Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School

Regular School · EAST ORANGE, NJ

Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School is a regular school school in EAST ORANGE, New Jersey, serving grades 06–12 with 701 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.3:1.

Level

High

Grades

06 – 12

Enrollment

701

Teachers (FTE)

62.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	599	85%
Hispanic/Latino	93	13%
White	4	1%
Asian	2	0%
Two or more races	2	0%
Not Specified	1	0%
Total enrollment	701	293M / 407F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	11.0% -14.6pp	25.6%	461
Reading Proficiency	46.0% -0.8pp	46.8%	371
Science Proficiency	6-9%	—	159
4-Year Graduation Rate	>=95%	—

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)

-0.24 grade levels

Math

-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (6)

75 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

47 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

211

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

7.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

210

30% 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.)	701	100%

Contact & Location

35 Winans Street

EAST ORANGE, NJ 07017

Phone: (973)414-8600

http://tysonmiddlehigh.eastorange.k12.nj.us/

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

340423002064

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