-05.
Is Langston Hughes Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Langston Hughes Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Langston Hughes Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Langston Hughes Elementary School.
How diverse is Langston Hughes Elementary School?
Langston Hughes Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 12% Hispanic, 86% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Langston Hughes Elementary School?
Langston Hughes Elementary School is overseen by East Orange School District in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.