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Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School
35 Winans St
East Orange NJ, 07017, Essex County
Phone: 973-414-8600
Ranking: | High School: (268 out of 346, bottom 23%) Elementary/Middle School: (1,619 out of 1,847, bottom 12%)* |
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12
School District: East Orange City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 85 | 78 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 55 | 53 | |||||||
Total Students: | 775 | 832 | 863 | 872 | 838 | 666 | 659 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 106 | 13.7% | 112 | 13.5% | 122 | 14.1% | 148 | 17.0% | 154 | 18.4% | 122 | 18.3% | 114 | 17.3% |
Grade 7: | 105 | 13.5% | 112 | 13.5% | 139 | 16.1% | 135 | 15.5% | 137 | 16.3% | 112 | 16.8% | 113 | 17.1% |
Grade 8: | 106 | 13.7% | 131 | 15.7% | 124 | 14.4% | 110 | 12.6% | 127 | 15.2% | 101 | 15.2% | 99 | 15.0% |
Grade 9: | 114 | 14.7% | 108 | 13.0% | 112 | 13.0% | 140 | 16.1% | 123 | 14.7% | 108 | 16.2% | 96 | 14.6% |
Grade 10: | 102 | 13.2% | 104 | 12.5% | 127 | 14.7% | 112 | 12.8% | 103 | 12.3% | 82 | 12.3% | 87 | 13.2% |
Grade 11: | 95 | 12.3% | 118 | 14.2% | 103 | 11.9% | 95 | 10.9% | 90 | 10.7% | 70 | 10.5% | 75 | 11.4% |
Grade 12: | 112 | 14.5% | 90 | 10.8% | 88 | 10.2% | 85 | 9.7% | 66 | 7.9% | 60 | 9.0% | 66 | 10.0% |
Ungraded: | 35 | 4.5% | 57 | 6.9% | 48 | 5.6% | 47 | 5.4% | 38 | 4.5% | 11 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 341 | 44.0% | 363 | 43.6% | 380 | 44.0% | 394 | 45.2% | 381 | 45.5% | 280 | 42.0% | 423 | 64.2% |
Female: | 434 | 56.0% | 469 | 56.4% | 483 | 56.0% | 478 | 54.8% | 457 | 54.5% | 386 | 58.0% | 232 | 35.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 37 | 4.8% | 28 | 3.4% | 22 | 2.5% | 18 | 2.1% | 12 | 1.4% | 6 | 0.9% | 368 | 55.8% |
Black: | 735 | 94.8% | 801 | 96.3% | 839 | 97.2% | 852 | 97.7% | 825 | 98.4% | 659 | 98.9% | 286 | 43.4% |
White: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 475 | 61.3% | 523 | 62.9% | 431 | 49.9% | 494 | 56.7% | 455 | 54.3% | 363 | 54.5% | 352 | 53.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 6.3% | 62 | 7.5% | 57 | 6.6% | 72 | 8.3% | 84 | 10.0% | 65 | 9.8% | 41 | 6.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.12 | 10.67 | 10.83 | 12.11 | 12.32 | 9.70 | 12.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 56.5% | 45.9% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 28.2% | 22.5% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 36.0% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 35.1% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 49.0% | 35.8% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 38.3% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.6% | 55.7% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47.8% | 41.8% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47.4% | 43.5% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57.3% | 42.8% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57.0% | 50.0% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 68.1% | 53.6% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50.8% | 49.1% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 43.8% | 38.5% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 34.8% | 40.3% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48.2% | 35.7% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 30.3% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51.4% | 31.5% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50.8% | 36.6% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37.3% | 38.9% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39.3% | 33.6% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 38.3% | 40.0% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 33.0% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 38.6% | 34.7% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 27.5% | 27.6% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36.2% | 26.5% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 55.3% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.1% | 60.9% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.7% | 53.6% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.2% | 52.4% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 57.1% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 58.0% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.9% | 31.8% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 44.8% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.0% | 34.8% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 38.5% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.0% | 44.5% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.0% | 35.2% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 54.4% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.9% | 52.0% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.3% | 48.2% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.2% | 46.5% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.1% | 50.9% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.4% | 48.4% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.8% | 40.8% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.2% | 33.9% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.0% | 38.0% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.4% | 42.4% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.2% | 44.8% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 10.5% | 28.0% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 16.6% | 25.8% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 18.4% | 22.0% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.0% | 26.9% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.4% | 31.0% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 32.2% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.3% | 36.7% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.7% | 36.8% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.7% | 44.6% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.6% | 40.2% | 78.9% |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 64.2% | 53.3% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 58.4% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 54.5% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 64.0% | 51.1% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 62.3% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 49.7% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 53.1% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 60.3% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 67% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 72.8% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 71.1% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 26.4% | 21.3% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 30.2% | 30.6% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 32.7% | 36.8% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 34.4% | 31.3% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 54.8% | 37.3% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 29.8% | 23.1% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 37.7% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 48.8% | 39.4% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 50.9% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 74.3% | 48.9% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 46.8% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 42.3% | 27.5% | 72.7% |
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* Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.