Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary

Regular School · EAST ORANGE, NJ

Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary is a regular school school in EAST ORANGE, New Jersey, serving grades 03–05 with 245 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

03 – 05

Enrollment

245

Teachers (FTE)

20.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	178	73%
Hispanic/Latino	59	24%
Two or more races	3	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	1%
White	1	0%
Asian	1	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	245	130M / 115F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	2.0% -23.6pp	25.6%	213
Reading Proficiency	28.0% -18.8pp	46.8%	214
Science Proficiency	6-9%	—	70

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)

-0.40 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

19 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

101

41.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	245	100%

Contact & Location

1 GROVE PLACE

EAST ORANGE, NJ 07017

Phone: (973)673-5410

http://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/579

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

340423002052

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