East Orange STEM Academy is a specialty

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that serves students in sixth through

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s in

East Orange East Orange is a City (New Jersey), city in Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 69,612. The city was List of municipalities in ...

, in Essex County,

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, United States, operating as part of the

East Orange School District East Orange School District is a comprehensive community state school, public school district serving students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade from the city of East Orange, New Jersey, East Orange, in Essex County, New Jersey, Essex Co ...

. The school focuses on the

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, the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It helps to further the education of students in these fields. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 593 students and 44.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 13.5:1. There were 354 students (59.7% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 40 (6.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for East Orange STEM Academy High School

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. Accessed December 1, 2022.

History

The school was established in September 2011, replacing the East Orange Campus 9 High School with a school that focused on developing student skills in the

Administration

The principal is Dr. Vincent Stallings. His administrative team includes two assistant principals.Administrative Team
East Orange STEM Academy. Accessed March 23, 2022.

References

External links

East Orange STEM AcademyEast Orange School District
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School Data for the East Orange School District

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