Sojourner Truth Middle School

Regular School · EAST ORANGE, NJ

Sojourner Truth Middle School is a regular school school in EAST ORANGE, New Jersey, serving grades 06–08 with 264 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

264

Teachers (FTE)

19.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	194	73%
Hispanic/Latino	53	20%
White	12	5%
Two or more races	2	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	264	138M / 126F

English Language Learners: 31 (12% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<=1%	25.6%	301
Reading Proficiency	16.0% -30.8pp	46.8%	291
Science Proficiency	S	—	1

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)

-0.60 grade levels

Math

-0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

1 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

12.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

37.1% 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.)	264	100%

Contact & Location

116 HAMILTON ST

EAST ORANGE, NJ 07017

Phone: (973)266-5665

http://nj02207379.schoolwires.net/Domain/938

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

340423005932

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