Orange Avenue School
Cranford, NJ · Middle School · Grades 3-8
Orange Avenue School is a middle school in Cranford, NJ with 765 students enrolled and a 79% proficiency rate. Part of Cranford Public School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Orange Avenue School is a middle school in Cranford, NJ with 765 students enrolled in grades 3-8. It is part of the Cranford Public School District. That headcount is above the 533-student average for schools in the district.
On the latest EDFacts assessments, 79% of students reached grade-level proficiency in combined math and reading — a rate near the top of the national distribution. That is 7 points above the 73% average for the Cranford Public School District. Against the 56% New Jersey statewide average, the school sits 23 points higher.
Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has fallen by about 13 points.
The student-teacher ratio is 11.4 to 1, below the U.S. average of roughly 16 to 1, which generally allows more adult attention per student. A relatively low 1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
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About This School
Orange Avenue School is a middle school located in Cranford, New Jersey. The school serves 765 students in grades 3-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.4:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 79% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Orange Avenue School is part of the Cranford Public School District in New Jersey.
How This School Compares
Orange Avenue School has 765 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Cranford Public School District (533 students). Its 79% proficiency rate is 7 percentage points above the district average of 73%. Compared to the New Jersey state average of 56%, the school performs 23 points higher. With a 11.4:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Orange Avenue School has 765 students enrolled in grades 3-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.4:1.
According to EDFacts data, 79% of students at Orange Avenue School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Orange Avenue School is part of the Cranford Public School District in Cranford, New Jersey. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.