Shelia Y. Oliver Academy

Regular School · EAST ORANGE, NJ

Shelia Y. Oliver Academy is a regular school school in EAST ORANGE, New Jersey, serving grades PK–08 with 413 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

413

Teachers (FTE)

30.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	323	78%
Hispanic/Latino	66	16%
Two or more races	10	2%
White	9	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Asian	2	0%
Total enrollment	413	197M / 216F

English Language Learners: 3 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6-9%	25.6%	155
Reading Proficiency	20-24%	46.8%	153
Science Proficiency	<=10%	—	37

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)

-0.26 grade levels

Math

+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

5 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

23% 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.)	413	100%

Contact & Location

404 NOrth Grove Street

EAST ORANGE, NJ 07017

Phone: (973)266-5860

http://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/138

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

340423002046

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