J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy (East Orange School District SCH DIST.), New Jersey - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy is a Elementary in EAST ORANGE, NJ. It currently serves 238 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the East Orange School District School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:238
Number of Teachers: 18
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.22

Location Info

Location: 106 PROSPECT STREET, EAST ORANGE, NJ 07017
Mailing Address: 106 PROSPECT STREET, EAST ORANGE, NJ 07017-2203
Phone: (973)266-5895
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 38
Grade 2 44
Grade 3 41
Grade 4 35
Grade 5 43
Kindergarten 23
Pre-Kindergarten 14
Gender/Sex of J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 108 45.38
Female 130 54.62
Race/Ethnicity Demography of J. Garfield Jackson Sr. Academy Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 1.68
Black or African American 197 82.77
Hispanic/Latino 32 13.45
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.42
Two or more races 1 0.42
White 3 1.26
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.93
Black or African American 91 84.26
Hispanic/Latino 15 13.89
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.93
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2.31
Black or African American 106 81.54
Hispanic/Latino 17 13.08
Two or more races 1 0.77
White 3 2.31

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2.63
Black or African American 31 81.58
Hispanic/Latino 5 13.16
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2.63
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 36 81.82
Hispanic/Latino 8 18.18
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2.44
Black or African American 35 85.37
Hispanic/Latino 5 12.20
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2.86
Black or African American 30 85.71
Hispanic/Latino 3 8.57
White 1 2.86
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2.33
Black or African American 37 86.05
Hispanic/Latino 4 9.30
White 1 2.33
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 17 73.91
Hispanic/Latino 5 21.74
Two or more races 1 4.35
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 11 78.57
Hispanic/Latino 2 14.29
White 1 7.14