East Orange School District
School district in Essex County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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East Orange School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from the city of East Orange, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[3] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[4] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[5][6] As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprising 20 schools, had an enrollment of 10,072 students and 744.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1.[1]
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199 4th Avenue
, Essex County, New Jersey, 07017United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.774261°N 74.221546°W / 40.774261; -74.221546 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grades | Pre-K to 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superintendent | Abdulsaleem Hasan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Business administrator | Christina Hunt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Affiliation(s) | Former Abbott district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrollment | 10,072 (as of 2018–19)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faculty | 744.0 FTEs[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Student–teacher ratio | 13.5:1[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District Factor Group | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2003, Patrick Healy Middle School was identified as one of seven "persistently dangerous" public schools in New Jersey.[7] The designation has since been removed.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[8]