East Orange STEM Academy High School

Regular School · EAST ORANGE, NJ

East Orange STEM Academy High School is a regular school school in EAST ORANGE, New Jersey, serving grades 06–12 with 646 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.5:1.

Level

High

Grades

06 – 12

Enrollment

646

Teachers (FTE)

37.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	566	88%
Hispanic/Latino	67	10%
Two or more races	4	1%
White	3	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	646	336M / 310F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20.0% -5.6pp	25.6%	413
Reading Proficiency	70.0% +23.2pp	46.8%	344
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	151
4-Year Graduation Rate	90-94%	—

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)

+0.19 grade levels

Math

-0.25 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (8)

121 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

44 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

14.2% 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.)	646	100%

Contact & Location

129 RENSHAW AVENUE

EAST ORANGE, NJ 07017

Phone: (973)266-5900

http://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/28

District

East Orange School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $39,842

District enrollment: 8,653

Other Schools in District

Althea Gibson Academy Elementary
Benjamin Banneker 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

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07017) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340423002040

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