St. Cloud Elementary School

St. Cloud Elementary School is an average-sized elementary campus in W ORANGE, New Jersey, run under West Orange Public Schools. The school serves 436 students in grades K through 5.

West Orange Public Schools runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 6,616 students. St. Cloud Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, St. Cloud Elementary School lists that 31% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 26% White, 21% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 8% Asian.

Looking at school resources, On paper, St. Cloud Elementary School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Essex County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, St. Cloud Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.0%.

In the surrounding community, Essex County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. St. Cloud Elementary School is one of 249 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students).

The closest other public school is Betty Maddalena Early Learning Center, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around St. Cloud Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), St. Cloud Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 52.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at St. Cloud Elementary School has edged up 15%, going from 379 students in 2018 to 436 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 32% to 26%.

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