Orange Board of Education

Orange Board of Education is a comprehensive community public school district that is headquartered in the city of Orange, New Jersey, United States, and serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide,[3] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[4][5]

Orange Board of Education
451 Lincoln Avenue
Orange, NJ 07050
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentDr. Gerald Fitzhugh, II
Business administratorAdekunle O. James
Schools11
Affiliation(s)Former Abbott district
Students and staff
Enrollment5,648 (as of 2018-19)[1]
Faculty470.1 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.0:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupA
Websitewww.orange.k12.nj.us
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-12
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$20,82184$18,89110.2%
1Budgetary Cost16,5738614,78312.1%
2Classroom Instruction9,659858,76310.2%
6Support Services2,998902,39225.3%
8Administrative Cost1,8921011,48527.4%
10Operations & Maintenance1,714581,783−3.9%
13Extracurricular Activities23949268−10.8%
16Median Teacher Salary54,617764,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-12 districts with more than 3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=103
Cleveland Street school

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district's 11 schools had an enrollment of 5,648 students and 470.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:[8][9][10]

Preschool
  • Orange Early Childhood Center[11] (173 students; in PreK)
Elementary schools
  • Cleveland Street School[12] (292; K-7)
  • Forest Street Community School[13] (382; PreK-7)
  • Heywood Avenue School[14] (364; PreK-7)
  • Lincoln Avenue School[15] (708; K-7)
  • Newcomers Academy[16] (K-5)
  • Oakwood Avenue Community School[17] (234; PreK-7)
  • Park Avenue School[18] (455; K-7)
  • Rosa Parks Central Community School[19] (980; PreK-7, formerly Main Street School and Central School)
  • Scholars Academy[20] (K-5)
Middle school
  • Orange Preparatory Academy[21] for grades 8-9 (559, formerly Orange Middle School)
High school

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[24]

  • Dr. Gerald Fitzhugh II, Superintendent[25]
  • Adekunle O. James, Board Secretary / School Business Administrator[26]

References
  1. District information for Orange School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 2, 2019.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. Abbott School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 14, 2017.
  4. About SDA Archived 2016-08-16 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed July 14, 2017.
  5. SDA Districts Archived 2016-11-29 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Accessed July 14, 2017.
  6. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 18, 2015.
  7. School Data for the Orange Board of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 2, 2019.
  8. Our Schools, Orange Board of Education. Accessed November 2, 2019.
  9. Our Principals, Orange Board of Education. Accessed November 2, 2019.
  10. New Jersey School Directory for the Orange Board of Education, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  11. Orange Early Childhood Center, Orange Board of Education. Accessed November 2, 2019.
  12. Cleveland Street School, Orange Board of Education. Accessed November 2, 2019.
  13. Forest Street Community School, Orange Board of Education. Accessed November 2, 2019.
  14. Heywood Avenue School, Orange Board of Education. Accessed November 2, 2019.
  15. Lincoln Avenue School, Orange Board of Education. Accessed November 2, 2019.
  16. Newcomers Academy, Orange Board of Education. Accessed November 2, 2019.
  17. Oakwood Avenue School, Orange Board of Education. Accessed November 2, 2019.
  18. Park Avenue School, Orange Board of Education. Accessed November 2, 2019.
  19. Rosa Parks Central Community School, Orange Board of Education. Accessed November 2, 2019.
  20. Scholars Academy, Orange Board of Education. Accessed November 2, 2019.
  21. Orange Preparatory Academy, Orange Board of Education. Accessed November 2, 2019.
  22. Orange High School, Orange Board of Education. Accessed November 2, 2019.
  23. STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges, Orange Board of Education. Accessed November 2, 2019.
  24. New Jersey School Directory for Essex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.
  25. Office of the Superintendent, Orange Board of Education. Accessed November 2, 2019.
  26. Business Office, Orange Board of Education. Accessed August 21, 2014.

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