Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School

Summary:

Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in East Orange, New Jersey, with a student population of 469. The school faces significant challenges, as it consistently ranks in the bottom 15% of New Jersey elementary schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (85.93%) compared to the state average, as well as a higher percentage of Hispanic students (11.73%) and a lower percentage of White students (0.64%). Academically, the school struggles, with only 31.3% of 3rd graders, 17.5% of 4th graders, and 37.8% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates are even lower, with only 20.4% of 3rd graders, 7% of 4th graders, and 7.6% of 5th graders proficient or better. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.4% in 2018-2019 to 29.6% in 2020-2021, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the East Orange School District, such as J. Garfield Jackson Senior Academy, Ecole Toussaint Louverture, Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary, and Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence, also have low academic performance and high rates of chronic absenteeism, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. Despite these challenges, the school is able to provide some support for specific subgroups, such as ranking in the top 40% for African American students and the top 60% for Hispanic students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 45 North Arlington Street
       East Orange, NJ  07017


(973) 414-9222

District: East Orange School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1160th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,050 Help


Students who attend Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  13.4 Help
Number of students:  469

Racial breakdown:

African American:
85.9%
Hispanic:
11.7%
Two or more races:
1.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  78% Help


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Compare Details Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School ranks worse than 86.4% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 9th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the East Orange School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.56. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 (85.9%), Hispanic (11.7%), two or more races (1.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 78% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the East Orange School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School is 13.4. 8 elementary schools in the East Orange School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School employs 35 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School is $10,050, which is the lowest among 14 elementary schools in the East Orange School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School 1160th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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East Orange School District:

SchoolDigger ranks East Orange School District 525th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 60.38 596th 1204 50.5%
2004 40.37 924th 1298 28.8%
2005 60.61 676th 1303 48.1%
2006 3.84 1249th 1314 4.9%
2007 16.98 1165th 1329 12.3%
2008 29.05 1080th 1338 19.3%
2009 15.57 1175th 1346 12.7%
2010 30.24 1065th 1354 21.3%
2011 35.86 1008th 1360 25.9%
2012 43.40 907th 1363 33.5%
2013 15.70 1192nd 1367 12.8%
2014 26.55 1084th 1363 20.5%
2015 14.96 1175th 1357 13.4%
2016 30.94 968th 1346 28.1%
2017 21.49 1089th 1352 19.5%
2018 18.83 1129th 1353 16.6%
2019 22.14 1097th 1360 19.3%
2021 12.10 1169th 1317 11.2%
2022 13.82 1179th 1345 12.3%
2023 14.56 1160th 1342 13.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.98 946th 1001 5.5%
2019 26.25 718th 1007 28.7%
2021 18.37 741st 868 14.6%
2022 10.53 924th 949 2.6%
2023 11.72 913th 958 4.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.86 618th 942 34.4%
2019 44.39 493rd 948 48.0%
2021 36.46 541st 839 35.5%
2022 24.36 665th 863 22.9%
2023 35.25 584th 910 35.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.65 999th 1333 25.1%
2019 30.39 963rd 1331 27.6%
2021 18.19 1068th 1290 17.2%
2022 20.21 1050th 1326 20.8%
2023 14.82 1127th 1318 14.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.07 1154th 1334 13.5%
2019 15.94 1134th 1335 15.1%
2021 9.58 1202nd 1297 7.3%
2022 10.22 1207th 1324 8.8%
2023 16.56 1093rd 1315 16.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.79 211th 517 59.2%
2019 56.62 205th 522 60.7%
2021 32.85 321st 456 29.6%
2022 40.23 296th 494 40.1%
2023 39.66 280th 463 39.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.23 542nd 896 39.5%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 705 0 9 0 n/a n/a 0 714
1989 0 687 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 691
1990 0 663 2 14 1 n/a n/a 0 680
1991 0 692 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 702
1992 2 649 2 10 0 n/a n/a 0 663
1993 2 664 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 679
1994 2 696 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 709
1995 1 557 2 13 0 n/a n/a 0 573
1996 1 557 2 13 0 n/a n/a 0 573
1998 0 562 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 566
1999 0 586 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 591
2000 0 280 0 318 2 n/a n/a 0 600
2001 0 577 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 581
2002 0 543 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 547
2003 0 543 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 547
2004 0 530 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 537
2005 0 467 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 477
2006 0 455 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 465
2007 0 442 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 453
2008 0 442 0 12 0 n/a n/a 0 454
2009 0 408 0 12 0 0 0 0 420
2010 0 485 0 10 0 0 0 0 495
2011 0 513 0 12 0 0 0 0 525
2012 0 494 0 13 0 1 1 0 509
2013 0 509 0 23 0 1 1 0 534
2014 0 496 0 25 0 0 1 0 522
2015 0 511 0 19 0 0 1 0 531
2016 1 474 1 23 0 0 1 0 500
2017 1 477 1 24 0 0 1 0 504
2018 3 479 1 24 0 0 2 0 509
2019 6 464 0 33 1 0 0 0 504
2020 7 469 1 35 2 0 2 0 516
2021 6 418 2 40 2 0 0 0 468
2022 5 392 1 48 2 0 2 0 450
2023 3 403 1 55 2 0 5 0 469

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 Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 714 36.0 19.8 n/a
1989 691 36.0 19.1 n/a
1990 680 34.0 20.0 59.7
1991 702 37.0 18.9 50
1992 663 34.0 19.5 51.9
1993 679 34.5 19.7 64.1
1994 709 33.0 21.5 67.7
1995 573 29.0 19.8 62.1
1996 573 29.0 19.8 62.1
1998 566 30.0 18.9 71
1999 591 29.0 20.4 64
2000 600 39.0 15.4 63
2001 581 39.3 14.8 76.2
2002 547 41.0 13.3 63.3
2003 547 41.0 13.3 63.3
2004 537 38.0 14.1 64.2
2005 477 41.0 11.6 n/a
2006 465 43.0 10.8 68
2007 453 42.0 10.8 81
2008 454 36.0 12.6 73.6
2009 420 42.5 7.9 80
2010 495 43.0 11.5 76.4
2011 525 43.0 12.2 81
2012 509 45.6 11.1 67
2013 534 46.0 11.6 90.3
2014 522 48.0 10.8 80.8
2015 531 44.0 12.0 89.5
2016 500 41.0 12.1 73
2017 504 41.0 12.2 72
2018 509 42.0 12.1 71.7
2019 504 37.0 13.6 60.1
2020 516 36.0 14.3 88.6
2021 468 38.0 12.3 70.5
2022 450 36.0 12.5 71.3
2023 469 35.0 13.4 78

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 Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 714 36.0 19.8 n/a
1989 691 36.0 19.1 n/a
1990 680 34.0 20.0 59.7
1991 702 37.0 18.9 50
1992 663 34.0 19.5 51.9
1993 679 34.5 19.7 64.1
1994 709 33.0 21.5 67.7
1995 573 29.0 19.8 62.1
1996 573 29.0 19.8 62.1
1998 566 30.0 18.9 71
1999 591 29.0 20.4 64
2000 600 39.0 15.4 63
2001 581 39.3 14.8 76.2
2002 547 41.0 13.3 63.3
2003 547 41.0 13.3 63.3
2004 537 38.0 14.1 64.2
2005 477 41.0 11.6 n/a
2006 465 43.0 10.8 68
2007 453 42.0 10.8 81
2008 454 36.0 12.6 73.6
2009 420 42.5 7.9 80
2010 495 43.0 11.5 76.4
2011 525 43.0 12.2 81
2012 509 45.6 11.1 67
2013 534 46.0 11.6 90.3
2014 522 48.0 10.8 80.8
2015 531 44.0 12.0 89.5
2016 500 41.0 12.1 73
2017 504 41.0 12.2 72
2018 509 42.0 12.1 71.7
2019 504 37.0 13.6 60.1
2020 516 36.0 14.3 88.6
2021 468 38.0 12.3 70.5
2022 450 36.0 12.5 71.3
2023 469 35.0 13.4 78

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 Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $430 (4.3%) $9,620 (95.7%) $10,050

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School

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 1097th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1160th of 1342 Elementary schools
 5.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School)35.831.3
 4.5%
   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 (Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School)28.820.4
 8.4%
   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 (Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School)5217.5
 34.5%
   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 (Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School)21.97
 14.9%
   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 (Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School)53.637.8
 15.8%
   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 (Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School)17.47.6
 9.8%
   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 Students504469
 6.9%
African American464403
 13.1%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian01
Hispanic3355
 66.7%
Pacific Islander00
White63
 50%
Two or More Races05
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients60.1%78%
 17.9%


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Students at Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School are 86% African American, 12% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.6% of New Jersey elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 469 students attended Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School.


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