Edward T. Bowser Sr. School Of Excellence
180 Lincoln St
East Orange NJ, 07017, Essex County
Phone: 973-414-4170
Ranking: (1,499 out of 1,847, bottom 19%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: East Orange City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 53 | |||||||
Total Students: | 688 | 709 | 719 | 741 | 767 | 769 | 779 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 75 | 10.9% | 81 | 11.4% | 73 | 10.2% | 76 | 10.3% | 90 | 11.7% | 81 | 10.5% | 81 | 10.4% |
Kindergarten: | 78 | 11.3% | 92 | 13.0% | 94 | 13.1% | 74 | 10.0% | 64 | 8.3% | 61 | 7.9% | 64 | 8.2% |
Grade 1: | 93 | 13.5% | 112 | 15.8% | 90 | 12.5% | 113 | 15.2% | 113 | 14.7% | 117 | 15.2% | 114 | 14.6% |
Grade 2: | 118 | 17.2% | 87 | 12.3% | 114 | 15.9% | 105 | 14.2% | 97 | 12.6% | 118 | 15.3% | 115 | 14.8% |
Grade 3: | 91 | 13.2% | 105 | 14.8% | 104 | 14.5% | 103 | 13.9% | 118 | 15.4% | 113 | 14.7% | 114 | 14.6% |
Grade 4: | 106 | 15.4% | 91 | 12.8% | 88 | 12.2% | 96 | 13.0% | 106 | 13.8% | 115 | 15.0% | 108 | 13.9% |
Grade 5: | 94 | 13.7% | 87 | 12.3% | 95 | 13.2% | 102 | 13.8% | 95 | 12.4% | 96 | 12.5% | 103 | 13.2% |
Ungraded: | 33 | 4.8% | 54 | 7.6% | 61 | 8.5% | 72 | 9.7% | 84 | 11.0% | 68 | 8.8% | 80 | 10.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 350 | 50.9% | 363 | 51.2% | 380 | 52.9% | 382 | 51.6% | 379 | 49.4% | 374 | 48.6% | 371 | 47.6% |
Female: | 338 | 49.1% | 346 | 48.8% | 339 | 47.1% | 359 | 48.4% | 388 | 50.6% | 395 | 51.4% | 404 | 51.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 146 | 21.2% | 155 | 21.9% | 148 | 20.6% | 161 | 21.7% | 145 | 18.9% | 138 | 17.9% | 147 | 18.9% |
Black: | 538 | 78.2% | 549 | 77.4% | 568 | 79.0% | 579 | 78.1% | 620 | 80.8% | 629 | 81.8% | 629 | 80.7% |
White: | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 553 | 80.4% | 544 | 76.7% | 519 | 72.2% | 558 | 75.3% | 525 | 68.4% | 601 | 78.2% | 587 | 75.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 5.2% | 48 | 6.8% | 37 | 5.1% | 43 | 5.8% | 42 | 5.5% | 53 | 6.9% | 52 | 6.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.07 | 12.66 | 12.19 | 12.89 | 11.28 | 8.40 | 14.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.3% | 58.2% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 65.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 62.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 68.4% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.0% | 75.6% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49.5% | 52.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 55.7% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.5% | 49.9% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.5% | 52.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.9% | 50.4% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.1% | 56.0% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.0% | 68.1% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 71.1% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.3% | 76.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 74.9% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.6% | 65.2% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 73.7% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 72.2% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.5% | 67.1% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.3% | 55.4% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.4% | 64.4% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 69.9% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.4% | 63.5% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 62.8% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.7% | 70.1% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 44.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 45.3% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 47.6% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.2% | 46.7% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.3% | 35.5% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.5% | 54.1% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.0% | 64.1% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 75.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.4% | 63.3% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 74.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 77.6% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 67.5% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 77.6% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.5% | 82.8% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 68.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 63.5% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 70.7% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 61.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 67.1% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 77.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.6% | 86.5% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 89.1% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 85.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 85.2% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 77.7% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 80.5% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27.3% | 33.9% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.4% | 42.1% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52.5% | 46.9% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38.6% | 44.5% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44.3% | 46% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34.7% | 36.6% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 77.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 64.7% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 71.9% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.2% | 73.4% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.2% | 79.6% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 69.5% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 61.2% | 79.9% |
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* Edward T. Bowser Sr. School Of Excellence was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.