📍 75 William St, W Orange, Essex County, 07052
Edison Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in W Orange, Essex County. The school has 484 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Orange Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Edison Middle School enrolls 484 students across grades 6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Black or African American, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 176 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 174 | 36% |
| White | 91 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
209 of the school's 484 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 182 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Edison 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 27, state house district 27.
Edison Middle School is one of 13 schools in West Orange Public Schools, based in West Orange, New Jersey. The district serves 7,119 students district-wide and employs 645 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 484 students, Edison Middle School is close to the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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