📍 116 Hamilton St, East Orange, Essex County, 07017
Sojourner Truth Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in East Orange, Essex County. The school has 278 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 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 1% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sojourner Truth Middle School enrolls 278 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Black or African American, 21% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 215 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
168 of the school's 278 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 158 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.
Sojourner Truth 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.
Sojourner Truth 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 278 students, Sojourner Truth 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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