Shelia Y. Oliver Academy

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · East Orange, New Jersey

Shelia Y. Oliver Academy in East Orange, New Jersey enrolled 413 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 13.8 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). On the state tests, 26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% 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 fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

443 students in 2022-23, 438 students in 2023-24, 413 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at Shelia Y. Oliver Academy by school year2022-23: 443, 2023-24: 438, 2024-25: 41302004006002022-234432023-244382024-25413
Students enrolled at Shelia Y. Oliver Academy by school year2022-23: 443, 2023-24: 438, 2024-25: 41302004006002022-234432023-244382024-25413
Students enrolled at Shelia Y. Oliver Academy by school year2022-23: 443, 2023-24: 438, 2024-25: 41302004006002022-234432023-244382024-25413
Students enrolled at Shelia Y. Oliver Academy by school year2022-23: 443, 2023-24: 438, 2024-25: 41302004006002022-234432023-244382024-25413
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2344331.014.3
2023-2443831.014.1
2024-2541330.013.8

13.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 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.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 13.8; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 13.8; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 13.8; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 13.8; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

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 Shelia Y. Oliver Academy enrolled 344 students and reported no counselor; it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions17
  • Chronically absent24.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.2% of students were Black, 16.0% Hispanic, 2.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black78.2%
  2. Hispanic16.0%
  3. Two or more races2.4%
  4. White2.2%
  5. American Indian0.7%
  6. Asian0.5%

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 Shelia Y. Oliver Academy scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2226%30%48.6%
Math, 2022-2320%12% (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.

Elementary schools in East Orange

15 public elementary schools in East Orange report 2024-25 enrollment; Shelia Y. Oliver Academy is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence61216.858.7%
Langston Hughes Elementary School55415.460.4%
Benjamin Banneker Academy50222.87.0%
Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School48113.769.9%
East Orange Community Charter School41421.877.3%
Shelia Y. Oliver Academy41313.812.3%
Whitney E. Houston Academy38512.810.9%
Dionne Warwick Institute37913.164.7%

All public schools in East Orange →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Shelia Y. Oliver Academy

  1. Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of ExcellenceThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 612 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Gordon Parks AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 268 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Shelia Y. Oliver Academy with Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of ExcellenceStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyShelia Y. Oliver Academy is the number 652 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#652 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.13.8:1
  7. 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 Shelia Y. Oliver Academy

  1. How many students attend Shelia Y. Oliver Academy?
    413 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 443 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in East Orange, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Shelia Y. Oliver Academy?
    13.8 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.
  3. Is Shelia Y. Oliver Academy a Title I school?
    Shelia Y. Oliver Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Shelia Y. Oliver Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Shelia Y. Oliver Academy scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% 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.
  5. What district is Shelia Y. Oliver Academy in?
    East Orange School District, NCES district ID 3404230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340423002046 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.

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