Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School
45 North Arlington St
East Orange NJ, 07017, Essex County
Phone: 973-414-9222
Ranking: (1,592 out of 1,847, bottom 14%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 48 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 522 | 534 | 509 | 525 | 495 | 420 | 454 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 72 | 13.8% | 76 | 14.2% | 70 | 13.8% | 76 | 14.5% | 67 | 13.5% | 27 | 6.4% | 30 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten: | 77 | 14.8% | 72 | 13.5% | 57 | 11.2% | 61 | 11.6% | 62 | 12.5% | 21 | 5.0% | 20 | 4.4% |
Grade 1: | 70 | 13.4% | 75 | 14.0% | 64 | 12.6% | 73 | 13.9% | 85 | 17.2% | 39 | 9.3% | 45 | 9.9% |
Grade 2: | 65 | 12.5% | 60 | 11.2% | 71 | 13.9% | 73 | 13.9% | 63 | 12.7% | 43 | 10.2% | 43 | 9.5% |
Grade 3: | 66 | 12.6% | 74 | 13.9% | 72 | 14.1% | 69 | 13.1% | 64 | 12.9% | 42 | 10.0% | 44 | 9.7% |
Grade 4: | 75 | 14.4% | 67 | 12.5% | 68 | 13.4% | 71 | 13.5% | 65 | 13.1% | 44 | 10.5% | 47 | 10.4% |
Grade 5: | 68 | 13.0% | 74 | 13.9% | 73 | 14.3% | 73 | 13.9% | 66 | 13.3% | 44 | 10.5% | 45 | 9.9% |
Ungraded: | 29 | 5.6% | 36 | 6.7% | 34 | 6.7% | 29 | 5.5% | 23 | 4.6% | 8 | 1.9% | 25 | 5.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 249 | 47.7% | 255 | 47.8% | 240 | 47.2% | 235 | 44.8% | 224 | 45.3% | 196 | 46.7% | 209 | 46.0% |
Female: | 273 | 52.3% | 279 | 52.2% | 269 | 52.8% | 290 | 55.2% | 271 | 54.7% | 224 | 53.3% | 241 | 53.1% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 25 | 4.8% | 23 | 4.3% | 13 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.9% | 12 | 2.6% |
Black: | 496 | 95.0% | 509 | 95.3% | 494 | 97.1% | 513 | 97.7% | 485 | 98.0% | 408 | 97.1% | 442 | 97.4% |
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% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 391 | 74.9% | 443 | 83.0% | 325 | 63.9% | 393 | 74.9% | 346 | 69.9% | 289 | 68.8% | 288 | 63.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 5.9% | 39 | 7.3% | 16 | 3.1% | 32 | 6.1% | 32 | 6.5% | 47 | 11.2% | 46 | 10.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.88 | 11.61 | 11.14 | 12.21 | 11.51 | 7.90 | 12.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 58.2% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 65.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 62.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 68.4% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 75.6% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.2% | 52.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 55.7% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40.2% | 49.9% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.4% | 52.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.8% | 50.4% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 56.0% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 68.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 71.1% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 76.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.5% | 74.9% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53.5% | 65.2% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 73.7% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.0% | 72.2% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 67.1% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 55.4% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.2% | 64.4% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 69.9% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.1% | 63.5% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.7% | 62.8% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 70.1% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.8% | 44.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26.5% | 45.3% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.6% | 47.6% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 46.7% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32.0% | 35.5% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 54.1% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 64.1% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 75.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.1% | 63.3% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 74.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 77.6% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.2% | 67.5% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 77.6% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 82.8% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.4% | 68.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 63.5% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 70.7% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.5% | 61.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 67.1% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 77.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 86.5% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 89.1% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 85.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 85.2% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.6% | 77.7% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 80.5% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48.9% | 33.9% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.9% | 42.1% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33.8% | 46.9% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29.7% | 44.5% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 46% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41.8% | 36.6% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 77.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.1% | 64.7% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 71.9% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 73.4% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 79.6% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 69.5% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 61.2% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41.2% | 45.9% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 29.5% | 22.5% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 49.1% | 36.0% | 70.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 55.7% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 44.3% | 41.8% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.5% | 43.5% | 71.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56.7% | 49.1% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37.9% | 38.5% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 40.3% | 72.4% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 23.4% | 38.9% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 17.2% | 33.6% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39.7% | 40.0% | 66.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.7% | 55.3% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 60.9% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 15.3% | 31.8% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 44.8% | 71.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 54.4% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 52.0% | 84.6% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.7% | 40.8% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 33.9% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.3% | 38.0% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.1% | 42.4% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.4% | 44.8% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 28.0% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 25.8% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.1% | 22.0% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.7% | 26.9% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22.8% | 31.0% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.7% | 32.2% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 36.7% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.5% | 36.8% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.5% | 44.6% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.9% | 40.2% | 78.9% |
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* Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.