University Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 719 students
Pride Academy Charter School
117 Elmwood Ave, East Orange, NJ 07018
Grades
5–8
Middle
Students
300
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Pride Academy Charter School District
Essex County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 430 New Jersey middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New Jersey middle 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 Pride Academy Charter School
Pride Academy Charter School is a charter middle school in East Orange, New Jersey, serving grades 5–8. It is part of Pride Academy Charter School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Essex County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 300 students were enrolled, with about 16 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New Jersey middle school (10.8 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from New Jersey Department of Education. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 430 New Jersey middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 5–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 5–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 300 students
- Students per teacher
- 16 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- New Jersey Department of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Pride Academy Charter School District
- County
- Essex County
- NCES school ID
- 340071903017
Schools near Pride Academy Charter School
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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.