Rosa Parks Community School
Public middle school, grades 3 to 7 · Orange, New Jersey
Rosa Parks Community School in Orange, New Jersey enrolled 593 students in 2024-25 with 52.3 full-time teachers, 11.3 students per teacher against the New Jersey middle-school median of 10.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 18% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
534 students in 2022-23, 538 students in 2023-24, 593 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.3 to 52.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 534 | 52.3 | 10.2 |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 55.3 | 9.7 |
| 2024-25 | 593 | 52.3 | 11.3 |
11.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 of every 100 New Jersey middle schools
Among the 438 New Jersey middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for middle 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).
One counselor per 307 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rosa Parks Community School enrolled 614 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 30 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 307 of the 614 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions30
- Chronically absent7.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
67.8% of students were Hispanic, 30.0% Black, 0.7% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic67.8%
- Black30.0%
- Asian0.7%
- Two or more races0.7%
- White0.3%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Rosa Parks Community School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 29% | 34% | 48.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 18% | 18% (2021-22) | 37.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Orange
2 public middle schools in Orange report 2024-25 enrollment; Rosa Parks Community School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa Parks Community School | 593 | 11.3 | 76.1% |
| Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation | 397 | 8.2 | 61.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Rosa Parks Community School
- Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and InnovationThe nearest public middle school, 0.6 miles away: 397 students, 8.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Edison Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 477 students, 8.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Rosa Parks Community School with Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and InnovationStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Orange Public Schools spends per student$26,503 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,503
- The largest public schools in New JerseyRosa Parks Community School is the number 188 by size of 439 New Jersey middle schools open in 2024-25.#188 of 439
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher11.3 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 10.8 for middle schools.11.3:1
- 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 Rosa Parks Community School
How many students attend Rosa Parks Community School?
593 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 534 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Orange, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Rosa Parks Community School?
11.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for middle schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Rosa Parks Community School a Title I school?
Rosa Parks Community School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Rosa Parks Community School do on state tests?
The students tested at Rosa Parks Community School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Rosa Parks Community School in?
Orange Public Schools, NCES district ID 3412270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341227006117 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.