📍 1 Grove Place, East Orange, Essex County, 07017
Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in East Orange, Essex County. The school has 262 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Orange School District school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary enrolls 262 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 207 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 18% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
159 of the school's 262 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 151 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary 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.
Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary 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 262 students, Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary 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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