J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy Primary School
106 Prospect St
East Orange NJ, 07017, Essex County
Phone: 973-266-5895
Ranking: (1,333 out of 1,847, bottom 28%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: East Orange City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 25 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 305 | 295 | 288 | 321 | 261 | 267 | 291 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 20 | 6.6% | 14 | 4.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 1: | 50 | 16.4% | 49 | 16.6% | 52 | 18.1% | 72 | 22.4% | 65 | 24.9% | 67 | 25.1% | 73 | 25.1% |
Grade 2: | 47 | 15.4% | 45 | 15.3% | 65 | 22.6% | 69 | 21.5% | 56 | 21.5% | 58 | 21.7% | 65 | 22.3% |
Grade 3: | 48 | 15.7% | 64 | 21.7% | 50 | 17.4% | 50 | 15.6% | 43 | 16.5% | 44 | 16.5% | 49 | 16.8% |
Grade 4: | 67 | 22.0% | 50 | 16.9% | 45 | 15.6% | 46 | 14.3% | 42 | 16.1% | 42 | 15.7% | 43 | 14.8% |
Grade 5: | 47 | 15.4% | 44 | 14.9% | 46 | 16.0% | 50 | 15.6% | 38 | 14.6% | 40 | 15.0% | 46 | 15.8% |
Ungraded: | 26 | 8.5% | 29 | 9.8% | 30 | 10.4% | 34 | 10.6% | 17 | 6.5% | 16 | 6.0% | 15 | 5.2% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 153 | 50.2% | 140 | 47.5% | 138 | 47.9% | 155 | 48.3% | 127 | 48.7% | 130 | 48.7% | 137 | 47.1% |
Female: | 152 | 49.8% | 155 | 52.5% | 150 | 52.1% | 166 | 51.7% | 134 | 51.3% | 137 | 51.3% | 150 | 51.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.7% |
Black: | 302 | 99.0% | 293 | 99.3% | 285 | 99.0% | 316 | 98.4% | 260 | 99.6% | 264 | 98.9% | 286 | 98.3% |
White: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 213 | 69.8% | 213 | 72.2% | 144 | 50.0% | 221 | 68.8% | 180 | 69.0% | 174 | 65.2% | 196 | 67.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 10.8% | 33 | 11.2% | 23 | 8.0% | 32 | 10.0% | 19 | 7.3% | 36 | 13.5% | 30 | 10.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.20 | 12.29 | 10.84 | 13.38 | 9.67 | 8.40 | 12.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.8% | 58.2% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 65.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 62.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 68.4% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 75.6% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 52.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.5% | 55.7% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.7% | 49.9% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.9% | 52.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.7% | 50.4% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 56.0% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 68.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.9% | 71.1% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 76.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 74.9% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.2% | 65.2% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 73.7% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 72.2% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 67.1% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 55.4% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.7% | 64.4% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 69.9% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 63.5% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 62.8% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 70.1% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.2% | 44.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 45.3% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 47.6% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.8% | 46.7% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.7% | 35.5% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.0% | 54.1% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.8% | 64.1% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 75.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 63.3% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 74.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 77.6% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 67.5% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 77.6% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96% | 82.8% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 68.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 63.5% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 70.7% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 61.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.5% | 67.1% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 77.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 86.5% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 89.1% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98% | 85.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 85.2% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 77.7% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 80.5% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.3% | 33.9% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48.9% | 42.1% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 46.9% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49.2% | 44.5% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 46% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.4% | 36.6% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 77.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.1% | 64.7% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 71.9% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 73.4% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.9% | 79.6% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 69.5% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 61.2% | 79.9% |
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* J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.