Pride Academy Charter School
117 Elmwood Ave
East Orange NJ, 07018, Essex County
Phone: 973-672-3200
Ranking: (1,550 out of 1,847, bottom 16%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
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 | |||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 28 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 19 | 20 | ||||||
Total Students: | 264 | 265 | 240 | 239 | 240 | 225 | ||||||
Grade 5: | 66 | 25.0% | 67 | 25.3% | 60 | 25.0% | 58 | 24.3% | 60 | 25.0% | 54 | 24.0% |
Grade 6: | 66 | 25.0% | 66 | 24.9% | 60 | 25.0% | 61 | 25.5% | 60 | 25.0% | 56 | 24.9% |
Grade 7: | 66 | 25.0% | 66 | 24.9% | 60 | 25.0% | 60 | 25.1% | 60 | 25.0% | 55 | 24.4% |
Grade 8: | 66 | 25.0% | 66 | 24.9% | 60 | 25.0% | 60 | 25.1% | 60 | 25.0% | 60 | 26.7% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
Male: | 114 | 43.2% | 123 | 46.4% | 110 | 45.8% | 108 | 45.2% | 108 | 45.0% | 94 | 41.8% |
Female: | 150 | 56.8% | 142 | 53.6% | 130 | 54.2% | 131 | 54.8% | 132 | 55.0% | 131 | 58.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 5 | 1.9% | 8 | 3.0% | 10 | 4.2% | 6 | 2.5% | 5 | 2.1% | 10 | 4.4% |
Black: | 256 | 97.0% | 254 | 95.8% | 227 | 94.6% | 233 | 97.5% | 233 | 97.1% | 214 | 95.1% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 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% |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 190 | 72.0% | 177 | 66.8% | 168 | 70.0% | 178 | 74.5% | 158 | 65.8% | 116 | 51.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 11.7% | 49 | 18.5% | 31 | 12.9% | 32 | 13.4% | 47 | 19.6% | 38 | 16.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.43 | 8.83 | 8.57 | 17.07 | 12.63 | 10.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30.5% | 30.5% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 35% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38.3% | 38.3% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56.0% | 56.0% | 61.3% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25.4% | 25.4% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 58.3% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 81.6% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 75.8% | 79.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 50.0% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 43.4% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 47.7% | 66.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38.4% | 38.4% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 58.3% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63.1% | 63.1% | 78.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48.3% | 48.3% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 52.6% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56.7% | 56.7% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57.0% | 57.0% | 65.2% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 25.0% | 25.0% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.3% | 54.3% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 61.7% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46.2% | 46.2% | 63.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 63.6% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 74.1% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 76.7% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 78.8% | 81.9% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 27.3% | 27.3% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 62.1% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.4% | 59.4% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 63.7% | 69.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.1% | 49.1% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 70.6% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 71.7% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 72.8% | 79.0% |
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* Pride Academy Charter School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.