East Orange STEM Academy

East Orange STEM Academy is a specialty magnet public school that serves students in sixth through twelfth grades in East Orange, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the East Orange School District. The school focuses on the STEM fields, the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It helps to further the education of students in these fields.

East Orange STEM Academy
Address
129 Renshaw Avenue

East Orange
,
Essex County
,
New Jersey
07017

United States
Coordinates40.7767°N 74.2030°W / 40.7767; -74.2030
Information
TypeMagnet public high school
EstablishedSeptember 2011
School districtEast Orange School District
NCES School ID340423002040[1]
PrincipalVincent Stallings
Faculty44.0 FTEs[1]
Grades6-12
Enrollment593 (as of 2021–22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.5:1[1]
Websitestem.eastorange.k12.nj.us

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 student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1. There were 354 students (59.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 40 (6.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

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 STEM fields.[2]

Administration

The principal is Dr. Vincent Stallings. His administrative team includes two assistant principals.[3]

References
  1. School data for East Orange STEM Academy High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  2. "East Orange STEM Academy uses Physics to Take a Giant Leap", New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning, April 18, 2013. Accessed March 23, 2022. "When the East Orange Campus 9 High School transformed into the East Orange STEM Academy in 2011, the goal was to push education and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).... 'We've made real progress since opening our doors in September 2011,' said Dr. Nicholas DelTufo, principal at East Orange STEM Academy."
  3. Administrative Team, East Orange STEM Academy. Accessed March 23, 2022.
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