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Edison Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
75 William St
W Orange, NJ 07052
Phone
(973) 669-5360
District
West Orange Public Schools
County
ESSEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
483
Classroom Teachers
52

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.8% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Edison Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
54%
43%
66%
52%
41%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 483 100.0%
Total 483 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 16.1% 18.6% 39.1%
Black 40.8% 36.5% 14.9%
Hispanic 39.2% 40.3% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.6% 4.3% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 44.3% 40.9% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 36.9% 33.3% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.5% 7.6% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 48,276 9,290,841
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,021.9 1,259
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.0% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.8% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.3% 26.9%
65 OR OLDER 18.6% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 17,440 3,478,355
Single Parent Households With Children 7.9% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.1% 90.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 53.1% 42.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 42.9% 32.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.6% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.8% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.2% 12.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.4% 10.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.4% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 5.7% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,490 $129,988,000 57.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,721 $19,131,000 8.5%
Staff $938 $6,597,000 2.9%
General Administration $373 $2,622,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,376 $9,671,000 4.3%
Operation $2,259 $15,883,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,215 $8,542,000 3.8%
Other $699 $4,911,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,581 $67,357,000 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,852 $27,082,000 12.1%
Total Expenditures $31,924 $224,427,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,629 $20,370,924,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,803 $3,903,661,000 9.9%
Staff $872 $1,214,300,000 3.1%
General Administration $482 $671,066,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,195 $1,664,142,000 4.2%
Operation $2,241 $3,120,212,000 7.9%
Transportation $950 $1,322,740,000 3.3%
Other $616 $857,184,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,159 $12,753,305,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,641 $6,462,515,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $28,428 $39,586,744,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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