J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 247 students
Althea Gibson Academy
490 William Street, East Orange, NJ 07017
Grades
Pre-K–K
Elementary
Students
144
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
East Orange School District
Essex County
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About Althea Gibson Academy
Althea Gibson Academy is a public elementary school in East Orange, New Jersey, serving grades Pre-K–K. It is part of East Orange School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Essex County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 144 students were enrolled, with about 15.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New Jersey elementary school (10.9 students per teacher).
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–K
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–K
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 144 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- East Orange School District
- County
- Essex County
- NCES school ID
- 340423000275
Schools near Althea Gibson Academy
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.