John L. Costley Middle School
116 Hamilton St
East Orange NJ, 07017, Essex County
Phone: 973-266-5660
Ranking: (1,705 out of 1,847, bottom 8%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 48 | 52 | 47 | 43 | 50 | 46 | 41 | |||||||
Total Students: | 442 | 437 | 453 | 440 | 530 | 477 | 551 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 0 | 0.0% | 382 | 87.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 158 | 29.8% | 151 | 31.7% | 165 | 29.9% |
Grade 7: | 391 | 88.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 380 | 86.4% | 157 | 29.6% | 133 | 27.9% | 159 | 28.9% |
Grade 8: | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 391 | 86.3% | NA | NA | 159 | 30.0% | 142 | 29.8% | 171 | 31.0% |
Ungraded: | 48 | 10.9% | 55 | 12.6% | 62 | 13.7% | 60 | 13.6% | 56 | 10.6% | 51 | 10.7% | 56 | 10.2% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 246 | 55.7% | 235 | 53.8% | 206 | 45.5% | 210 | 47.7% | 274 | 51.7% | 261 | 54.7% | 281 | 51.0% |
Female: | 196 | 44.3% | 202 | 46.2% | 247 | 54.5% | 230 | 52.3% | 256 | 48.3% | 216 | 45.3% | 266 | 48.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 22 | 5.0% | 20 | 4.6% | 25 | 5.5% | 24 | 5.5% | 48 | 9.1% | 51 | 10.7% | 55 | 10.0% |
Black: | 418 | 94.6% | 416 | 95.2% | 426 | 94.0% | 416 | 94.5% | 482 | 90.9% | 426 | 89.3% | 496 | 90.0% |
White: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 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: | 292 | 66.1% | 313 | 71.6% | 284 | 62.7% | 280 | 63.6% | 354 | 66.8% | 365 | 76.5% | 364 | 66.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 4.5% | 25 | 5.7% | 17 | 3.8% | 28 | 6.4% | 44 | 8.3% | 38 | 8.0% | 47 | 8.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.21 | 8.40 | 9.69 | 10.23 | 10.60 | 8.40 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46.1% | 45.9% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 25.3% | 22.5% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 35.4% | 36.0% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 25.4% | 35.1% | 65.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 30.8% | 38.3% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53.7% | 55.7% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45.1% | 41.8% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52.7% | 43.5% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 39.8% | 42.8% | 72.1% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 45.1% | 53.6% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46.5% | 49.1% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39.5% | 38.5% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48.8% | 40.3% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 34.1% | 35.7% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 24.4% | 30.3% | 63.3% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 38.9% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 43.7% | 33.6% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 40.0% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39.8% | 33.0% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 33.2% | 34.7% | 65.7% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.2% | 55.3% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.8% | 60.9% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 53.6% | 82.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.7% | 57.1% | 82.2% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.8% | 31.8% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 44.8% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.5% | 34.8% | 69.0% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.9% | 44.5% | 71.6% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.2% | 54.4% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.5% | 52.0% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 48.2% | 83.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.7% | 50.9% | 81.9% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 40.8% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.9% | 33.9% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.1% | 38.0% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.3% | 42.4% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 44.8% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.8% | 28.0% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.6% | 25.8% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 20.5% | 22.0% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.6% | 26.9% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30.6% | 31.0% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28.6% | 32.2% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 36.7% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32.1% | 36.8% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.3% | 44.6% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.2% | 40.2% | 78.9% |
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* John L. Costley Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.