South Mountain Elementary School

Regular School · S ORANGE, NJ

South Mountain Elementary School is a regular school school in S ORANGE, New Jersey, serving grades KG–05 with 613 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

613

Teachers (FTE)

53.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	365	60%
Two or more races	82	13%
Black or African American	75	12%
Hispanic/Latino	66	11%
Asian	22	4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Not Specified	1	0%
Total enrollment	613	304M / 308F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	45.0% +19.4pp	25.6%	262
Reading Proficiency	57.0% +10.2pp	46.8%	261
Science Proficiency	40-44%	—	88

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)

+0.71 grade levels

Math

-0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

2 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

0.8% 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.)	613	100%

Contact & Location

444 SOUTH ORANGE AVE

S ORANGE, NJ 07079

Phone: (973)378-5216

http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us

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
Tuscan Elementary School Elementary
Columbia High School High
Maplewood Middle School Middle
South Orange 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

341533002442

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