Park Avenue Elementary School

Park Avenue Elementary School operates as a reasonably sized elementary campus in ORANGE, New Jersey, part of ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District. Current enrollment sits at 423 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 5,527 students. Park Avenue Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Park Avenue Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Black (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 46% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Essex County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Park Avenue Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.4%; this one delivers 22.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Essex County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $80,789 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Park Avenue Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: East Orange Community Charter School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Park Avenue Elementary School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 27.5%.

Park Avenue Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 455 students in 2018 compared to 423 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 73% to 53%. Class-load math has grew: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.