Enrollment
322
Middle
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST ORANGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340423005931
Patrick F. Healy Middle School
116 HAMILTON ST, EAST ORANGE, NJ 07017 · (973) 266-5670 · Essex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of New Jersey public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
45 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 100 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 222 | 69% |
Student demographics
44%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Patrick F. Healy Middle School→East Orange Campus High School
Based on grade levels within East Orange School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
12.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
7.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.8% | 7.0% |
| 2023-24 | 15.8% | 4.3% |
% 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
8.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-50.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% 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 Patrick F. Healy Middle School
Patrick F. Healy Middle School's state test result (8.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick F. Healy Middle School this school | 322 | 14.0% | 8.3% |
| John L. Costley Middle School EAST ORANGE | 334 | 9.9% | 7.6% |
| Sojourner Truth Middle School EAST ORANGE | 264 | 27.3% | 9.3% |
| Burlington Township Middle School at Springside BURLINGTON | 822 | 38.8% | 37.9% |
| Lumberton Middle School LUMBERTON | 356 | 31.7% | 36.4% |
| Liberty Middle School WEST ORANGE | 559 | 46.2% | 44.5% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Patrick F. Healy Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.3% | #419 of 433 | #26 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #423 of 437 ▲ 4 | #26 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #423 of 437 ▼ 10 | #27 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #360 of 445 | #24 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #406 of 417 | #26 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #310 of 419 | #20 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.0% | #327 of 436 | #17 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #144 of 282 | #9 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
322
-55 (-15%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 322 | 20.5 | 15.7:1 | 14% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 21.2 | 15.5:1 | 56% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 25.5 | 12.9:1 | 62% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 76% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 32 | 11.3:1 | 62% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 34 | 11.4:1 | 68% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 50 | 8.7:1 | 79% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 540 | 50 | 10.8:1 | 76% (408) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 45 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patrick F. Healy Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (360 to 322); teachers down 36% (32 to 20.5).
About Patrick F. Healy Middle School
Families in EAST ORANGE, New Jersey, are served by Patrick F. Healy Middle School, a low-enrollment middle-grades school. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 322 students. Enrollment is 44% lower than the average for middle schools in New Jersey, which is about 578.
Within East Orange School District, Patrick F. Healy Middle School is one of 19 schools. The district enrolls 8,348 students.
A majority of students at Patrick F. Healy Middle School, 72%, are Black. The next largest groups are 21% Hispanic and 6% White. The school's Black share is 36 points above the 36% share among Essex County residents. By the diversity index, Patrick F. Healy Middle School comes in at 44%.
Dividing enrollment by its 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.7:1. Among middle schools in New Jersey, the typical ratio is 10.9:1. Eligible students account for 14% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Essex County average 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Patrick F. Healy Middle School is F. Compared with New Jersey public middle schools, the school scored higher than 1% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Patrick F. Healy Middle School ranks in the bottom 10% in New Jersey. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 8.3%, against a prediction of 58.5%.
In the county around the school, Essex County, median household income is about $80,789, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 249 public schools operate in Essex County, serving about 145,473 students.
Sojourner Truth Middle School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Patrick F. Healy Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 8.3% average proficiency ranks 4th among 6 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: 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, the student count dropped from 377 to 322.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 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
- Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
Nearby schools
- Sojourner Truth Middle School0.0 mi · 264
- John L. Costley Middle School0.1 mi · 334
- Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence0.2 mi · 612
- East Orange Campus High School0.3 mi · 1,798
- Wahlstrom Early Childhood Academy0.3 mi · 157
- J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy0.4 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About Patrick F. Healy Middle SchoolHow large is Patrick F. Healy Middle School?
Patrick F. Healy Middle School enrolls approximately 322 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Patrick F. Healy Middle School serve?
Patrick F. Healy Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Patrick F. Healy Middle School have?
Patrick F. Healy Middle School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Patrick F. Healy Middle School?
At Patrick F. Healy Middle School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 21% Hispanic, 72% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Patrick F. Healy Middle School public or private?
Patrick F. Healy Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Orange School District.
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