South Orange Middle School

Regular School · S ORANGE, NJ

South Orange Middle School is a regular school school in S ORANGE, New Jersey, serving grades 06–08 with 752 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

752

Teachers (FTE)

77.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	420	56%
Black or African American	152	20%
Two or more races	79	11%
Hispanic/Latino	68	9%
Asian	29	4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	752	383M / 369F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	28.0% +2.4pp	25.6%	699
Reading Proficiency	68.0% +21.2pp	46.8%	702
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	200

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

+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

7.6% 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.)	752	100%

Contact & Location

70 North Ridgewood Road

S ORANGE, NJ 07079

Phone: (973)378-2772

http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/south-orange/

District

South Orange-Maplewood School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $35,364

District enrollment: 6,562

Other Schools in District

Clinton Elementary School Elementary
Delia Bolden Elementary School Elementary
Marshall Elementary School Elementary
Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School Elementary
South Mountain Elementary School Elementary
Tuscan Elementary School Elementary
Columbia High School High
Maplewood Middle School Middle

View all 9 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07079) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

341533002426

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