Overview of Gordon Parks Academy: Gordon Parks Academy is a public school situated in East Orange, NJ, which is in a large suburb environment. The learner population of Gordon Parks Academy is 285, and the school has PK-5. At Gordon Parks Academy, 12% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 37% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner enrollment is 99%. The learner-teacher ratio is 11:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 48% female learners and 52% male learners. The school enrolls 65% low-income learners. There are 26 equivalent full-time teachers.

Learners/Teachers at Gordon Parks Academy: These counts and percentages of learners and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Test Scores at Gordon Parks Academy: At Gordon Parks Academy, 12% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 37% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In East Orange School District, 44% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 23% tested above or at that level for math.

Gordon Parks Academy did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners across the state. In New Jersey, 58% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 49% tested above or at that level for math.