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Langston Hughes Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

160 Rhode Island Avenue, East Orange, NJ 07018 · (973) 266-5870 · Part of East Orange City School District

East Orange’s School Grade C− better than 16% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
554
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Langston Hughes Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for East Orange kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

Where East Orange kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Langston Hughes Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

160 Rhode Island Avenue, East Orange

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K85
Kindergarten76
Grade 179
Grade 277
Grade 386
Grade 471
Grade 580
Enrollment over time
505’20
521’21
551’22
568’23
554’24

Up 9.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 86%Hispanic 12%White 1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Langston Hughes Elementary School from East Orange families.

Other schools in East Orange City School District

The district →
Edward T. Bowser Sr. School of Excellence
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · East Orange
D
612 students17:1
Cicely L. Tyson Community Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · East Orange
D
481 students14:1
Shelia Y. Oliver Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · East Orange
D
413 students14:1
Whitney E. Houston Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · East Orange
D
385 students13:1
Dionne Warwick Institute
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · East Orange
D
379 students13:1
Ecole Toussaint Louverture
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · East Orange
D
269 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; East Orange’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.