Sojourner Truth Middle School
4.5 out of 5 | 10 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 470 middle school students from grades 6-8
- Ranks 648th out of 708 middle schools in NJ.
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Vincent Stallings
School Operational Details
- Title I EligibleAll students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
School District Details
- East Orange School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $23,353
- Graduation Rate: 66.1%
- Dropout Rate: 3.3%
- Students Per Teacher: 10.8
- Enrolled Students: 9,851
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 470
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 51.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 9.2
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 239 (50.9%)
- Females: 231 (49.1%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 30 (6.4%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 279 (59.4%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 309 (65.7%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 465 | 98.9% |
| Asian | - | - |
| Hispanic | 5 | 1.1% |
| White | - | - |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Grade | 152 | 32.3% |
| 7th Grade | 143 | 30.4% |
| 8th Grade | 134 | 28.5% |
| Ungraded | 41 | 8.7% |
Source: NJ Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 4.5
4.5 out of 5 | 10 Reviews
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10 reviews for Sojourner Truth Middle School
- Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on September 06, 2011
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - DO ALL SCHOOL IN EAST ORANGE HAVE LOW RATING SCORES? THIS SCHOOL HAS AN F. MOST HAVE A D OR D-.
- Reviewed by Teacher on May 13, 2010
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - Dhiz school BOOTY....PATRICK.F.HEALY better than dhizschool.......Kno Dahtt......... Mr.stallings
- Reviewed by Student on April 26, 2010
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- Great School. Mr. Castro gives some great events for us.
- Reviewed by Former Student on January 26, 2010
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- i attended this school for 3 amazing years. Some times things were tough and discipline was in order. But from that u learn and move on in life. Congrats to the class of 08 becuse they have been with Mr. Stallings since he started
- Reviewed by Former Student on December 18, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- I'm a former student who attend Sojourner Truth and i can honestly say that from Mr. Stallings to his amazing staff, you can't help but fall in love with the school. the staff are so uplifting and loving I don't think i would've attended high school if i would have not have had there support.
- Reviewed by Former Student on March 19, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- I love the encouragement that the teachers, principals and vice principal give to their students; they have helped me through hard times. Now, I am a sophomore at Miss Porters School and I really appreciate the years I had at Sojourner Truth Middle School.
- Reviewed by Student on February 26, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- bad school hate diffient gender classes
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on November 20, 2008
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- it is really fun because i go here!!!!!!
- Reviewed by Student on September 09, 2008
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- Great because of Mr.Stallings and Mr.Santoroand Mrs.Leverson there great people and they make the school safe and great.
- Reviewed by Student on April 01, 2008
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- This school is pretty great. The principal, he's a great man. He put this school into shape. With the help of my generation of course. This school is the champion of all the middle schools.
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Sojourner Truth Middle School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on ASK state exams in the following subjects:
- Language Arts
- Math
- Science
ASK - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 33.1% | 34.9% | 78.6% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | 35.0% | 69.8% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 35.1% | 42.6% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | 42.4% | 78.7% |
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 32.1% | 35.3% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | 37.7% | 72.5% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 26.9% | 32.4% | 81.9% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | 37.9% | 66.8% |
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 54.3% | 51.7% | 94.0% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | 59.1% | 91.7% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 32.0% | 33.7% | 83.6% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | 43.1% | 62.1% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 48.3% | 46.9% | 94.2% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | 50.1% | 94.7% |
Source: NJ Department of Education 2009-2010
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