East Orange School District

East Orange School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from the city of East Orange, New Jersey. The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide. As of the 2008–09 school year, the district's 20 schools had an enrollment of 9,741 students and 951.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2. In 2003, Patrick Healy Middle School was ... More

East Orange School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from the city of East Orange, New Jersey. The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide. As of the 2008–09 school year, the district's 20 schools had an enrollment of 9,741 students and 951.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2. In 2003, Patrick Healy Middle School was identified as one of seven "persistently dangerous" middle schools in New Jersey. The designation has since been removed. The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J. Schools in the district (with 2007-08 enrollment data...

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