Sojourner Truth Middle School

116 Hamilton St, East Orange NJ, 7017 | East Orange City School District | 973-266-5665
  • grades 6-8
  • students 384
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 17% 68% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 27 in East Orange
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
33%East Orange
52%New Jersey

Sojourner Truth Middle School is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "East Orange City School District" in East Orange, NJ. There are a total of 384 students and 31 teachers at Sojourner Truth Middle School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

Sojourner Truth Middle School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 16.5%, which is 68% lower than the New Jersey average.

Sojourner Truth Middle School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students384
Teachers31
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Sojourner Truth Middle School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All5%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
65%
7< 50%
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All28%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
628%
7< 50%
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Sojourner Truth Middle School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 0.0% 1.3% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 95.7% 93.0% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 0.0% 0.3% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.3% 4.9% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.2% 1.5% 3.1%

East Orange demographics profile

StatisticEast OrangeNew JerseyNational
Population64,6508,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)16,4611,21591
Median age35.239.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)35%56%55%
Speak English79%69%79%
Speak Spanish8%16%13%

Education level achieved in East Orange

IndexEast OrangeNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade83.0%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school81.8%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college48.2%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree24.5%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors17.6%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters5.5%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.2%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.5%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Sojourner Truth Middle School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.