Park Avenue Elementary School vs J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy

J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy has a higher overall rating of 7.5/10 compared to 4.8/10. Park Avenue Elementary School is significantly larger with 417 students, about 1.8× the size of J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy (238). In math proficiency, J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy leads at 42.0%.

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Park Avenue Elementary School

Orange, NJ

4.8/10

Elementary SchoolPre-K – 8th

417 students

J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy

East Orange, NJ

7.5/10

Elementary SchoolPre-K – 5th

238 students

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Ratings Comparison

Metric	Park Avenue Elementary School	J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy
Overall Rating	4.8 / 10	7.5 / 10
Academic Score	4.5	7.4
Growth Score	3.3	8.6
Diversity Index	—	—
Free/Reduced Lunch	81.1%	67.6%
Environment Score	9.0	4.7
State Rank	#2,089 of 2,466	#642 of 2,466
State Percentile	15th	74th

Test Scores

Subject	Park Avenue Elementary School	J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy
Math Proficiency	22.0%	42.0%
Math (State Avg)	—	—
ELA Proficiency	38.0%	57.0%
ELA (State Avg)	—	—

School Details

Detail	Park Avenue Elementary School	J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy
Type	Elementary School	Elementary School
Grades	Pre-K – 8th	Pre-K – 5th
Enrollment	417	238
Student-Teacher Ratio	11.6:1	13.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch	81.1%	67.6%
District	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	East Orange School District
City	Orange	East Orange

Neighborhood

Metric	Orange (07050)	East Orange (07017)
Median Household Income	$53,109	$61,552
Median Home Value	$336,200	$316,700
Median Rent	$1,427	$1,346
College Educated (Bachelor's+)	21.1%	21.8%
Poverty Rate	21.1%	17.4%
Avg Commute	31 min	38 min

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