Whitney E. Houston Academy Primary School
215 Dodd St
East Orange NJ, 07017, Essex County
Phone: 973-266-5880
Ranking: (1,476 out of 1,847, bottom 20%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: East Orange City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 41 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 35 | |||||||
Total Students: | 362 | 376 | 436 | 517 | 547 | 562 | 596 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 15 | 4.1% | 15 | 4.0% | 14 | 3.2% | 13 | 2.5% | 13 | 2.4% | 14 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.5% |
Kindergarten: | 16 | 4.4% | 18 | 4.8% | 20 | 4.6% | 13 | 2.5% | 18 | 3.3% | 16 | 2.8% | 17 | 2.9% |
Grade 1: | 43 | 11.9% | 30 | 8.0% | 26 | 6.0% | 56 | 10.8% | 54 | 9.9% | 57 | 10.1% | 57 | 9.6% |
Grade 2: | 34 | 9.4% | 16 | 4.3% | 43 | 9.9% | 45 | 8.7% | 60 | 11.0% | 63 | 11.2% | 63 | 10.6% |
Grade 3: | 22 | 6.1% | 37 | 9.8% | 33 | 7.6% | 56 | 10.8% | 64 | 11.7% | 63 | 11.2% | 69 | 11.6% |
Grade 4: | 36 | 9.9% | 23 | 6.1% | 46 | 10.6% | 67 | 13.0% | 59 | 10.8% | 63 | 11.2% | 64 | 10.7% |
Grade 5: | 26 | 7.2% | 48 | 12.8% | 50 | 11.5% | 52 | 10.1% | 68 | 12.4% | 63 | 11.2% | 73 | 12.2% |
Grade 6: | 48 | 13.3% | 52 | 13.8% | 43 | 9.9% | 56 | 10.8% | 55 | 10.1% | 57 | 10.1% | 60 | 10.1% |
Grade 7: | 46 | 12.7% | 40 | 10.6% | 54 | 12.4% | 48 | 9.3% | 54 | 9.9% | 51 | 9.1% | 56 | 9.4% |
Grade 8: | 39 | 10.8% | 53 | 14.1% | 46 | 10.6% | 51 | 9.9% | 46 | 8.4% | 56 | 10.0% | 52 | 8.7% |
Ungraded: | 37 | 10.2% | 44 | 11.7% | 61 | 14.0% | 60 | 11.6% | 56 | 10.2% | 59 | 10.5% | 70 | 11.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 179 | 49.4% | 190 | 50.5% | 215 | 49.3% | 250 | 48.4% | 262 | 47.9% | 254 | 45.2% | 267 | 44.8% |
Female: | 183 | 50.6% | 186 | 49.5% | 221 | 50.7% | 267 | 51.6% | 285 | 52.1% | 308 | 54.8% | 325 | 54.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 17 | 4.7% | 12 | 3.2% | 7 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 13 | 2.4% | 15 | 2.7% | 18 | 3.0% |
Black: | 344 | 95.0% | 364 | 96.8% | 427 | 97.9% | 508 | 98.3% | 533 | 97.4% | 547 | 97.3% | 578 | 97.0% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 247 | 68.2% | 272 | 72.3% | 238 | 54.6% | 316 | 61.1% | 13 | 2.4% | 357 | 63.5% | 346 | 58.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 6.9% | 20 | 5.3% | 24 | 5.5% | 44 | 8.5% | 318 | 58.1% | 71 | 12.6% | 79 | 13.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.83 | 8.55 | 9.77 | 11.75 | 11.89 | 9.40 | 17.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 58.2% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 65.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75% | 62.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 68.4% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 75.6% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 52.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.8% | 55.7% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.4% | 49.9% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 52.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 50.4% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 56.0% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.4% | 68.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 71.1% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 76.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 74.9% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 65.2% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 73.7% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 72.2% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 67.1% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.1% | 55.4% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 64.4% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 69.9% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 63.5% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 62.8% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.6% | 70.1% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 44.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.3% | 45.3% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 47.6% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 46.7% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.7% | 35.5% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.8% | 54.1% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.5% | 64.1% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 75.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.5% | 63.3% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 74.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 77.6% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.1% | 67.5% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 77.6% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 82.8% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 68.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 63.5% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 70.7% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 61.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 67.1% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 77.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 86.5% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 89.1% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 85.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 85.2% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 77.7% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 80.5% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30.6% | 33.9% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.2% | 42.1% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.8% | 46.9% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 44.5% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.7% | 46% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38.9% | 36.6% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 77.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 64.7% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 71.9% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.1% | 73.4% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.9% | 79.6% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 69.5% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 61.2% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 45.9% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 30.6% | 22.5% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 35.9% | 36.0% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41.2% | 35.1% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43.5% | 35.8% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 38.3% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 64.6% | 55.7% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 61.1% | 41.8% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 61.0% | 43.5% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55.9% | 42.8% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 50.0% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 53.6% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 49.1% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51.5% | 38.5% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 40.3% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 34.7% | 35.7% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44.6% | 30.3% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44.8% | 31.5% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 36.6% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 38.9% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.5% | 33.6% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 40.0% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 33.0% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36.9% | 34.7% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44.8% | 27.6% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 26.5% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 55.3% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 60.9% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 53.6% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 52.4% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 57.1% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 58.0% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 31.8% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.4% | 44.8% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.7% | 34.8% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.2% | 38.5% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.2% | 44.5% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.7% | 35.2% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.1% | 54.4% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.0% | 52.0% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 48.2% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 46.5% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 50.9% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.5% | 48.4% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.6% | 40.8% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 33.9% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 38.0% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 42.4% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 44.8% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 28.0% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.6% | 25.8% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.0% | 22.0% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.8% | 26.9% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 31.0% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 32.2% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.6% | 36.7% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 36.8% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 44.6% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 40.2% | 78.9% |
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* Whitney E. Houston Academy Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.