Maplewood Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 762 students
South Orange Middle School
70 North Ridgewood Road, S Orange, NJ 07079
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
752
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
South Orange-Maplewood School District
Essex County
Schola Grade B · Above 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 South Orange Middle School
South Orange Middle School is a public middle school in S Orange, New Jersey, serving grades 6–8. It is part of South Orange-Maplewood School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Essex County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 752 students were enrolled, with about 9.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical New Jersey middle school (10.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 430 New Jersey middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 752 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- South Orange-Maplewood School District
- County
- Essex County
- NCES school ID
- 341533002426
Schools near South Orange Middle School
All 3 schools in S Orange →
Roosevelt Middle School
Public · Grades 7–8 · 457 students
Orange Preparatory Academy School of Inquiry and Innovation
Public · Grades 8 · 397 students
Pride Academy Charter School
Charter · Grades 5–8 · 300 students
University Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 719 students
Rosa Parks Community School
Public · Grades 3–7 · 593 students
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.