Benjamin Banneker Academy

Regular School · EAST ORANGE, NJ

Benjamin Banneker Academy is a regular school school in EAST ORANGE, New Jersey, serving grades PK–08 with 487 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 22.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

487

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

22.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2023-2024)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	437	90%
Hispanic/Latino	40	8%
White	5	1%
Two or more races	4	1%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	487	239M / 248F

English Language Learners: 52 (11% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	3.0% -22.6pp	25.6%	203
Reading Proficiency	27.0% -19.8pp	46.8%	204
Science Proficiency	<=10%	—	55

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.10 grade levels

Math

-0.19 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

9 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

13.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	487	100%

Contact & Location

500 South Clinton Street

EAST ORANGE, NJ 07018

Phone: (973)266-4320

http://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/514

District

East Orange School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $39,842

District enrollment: 8,653

Other Schools in District

Althea Gibson Academy Elementary
Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School Elementary
Dionne Warwick Institute Elementary
Ecole Toussaint Louverture Elementary
Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence Elementary
Gordon Parks Academy Elementary
J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy Elementary
Langston Hughes Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07018) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340423000273

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD