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South Orange Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
70 North Ridgewood Road
S Orange, NJ 07079
Phone
(973) 378-2772
District
South Orange-Maplewood School District
County
ESSEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
770
Classroom Teachers
82

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.6% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

South Orange Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
40%
62%
47%
49%
33%
56%
40%
62%
47%
49%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
53%
44%
73%
54%
32%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
38%
35%
70%
54%
6%
17%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 245 31.8%
Grade 7 270 35.1%
Grade 8 252 32.7%
Total 770 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.8% 59.4% 40.1%
Black 23.6% 25.8% 15.1%
Hispanic 8.2% 10.6% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.3% 3.8% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 11.9% 12.3% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 9.6% 10.1% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.3% 2.1% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 43,633 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 6,493.2 1,254
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.4% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.5% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.9% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 11.9% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 14,177 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 6.3% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.5% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 71.6% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 54.8% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.9% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 6.5% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.3% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.6% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.0% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 3.8% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,789 $87,108,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,160 $14,715,000 9.2%
Staff $752 $5,124,000 3.2%
General Administration $337 $2,294,000 1.4%
School Administration $1,101 $7,501,000 4.7%
Operation $2,311 $15,739,000 9.9%
Transportation $682 $4,647,000 2.9%
Other $435 $2,960,000 1.9%
Total Support $7,779 $52,980,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,830 $19,277,000 12.1%
Total Expenditures $23,398 $159,365,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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