Gordon Parks Academy
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · East Orange, New Jersey
Gordon Parks Academy in East Orange, New Jersey enrolled 268 students in 2024-25 with 19.0 full-time teachers, 14.1 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 fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%
291 students in 2022-23, 295 students in 2023-24, 268 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 19.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 291 | 22.0 | 13.2 |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 20.0 | 14.8 |
| 2024-25 | 268 | 19.0 | 14.1 |
14.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 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 Gordon Parks Academy enrolled 206 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent20.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
79.5% of students were Black, 16.0% Hispanic, 2.2% White in 2024-25.
- Black79.5%
- Hispanic16.0%
- White2.2%
- Two or more races2.2%
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 Gordon Parks Academy
- Mildred Barry Garvin ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 245 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 481 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Compare Gordon Parks Academy with Mildred Barry Garvin ElementaryStudents, 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 JerseyGordon Parks Academy is the number 1,203 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,203 of 1,485
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.14.1:1
- 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 Gordon Parks Academy
How many students attend Gordon Parks Academy?
268 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 291 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in East Orange, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Gordon Parks Academy?
14.1 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 Gordon Parks Academy a Title I school?
Gordon Parks Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Gordon Parks Academy in?
East Orange School District, NCES district ID 3404230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340423002060 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.