📍 129 Renshaw Avenue, East Orange, Essex County, 07017
East Orange STEM Academy High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in East Orange, Essex County. The school has 568 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Orange School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Orange STEM Academy High School enrolls 568 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 512 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 8.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
343 of the school's 568 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 295 qualify for free lunch and 48 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.
East Orange STEM Academy High School 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.
East Orange STEM Academy High School 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 568 students, East Orange STEM Academy High School is larger 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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