📍 180 Lincoln Street, East Orange, Essex County, 07017
Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in East Orange, Essex County. The school has 520 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Orange School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence enrolls 520 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 42% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 276 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 218 | 42% |
| White | 15 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
338 of the school's 520 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 305 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence 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.
Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence 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 520 students, Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence is close to 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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