Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary

Summary:

Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary is a public elementary school located in East Orange, New Jersey, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 262 students. The school is part of the East Orange School District, which is ranked 525 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 18.4% of 3rd graders, 34% of 4th graders, and 25% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 43.6%, 50.8%, and 52.3%, respectively. The school's performance in mathematics is even lower, with only 13.1% of 3rd graders, 14.3% of 4th graders, and 10.5% of 5th graders meeting or exceeding the standards, compared to the state averages of 47.6%, 45%, and 40.1%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.6% to 32% over the past few years.

Comparisons to nearby schools, such as Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School and Dionne Warwick Institute within the East Orange School District, as well as Roseville Community Charter School, highlight the broader educational challenges in the region. While these schools also perform poorly on academic measures, some, like Dionne Warwick Institute, outperform Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary in certain areas, suggesting the need for a coordinated, district-wide approach to address these issues.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 1 Grove Place
       East Orange, NJ  07017-4706


(973) 673-5410

District: East Orange School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1194th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,399 Help


Students who attend Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    John L. Costley Middle School
    Patrick F. Healy Middle School
    Sojourner Truth Middle School
High:    East Orange Campus High School
    East Orange STEM Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.4 Help
Number of students:  236

Racial breakdown:

African American:
76.3%
Hispanic:
20.8%
Two or more races:
1.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.7% Help


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Compare Details Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary ranks worse than 89.2% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 10th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the East Orange School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.48. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (76.3%), Hispanic (20.8%), two or more races (1.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary is 12.4, which is the 5th best among 11 elementary schools in the East Orange School District. (See more...)
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Compare Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary employs 19 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary is $12,399, which is the 7th highest among 11 elementary schools in the East Orange School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary 1194th of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary in the ranking list.)

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East Orange School District:

SchoolDigger ranks East Orange School District 525th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 9.84 1060th 1204 12.0%
2004 22.97 1087th 1298 16.3%
2005 9.13 1195th 1303 8.3%
2006 21.79 1120th 1314 14.8%
2007 21.04 1135th 1329 14.6%
2008 14.06 1191st 1338 11.0%
2009 17.82 1162nd 1346 13.7%
2010 28.60 1083rd 1354 20.0%
2011 30.97 1049th 1360 22.9%
2012 20.98 1142nd 1363 16.2%
2013 12.35 1222nd 1367 10.6%
2014 10.65 1225th 1363 10.1%
2015 11.72 1221st 1357 10.0%
2016 15.75 1158th 1346 14.0%
2017 8.68 1248th 1352 7.7%
2018 10.04 1227th 1353 9.3%
2019 12.31 1209th 1360 11.1%
2021 16.69 1086th 1317 17.5%
2022 15.79 1140th 1345 15.2%
2023 14.95 1153rd 1342 14.1%
2024 12.48 1194th 1338 10.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 13.70 892nd 949 6.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.92 813th 942 13.7%
2021 31.67 603rd 839 28.1%
2022 35.18 551st 863 36.2%
2023 33.58 604th 910 33.6%
2024 25.48 730th 939 22.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.97 1170th 1333 12.2%
2019 25.79 1027th 1331 22.8%
2021 19.20 1051st 1290 18.5%
2022 19.82 1054th 1326 20.5%
2023 19.11 1056th 1318 19.9%
2024 16.50 1094th 1317 16.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.33 1222nd 1334 8.4%
2019 7.15 1246th 1335 6.7%
2021 16.91 1060th 1297 18.3%
2022 14.95 1124th 1324 15.1%
2023 13.93 1135th 1315 13.7%
2024 10.88 1190th 1313 9.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.39 328th 517 36.6%
2019 41.17 310th 522 40.6%
2021 45.93 226th 456 50.4%
2022 42.10 284th 494 42.5%
2023 41.95 260th 463 43.8%
2024 38.85 288th 469 38.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.42 520th 896 42.0%
2022 21.21 769th 953 19.3%
2023 24.66 755th 982 23.1%
2024 21.77 804th 989 18.7%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1 425 2 14 0 n/a n/a 0 442
1989 3 404 2 14 0 n/a n/a 0 423
1990 4 376 0 15 0 n/a n/a 0 395
1991 3 414 0 13 0 n/a n/a 0 430
1992 6 417 1 14 0 n/a n/a 0 438
1993 1 556 7 19 1 n/a n/a 0 584
1994 2 609 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 622
1995 0 588 1 9 0 n/a n/a 0 598
1996 0 588 1 9 0 n/a n/a 0 598
1998 1 414 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 418
1999 0 395 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 398
2000 0 399 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 400
2001 365 25 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 391
2002 1 309 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 312
2003 1 309 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 312
2004 1 300 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 302
2005 1 286 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 293
2006 0 216 1 9 0 n/a n/a 0 226
2007 0 206 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 219
2008 0 214 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 222
2009 0 321 0 7 0 0 0 0 328
2010 0 346 0 8 0 0 0 0 354
2011 0 351 0 9 0 0 0 0 360
2012 0 337 0 13 0 0 0 0 350
2013 0 345 0 17 0 0 0 0 362
2014 3 327 0 17 0 1 0 0 348
2015 2 359 1 16 0 1 0 0 379
2016 0 353 2 9 0 1 1 0 366
2017 0 369 0 13 0 1 1 0 384
2018 1 352 0 19 0 0 2 0 374
2019 2 328 0 24 1 0 1 0 356
2020 1 315 0 32 3 0 3 0 354
2021 2 252 1 25 2 0 5 0 287
2022 1 245 1 41 2 0 0 0 290
2023 2 207 0 48 3 0 2 0 262
2024 2 180 0 49 2 0 3 0 236

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 442 29.0 15.2 n/a
1989 423 26.0 16.2 n/a
1990 395 26.0 15.1 58.2
1991 430 29.0 14.8 66.3
1992 438 25.0 17.5 78.3
1993 584 27.0 21.6 59.6
1994 622 27.0 23.0 88.3
1995 598 27.0 22.1 85.8
1996 598 27.0 22.1 85.8
1998 418 25.0 16.7 82.5
1999 398 27.0 14.7 75.4
2000 400 24.0 16.7 90.3
2001 391 24.3 16.1 92.1
2002 312 23.0 13.6 84.6
2003 312 23.0 13.6 84.6
2004 302 24.0 12.6 90.7
2005 293 24.0 12.2 n/a
2006 226 29.0 7.8 75.7
2007 219 29.0 7.6 85.4
2008 222 26.0 8.5 85.1
2009 328 43.3 6.1 80.8
2010 354 39.0 9.0 83.6
2011 360 33.0 10.9 89.7
2012 350 29.7 11.7 72.6
2013 362 27.0 13.4 85.1
2014 348 34.0 10.2 89.9
2015 379 32.0 11.8 91.8
2016 366 31.0 11.8 79.2
2017 384 29.6 12.9 81.8
2018 374 28.6 13.0 75.1
2019 356 27.6 12.8 69.4
2020 354 27.2 13.0 90.1
2021 287 25.2 11.3 78.4
2022 290 24.6 11.7 67.2
2023 262 21.0 12.4 60.7
2024 236 19.0 12.4 62.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 442 29.0 15.2 n/a
1989 423 26.0 16.2 n/a
1990 395 26.0 15.1 58.2
1991 430 29.0 14.8 66.3
1992 438 25.0 17.5 78.3
1993 584 27.0 21.6 59.6
1994 622 27.0 23.0 88.3
1995 598 27.0 22.1 85.8
1996 598 27.0 22.1 85.8
1998 418 25.0 16.7 82.5
1999 398 27.0 14.7 75.4
2000 400 24.0 16.7 90.3
2001 391 24.3 16.1 92.1
2002 312 23.0 13.6 84.6
2003 312 23.0 13.6 84.6
2004 302 24.0 12.6 90.7
2005 293 24.0 12.2 n/a
2006 226 29.0 7.8 75.7
2007 219 29.0 7.6 85.4
2008 222 26.0 8.5 85.1
2009 328 43.3 6.1 80.8
2010 354 39.0 9.0 83.6
2011 360 33.0 10.9 89.7
2012 350 29.7 11.7 72.6
2013 362 27.0 13.4 85.1
2014 348 34.0 10.2 89.9
2015 379 32.0 11.8 91.8
2016 366 31.0 11.8 79.2
2017 384 29.6 12.9 81.8
2018 374 28.6 13.0 75.1
2019 356 27.6 12.8 69.4
2020 354 27.2 13.0 90.1
2021 287 25.2 11.3 78.4
2022 290 24.6 11.7 67.2
2023 262 21.0 12.4 60.7
2024 236 19.0 12.4 62.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $450 (3.6%) $11,949 (96.4%) $12,399

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1209th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1153rd of 1342 Elementary schools
 3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary)3424.1
 9.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (East Orange School District)37.729.6
 8.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary)29.817.2
 12.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (East Orange School District)33.323.7
 9.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary)38.332.8
 5.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (East Orange School District)42.735.9
 6.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary)6.46.3
 0.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (East Orange School District)20.718.8
 1.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary)38.134.2
 3.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (East Orange School District)46.435.1
 11.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary)7.114.5
 7.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (East Orange School District)18.814.3
 4.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students356262
 26.4%
African American328207
 36.9%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian00
Hispanic2448
 100%
Pacific Islander00
White22
Two or More Races12
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients69.4%60.7%
 8.7%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 236 students attended Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary.

Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Students at Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary are 76% African American, 21% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.


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