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Langston Hughes Elementary School
160 Rhode Island Ave
East Orange NJ, 07018, Essex County
Phone: 973-266-5870
Ranking: (1,654 out of 1,847, bottom 10%)*
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: | 44 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 50 | 54 | 41 | |||||||
Total Students: | 603 | 622 | 562 | 548 | 540 | 555 | 540 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 76 | 12.6% | 81 | 13.0% | 73 | 13.0% | 60 | 10.9% | 57 | 10.6% | 60 | 10.8% | 60 | 11.1% |
Kindergarten: | 71 | 11.8% | 76 | 12.2% | 56 | 10.0% | 72 | 13.1% | 85 | 15.7% | 91 | 16.4% | 89 | 16.5% |
Grade 1: | 100 | 16.6% | 98 | 15.8% | 83 | 14.8% | 92 | 16.8% | 85 | 15.7% | 79 | 14.2% | 83 | 15.4% |
Grade 2: | 100 | 16.6% | 84 | 13.5% | 81 | 14.4% | 92 | 16.8% | 79 | 14.6% | 80 | 14.4% | 73 | 13.5% |
Grade 3: | 81 | 13.4% | 89 | 14.3% | 94 | 16.7% | 71 | 13.0% | 67 | 12.4% | 68 | 12.3% | 59 | 10.9% |
Grade 4: | 75 | 12.4% | 86 | 13.8% | 74 | 13.2% | 68 | 12.4% | 64 | 11.9% | 62 | 11.2% | 60 | 11.1% |
Grade 5: | 74 | 12.3% | 72 | 11.6% | 70 | 12.5% | 58 | 10.6% | 57 | 10.6% | 62 | 11.2% | 69 | 12.8% |
Ungraded: | 26 | 4.3% | 36 | 5.8% | 31 | 5.5% | 35 | 6.4% | 46 | 8.5% | 53 | 9.5% | 47 | 8.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 315 | 52.2% | 317 | 51.0% | 286 | 50.9% | 300 | 54.7% | 286 | 53.0% | 287 | 51.7% | 257 | 47.6% |
Female: | 288 | 47.8% | 305 | 49.0% | 276 | 49.1% | 248 | 45.3% | 254 | 47.0% | 268 | 48.3% | 279 | 51.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 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: | 8 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.5% |
Black: | 591 | 98.0% | 611 | 98.2% | 556 | 98.9% | 544 | 99.3% | 534 | 98.9% | 548 | 98.7% | 532 | 98.5% |
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: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 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: | 440 | 73.0% | 457 | 73.5% | 334 | 59.4% | 386 | 70.4% | 359 | 66.5% | 405 | 73.0% | 376 | 69.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 4.0% | 41 | 6.6% | 26 | 4.6% | 47 | 8.6% | 48 | 8.9% | 61 | 11.0% | 50 | 9.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.70 | 14.47 | 12.30 | 12.74 | 10.80 | 8.30 | 13.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39.8% | 58.2% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.6% | 65.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48.6% | 62.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38.9% | 68.4% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.0% | 75.6% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39.7% | 52.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.0% | 55.7% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39.7% | 49.9% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.8% | 52.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.2% | 50.4% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 56.0% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69% | 68.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.8% | 71.1% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.0% | 76.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.0% | 74.9% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.6% | 65.2% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 73.7% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 72.2% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.7% | 67.1% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.7% | 55.4% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 64.4% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 69.9% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.4% | 63.5% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.2% | 62.8% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.1% | 70.1% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.2% | 44.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.8% | 45.3% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.5% | 47.6% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.3% | 46.7% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.7% | 35.5% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 54.1% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.8% | 64.1% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 75.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.1% | 63.3% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 74.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 77.6% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 67.5% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 77.6% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.9% | 82.8% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.3% | 68.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 63.5% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 70.7% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 61.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.6% | 67.1% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 77.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 86.5% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 89.1% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.3% | 85.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.3% | 85.2% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 77.7% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.0% | 80.5% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28.2% | 33.9% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28.4% | 42.1% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27.1% | 46.9% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49.2% | 44.5% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.1% | 46% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.7% | 36.6% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 77.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 64.7% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.1% | 71.9% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52.7% | 73.4% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 79.6% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.0% | 69.5% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44.4% | 61.2% | 79.9% |
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* Langston Hughes Elementary 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.