📍 190 Midland Avenue, East Orange, Essex County, 07017
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in East Orange, Essex County. The school has 131 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Orange School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.4:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Academy enrolls 131 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 106 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 1.5% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
82 of the school's 131 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 72 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 34.
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Academy is one of 20 schools in East Orange School District, based in East Orange, New Jersey. The district serves 9,412 students district-wide and employs 646 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 131 students, Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. Academy is smaller than the district average of about 471 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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