Althea Gibson Academy
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · East Orange, New Jersey
Althea Gibson Academy in East Orange, New Jersey enrolled 144 students in 2024-25 with 9.5 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%
133 students in 2022-23, 131 students in 2023-24, 144 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.5 to 9.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 133 | 11.5 | 11.6 |
| 2023-24 | 131 | 12.5 | 10.5 |
| 2024-25 | 144 | 9.5 | 15.2 |
15.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools
Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Althea Gibson Academy enrolled 138 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent8.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
79.9% of students were Black, 14.6% Hispanic, 4.9% White in 2024-25.
- Black79.9%
- Hispanic14.6%
- White4.9%
- Two or more races0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in East Orange
15 public elementary schools in East Orange report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence | 612 | 16.8 | 58.7% |
| Langston Hughes Elementary School | 554 | 15.4 | 60.4% |
| Benjamin Banneker Academy | 502 | 22.8 | 7.0% |
| Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School | 481 | 13.7 | 69.9% |
| East Orange Community Charter School | 414 | 21.8 | 77.3% |
| Shelia Y. Oliver Academy | 413 | 13.8 | 12.3% |
| Whitney E. Houston Academy | 385 | 12.8 | 10.9% |
| Dionne Warwick Institute | 379 | 13.1 | 64.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Althea Gibson Academy
- J. Garfield Jackson Sr. AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 247 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of ExcellenceThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 612 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Compare Althea Gibson Academy with J. Garfield Jackson Sr. AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much East Orange School District spends per student$30,322 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$30,322
- The largest public schools in New JerseyAlthea Gibson Academy is the number 1,424 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,424 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.15.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Althea Gibson Academy
How many students attend Althea Gibson Academy?
144 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 133 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in East Orange, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Althea Gibson Academy?
15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Althea Gibson Academy a Title I school?
Althea Gibson Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Althea Gibson Academy in?
East Orange School District, NCES district ID 3404230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340423000275 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.