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South Mountain Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in S Orange, Essex County. The school has 618 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Orange-Maplewood School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Mountain Elementary School enrolls 618 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 12% Two or more races and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 383 | 62% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 73 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 8.9% |
| Asian | 29 | 4.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
16 of the school's 618 students (2.6%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 11 qualify for free lunch and 5 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.
South Mountain Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 27.
South Mountain Elementary School is one of 11 schools in South Orange-Maplewood School District, based in Maplewood, New Jersey. The district serves 7,142 students district-wide and employs 597 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 618 students, South Mountain Elementary School is close to the district average of about 649 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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