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Whitney E. Houston Academy School

Serves grades PK - 8

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
215 Dodd St
East Orange, NJ 07017
Phone
(973) 266-5880
District
East Orange School District
County
ESSEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
324
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

3

(10 is best)

Better than 20.9% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.3% of all U.S. schools.


Whitney E. Houston Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
43%
40%
41%
44%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
47%
25%
50%
16%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
45%
25%
52%
11%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
40%
43%
47%
11%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
44%
31%
54%
9%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
14
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 15 4.6%
Kindergarten 18 5.6%
Grade 1 34 10.5%
Grade 2 21 6.5%
Grade 3 29 9.0%
Grade 4 31 9.6%
Grade 5 29 9.0%
Grade 6 43 13.3%
Grade 7 42 13.0%
Grade 8 45 13.9%
Total 324 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.6% 0.8% 40.1%
Black 84.1% 83.3% 15.1%
Hispanic 15.0% 15.2% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.2% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 58.0% 60.1% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 53.4% 54.7% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.6% 5.4% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 68,879 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 17,537.2 1,255
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.5% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.0% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.3% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 14.0% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 26,359 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 14.5% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.4% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.5% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.9% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.8% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.8% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.3% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.0% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.1% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 15.0% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,886 $119,482,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,815 $35,374,000 12.5%
Staff $2,091 $19,390,000 6.9%
General Administration $301 $2,791,000 1.0%
School Administration $1,631 $15,121,000 5.3%
Operation $2,660 $24,667,000 8.7%
Transportation $6 $60,000 0.0%
Other $672 $6,233,000 2.2%
Total Support $11,177 $103,636,000 36.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,443 $59,738,000 21.1%
Total Expenditures $30,506 $282,856,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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