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Which teacher or staff member at Rosa Parks Community School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
593
Middle
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341227006117
Rosa Parks Community School
369 MAIN STREET, ORANGE, NJ 07050 · (973) 677-4515 · Essex County
GRADES 03–07MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of New Jersey public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.3:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
499 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 3 | 117 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 134 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 130 | 22% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Rosa Parks Community School→Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
41.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.3% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 21.5% |
% 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Rosa Parks Community School
Rosa Parks Community School's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa Parks Community School this school | 593 | 84.1% | 29.1% |
| Battle Monument Intermediate School TRENTON | 499 | 87.8% | 3.4% |
| Grant Intermediate School TRENTON | 610 | 87.2% | 5.4% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School Trenton | 650 | 75.8% | 6.6% |
| Pleasantville Middle School PLEASANTVILLE | 847 | 82.6% | 16.0% |
| Dr. Leroy McCloud Elementary School ENGLEWOOD | 489 | 80.2% | 25.6% |
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 Rosa Parks Community School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #341 of 433 | #21 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #311 of 437 ▲ 37 | #21 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #340 of 437 ▲ 23 | #23 of 28 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #189 of 445 | #13 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #265 of 417 | #18 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #300 of 419 | #18 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.1% | #17 of 436 | #1 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.5% | #5 of 282 | #1 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
593
+24 (+4%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 593 | 52.3 | 11.3:1 | 84% (499) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 55.3 | 9.7:1 | 84% (451) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 52.3 | 10.2:1 | 90% (483) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 65 | 8.8:1 | 91% (515) |
| 2017-18 | 980 | 76.8 | 12.8:1 | 83% (809) |
| 2015-16 | 1,004 | 75 | 13.4:1 | 84% (845) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | 47 | 13.5:1 | 66% (420) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosa Parks Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (980 to 593); teachers down 32% (76.8 to 52.3).
About Rosa Parks Community School
The public middle school Rosa Parks Community School is located in ORANGE, New Jersey. A total of 593 students attend the school, which covers grades 3 through 7.
District-wide, ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District has 12 schools and 5,527 students.
Rosa Parks Community School is 68% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 30% Black. By comparison, Essex County residents are about 25% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.3:1, with 52.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is close to the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 84%. That is 30 points above the 54% average for public schools in Essex County.
allk12 grades Rosa Parks Community School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Rosa Parks Community School is +9.0 points: 29.1% actual, 20.1% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Essex County, 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. Rosa Parks Community School is one of 249 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Central Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Rosa Parks Community School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 24 more students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 8.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.3:1.
To ask about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs, start a discussion on this page. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District
- Orange High SchoolHigh · 1,368 students
- Lincoln Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 728 students
- Park Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and InnovationMiddle · 397 students
- Forest Street Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
Other schools in ORANGE
- Orange High SchoolHigh · 1,368 students
- Lincoln Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 728 students
- Park Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and InnovationMiddle · 397 students
- Forest Street Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary School0.0 mi · 369
- Orange Early Childhood Center0.4 mi · 195
- Park Avenue Elementary School0.5 mi · 423
- Lincoln Avenue Elementary School0.5 mi · 728
- East Orange Community Charter School0.6 mi · 414
- Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation0.6 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Rosa Parks Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rosa Parks Community School?
Rosa Parks Community School enrolls approximately 593 students in grades 03-07.
What age range does Rosa Parks Community School serve?
Rosa Parks Community School serves students from grade 03 through grade 07.
How many students per teacher at Rosa Parks Community School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Rosa Parks Community School.
What is the student diversity at Rosa Parks Community School?
Student demographics at Rosa Parks Community School are roughly 0% White, 68% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Rosa Parks Community School public or private?
Rosa Parks Community School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.