Althea Gibson Academy
Public · Grades Pre-K–K · 144 students
J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy
106 Prospect Street, East Orange, NJ 07017
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
247
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
East Orange School District
Essex County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,304 New Jersey elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New Jersey elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy
J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy is a public elementary school in East Orange, New Jersey, serving grades Pre-K–5. 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, 247 students were enrolled, with about 13 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New Jersey elementary school (10.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,304 New Jersey elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 247 students
- Students per teacher
- 13 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- East Orange School District
- County
- Essex County
- NCES school ID
- 340423005901
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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.