📍 116 Hamilton St, East Orange, Essex County, 07017
John L. Costley Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in East Orange, Essex County. The school has 333 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Orange School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John L. Costley Middle School enrolls 333 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Black or African American, 19% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 262 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
196 of the school's 333 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 186 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.
John L. Costley Middle 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.
John L. Costley Middle 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 333 students, John L. Costley Middle School 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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