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Gordon Parks Academy Primary School
98 Greenwood Ave
East Orange NJ, 07017, Essex County
Phone: 973-266-5950
Ranking: (1,613 out of 1,847, bottom 13%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 305 | 334 | 313 | 340 | 321 | 348 | 363 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 45 | 14.8% | 43 | 12.9% | 47 | 15.0% | 46 | 13.5% | 42 | 13.1% | 44 | 12.6% | 45 | 12.4% |
Kindergarten: | 38 | 12.5% | 44 | 13.2% | 40 | 12.8% | 38 | 11.2% | 43 | 13.4% | 41 | 11.8% | 39 | 10.7% |
Grade 1: | 49 | 16.1% | 42 | 12.6% | 48 | 15.3% | 49 | 14.4% | 59 | 18.4% | 42 | 12.1% | 43 | 11.8% |
Grade 2: | 36 | 11.8% | 45 | 13.5% | 41 | 13.1% | 47 | 13.8% | 38 | 11.8% | 37 | 10.6% | 42 | 11.6% |
Grade 3: | 41 | 13.4% | 41 | 12.3% | 36 | 11.5% | 43 | 12.6% | 46 | 14.3% | 42 | 12.1% | 47 | 12.9% |
Grade 4: | 37 | 12.1% | 50 | 15.0% | 44 | 14.1% | 50 | 14.7% | 42 | 13.1% | 45 | 12.9% | 49 | 13.5% |
Grade 5: | 39 | 12.8% | 48 | 14.4% | 36 | 11.5% | 45 | 13.2% | 46 | 14.3% | 43 | 12.4% | 42 | 11.6% |
Ungraded: | 20 | 6.6% | 21 | 6.3% | 21 | 6.7% | 22 | 6.5% | 5 | 1.6% | 27 | 7.8% | 30 | 8.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 153 | 50.2% | 184 | 55.1% | 177 | 56.5% | 189 | 55.6% | 162 | 50.5% | 189 | 54.3% | 199 | 54.8% |
Female: | 152 | 49.8% | 150 | 44.9% | 136 | 43.5% | 151 | 44.4% | 159 | 49.5% | 159 | 45.7% | 160 | 44.1% |
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% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 10 | 3.3% | 11 | 3.3% | 6 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.7% |
Black: | 295 | 96.7% | 323 | 96.7% | 307 | 98.1% | 336 | 98.8% | 317 | 98.8% | 344 | 98.9% | 357 | 98.3% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 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: | 255 | 83.6% | 282 | 84.4% | 217 | 69.3% | 251 | 73.8% | 217 | 67.6% | 254 | 73.0% | 281 | 77.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 3.6% | 16 | 4.8% | 12 | 3.8% | 25 | 7.4% | 34 | 10.6% | 36 | 10.3% | 30 | 8.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.24 | 10.77 | 10.91 | 11.89 | 9.44 | 7.30 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 58.2% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.2% | 65.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 62.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 68.4% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100% | 75.6% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31.7% | 52.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22.2% | 55.7% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27.9% | 49.9% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 52.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37.5% | 50.4% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.4% | 56.0% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 68.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 71.1% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 76.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 74.9% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.9% | 65.2% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.4% | 73.7% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41.9% | 72.2% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 67.1% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.5% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.9% | 55.4% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 64.4% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 69.9% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 63.5% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.6% | 62.8% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.6% | 70.1% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 44.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23.9% | 45.3% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 47.6% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21.6% | 46.7% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26.0% | 35.5% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32.7% | 54.1% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 64.1% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 75.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 63.3% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 74.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 77.6% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 67.5% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 77.6% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 82.8% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.3% | 68.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.0% | 63.5% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 70.7% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 61.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.9% | 67.1% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 77.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 86.5% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 89.1% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 85.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 85.2% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.0% | 77.7% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 80.5% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19.3% | 33.9% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32.1% | 42.1% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38.3% | 46.9% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 44.5% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19.1% | 46% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27.5% | 36.6% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 77.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.5% | 64.7% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58.2% | 71.9% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.6% | 73.4% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 79.6% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34.0% | 69.5% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 61.2% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 42.6% | 45.9% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 32.4% | 22.5% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 13.2% | 36.0% | 70.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 68.1% | 55.7% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 41.8% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 23.7% | 43.5% | 71.2% |
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* Gordon Parks Academy Primary 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.