Sojourner Truth Middle School
116 Hamilton St
East Orange NJ, 07017, Essex County
Phone: 973-266-5665
Ranking: (1,746 out of 1,847, bottom 5%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 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: | 40 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 51 | 48 | 47 | |||||||
Total Students: | 447 | 439 | 459 | 492 | 470 | 397 | 444 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 386 | 84.1% | NA | NA | 152 | 32.3% | 110 | 27.7% | 124 | 27.9% |
Grade 7: | 0 | 0.0% | 363 | 82.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 143 | 30.4% | 132 | 33.2% | 120 | 27.0% |
Grade 8: | 377 | 84.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 437 | 88.8% | 134 | 28.5% | 111 | 28.0% | 154 | 34.7% |
Ungraded: | 70 | 15.7% | 76 | 17.3% | 73 | 15.9% | 55 | 11.2% | 41 | 8.7% | 44 | 11.1% | 46 | 10.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 242 | 54.1% | 240 | 54.7% | 246 | 53.6% | 268 | 54.5% | 239 | 50.9% | 207 | 52.1% | 237 | 53.4% |
Female: | 205 | 45.9% | 199 | 45.3% | 213 | 46.4% | 224 | 45.5% | 231 | 49.1% | 190 | 47.9% | 203 | 45.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 33 | 7.4% | 31 | 7.1% | 25 | 5.4% | 25 | 5.1% | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.3% |
Black: | 414 | 92.6% | 407 | 92.7% | 434 | 94.6% | 466 | 94.7% | 465 | 98.9% | 390 | 98.2% | 432 | 97.3% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 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% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 322 | 72.0% | 334 | 76.1% | 288 | 62.7% | 329 | 66.9% | 279 | 59.4% | 209 | 52.6% | 290 | 65.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 4.3% | 27 | 6.2% | 20 | 4.4% | 19 | 3.9% | 30 | 6.4% | 25 | 6.3% | 41 | 9.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.18 | 10.45 | 10.80 | 11.18 | 9.22 | 6.60 | 9.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 45.9% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 22.5% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 33.9% | 36.0% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 33.1% | 35.1% | 65.5% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 56.8% | 55.7% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 33.5% | 41.8% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 43.5% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 35.1% | 42.8% | 72.1% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 49.1% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31.5% | 38.5% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36.9% | 40.3% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 32.1% | 35.7% | 69.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 26.8% | 36.6% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 33.2% | 38.9% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 23.2% | 33.6% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 34.7% | 40.0% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 27.4% | 33.0% | 64.6% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 18.0% | 26.5% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.6% | 55.3% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.8% | 60.9% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.6% | 53.6% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48.8% | 52.4% | 82.1% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.6% | 31.8% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.7% | 44.8% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.6% | 34.8% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 34.7% | 38.5% | 71.5% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 54.4% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 52.0% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.3% | 48.2% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.2% | 46.5% | 81.2% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.2% | 40.8% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28.2% | 33.9% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.2% | 38.0% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.3% | 42.4% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.4% | 44.8% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28.7% | 28.0% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.4% | 25.8% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19.4% | 22.0% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.1% | 26.9% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.1% | 31.0% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26.7% | 32.2% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.1% | 36.7% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.8% | 36.8% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.4% | 44.6% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.4% | 40.2% | 78.9% |
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* Sojourner Truth Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.