📍 490 William Street, WILLIAM STREET, East Orange, Essex County, 07017
Althea Gibson Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in East Orange, Essex County. The school has 133 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Orange School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–K in a suburban setting. The school employs 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Althea Gibson Academy enrolls 133 students across grades Pre-K–K. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Black or African American, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 116 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
81 of the school's 133 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 74 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
Althea Gibson 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.
Althea Gibson 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 133 students, Althea Gibson 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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