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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST ORANGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 341761002492
St. Cloud Elementary School
71 SHERIDAN AVE, W ORANGE, NJ 07052 · (973) 669-5393 · Essex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
64 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 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
77%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
St. Cloud 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
77.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
66.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.3% | 66.5% |
| 2023-24 | 75.1% | 70.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 St. Cloud Elementary School
St. Cloud Elementary School's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Cloud Elementary School this school | 436 | 14.7% | 68.0% |
| Teaneck Community Charter school TEANECK | 377 | 20.4% | 49.0% |
| Gregory Elementary School W ORANGE | 484 | 18.8% | 68.0% |
| Nishuane Elementary School MONTCLAIR | 377 | 17.2% | N/A |
| Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School MAPLEWOOD | 423 | 22.7% | 46.9% |
| Lopatcong Elementary School PHILLIPSBURG | 389 | 17.0% | 39.9% |
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 St. Cloud Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #182 of 1,290 | #20 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #304 of 1,319 ▼ 91 | #34 of 141 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #133 of 1,319 ▲ 28 | #22 of 141 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #586 of 1,562 | #74 of 162 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #819 of 1,390 | #38 of 140 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.5% | #5 of 1,392 | #1 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #1,141 of 1,481 | #104 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.0% | #153 of 545 | #25 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
436
+41 (+10%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 317
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 436 | 37.1 | 11.8:1 | 15% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 35.1 | 12.1:1 | 13% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 34.7 | 12.5:1 | 12% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 31 | 12.7:1 | 12% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 379 | 30 | 12.7:1 | 16% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 16% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 9% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 388 | 23 | 16.9:1 | 3% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 317 | 22 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Cloud Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (379 to 436); teachers up 24% (30 to 37.1).
About St. Cloud Elementary School
St. Cloud Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in W ORANGE, New Jersey. Enrollment is 436 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
West Orange Public Schools oversees St. Cloud Elementary School and 12 other schools, with 6,616 students in total.
St. Cloud Elementary School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 31%. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% White, 21% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 8% Asian. St. Cloud Elementary School's diversity index is 77%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at St. Cloud Elementary School is 37.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.8:1. That is close to the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The school counts 64 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 15%. For comparison, public schools in Essex County average 54%.
St. Cloud Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 68.0%, compared with a predicted 58.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Essex County show that the median household income is $80,789, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. St. Cloud Elementary School is one of 249 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Betty Maddalena Early Learning Center is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. St. Cloud Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 52.7%, lower than St. Cloud Elementary School's 68.0%.
NCES describes the area around St. Cloud 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.
2024-25 enrollment was 436, a 10% gain from 395 in 2020-21.
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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 West Orange Public Schools
- West Orange High SchoolHigh · 2,106 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- Gregory Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 477 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 457 students
- Kelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
Other schools in W ORANGE
- Gregory Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 477 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 457 students
- Kelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Redwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
Other St. Cloud Elementary schools
One other US public school is named St. Cloud Elementary. St. Cloud Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLST CLOUD, FL · 721 students
Nearby schools
- Betty Maddalena Early Learning Center0.9 mi · 49
- Gregory Elementary School1.1 mi · 484
- Roosevelt Middle School1.1 mi · 457
- Hazel Avenue Elementary School1.5 mi · 334
- Mount Pleasant Elementary School1.5 mi · 349
- Forest Street Community Elementary School1.6 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About St. Cloud Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at St. Cloud Elementary School?
St. Cloud Elementary School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does St. Cloud Elementary School serve?
St. Cloud Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at St. Cloud Elementary School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at St. Cloud Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at St. Cloud Elementary School?
Student demographics at St. Cloud Elementary School are roughly 26% White, 21% Hispanic, 31% Black, 8% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees St. Cloud Elementary School?
St. Cloud Elementary School is overseen by West Orange Public Schools in Essex County.
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