Editing Orange, New Jersey (section)

==Education==
[[File:Orange Middle School jeh.JPG|thumb|left|Orange Middle School]]
The [[Orange Board of Education]] serves public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=c9b1aec93259447b8b1f420c50323b40 District Policy 0110 - Identification], Orange Board of Education. Accessed February 26, 2022. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Orange Township School District. Composition: The Orange Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the City of Orange."</ref> The district is one of 31 former [[Abbott district]]s statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] in ''Abbott v. Burke''<ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History What We Do: History], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022. "In 1998, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in the ''Abbott v. Burke'' case that the State must provide 100 percent funding for all school renovation and construction projects in special-needs school districts. According to the Court, aging, unsafe and overcrowded buildings prevented children from receiving the "thorough and efficient" education required under the New Jersey Constitution.... Full funding for approved projects was authorized for the 31 special-needs districts, known as 'Abbott Districts'."</ref> which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]].<ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo What We Do], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf SDA Districts], [[New Jersey Schools Development Authority]]. Accessed March 1, 2022.</ref>

[[File:Lincoln Av Elementary Orange jeh.JPG|thumb|Lincoln Avenue School]]
As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 12 schools, had an enrollment of 5,629 students and 507.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.1:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3412270&DistrictID=3412270 District information for Orange Board Of Education School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412270 School Data for the Orange Board of Education], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are 
Orange Early Childhood Center<ref>[https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/Domain/528 Orange Early Childhood Center], Orange Board of Education. Accessed February 26, 2022.</ref> (188 students; in Pre-K), 
John Robert Lewis Early Childhood Center<ref>[https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/Domain/1135 John Robert Lewis Early Childhood Center], Orange Board of Education. Accessed February 26, 2022.</ref> (NA; Pre-K), 
Central Elementary School<ref>[https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=26477 Central Elementary School], Orange Board of Education. Accessed February 26, 2022.</ref> (319; K–2), 
Cleveland Street School<ref>[https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/Domain/687 Cleveland Street School], Orange Board of Education. Accessed February 26, 2022.</ref> (303; K–7), 
Forest Street Community School<ref>[https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/Domain/764 Forest Street Community School], Orange Board of Education. Accessed February 26, 2022.</ref> (410; Pre-K–7), 
Heywood Avenue School<ref>[https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/Domain/856 Heywood Avenue School], Orange Board of Education. Accessed February 26, 2022.</ref> (355; Pre-K–7), 
Lincoln Avenue School<ref>[https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/Domain/958 Lincoln Avenue School], Orange Board of Education. Accessed February 26, 2022.</ref> (708; K–7), 
Oakwood Avenue Community School<ref>[https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/Domain/1060 Oakwood Avenue School], Orange Board of Education. Accessed February 26, 2022.</ref> (425; Pre-K–7), 
Park Avenue School<ref>[https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/Domain/243 Park Avenue School], Orange Board of Education. Accessed February 26, 2022.</ref> (569; K–7), 
Rosa Parks Central Community School<ref>[https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/Domain/558 Rosa Parks Central Community School], Orange Board of Education. Accessed February 26, 2022.</ref> (999; Grades 3–7; formerly Main Street School and Central School), 
Scholars Academy<ref>[https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/Domain/1625 Scholars Academy], Orange Board of Education. Accessed February 26, 2022.</ref> (NA), 
Orange Preparatory Academy<ref>[https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/Domain/374 Orange Preparatory Academy], Orange Board of Education. Accessed February 26, 2022.</ref> (679; 8–9, formerly Orange Middle School), 
[[Orange High School (New Jersey)|Orange High School]]<ref>[https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/Domain/83 Orange High School], Orange Board of Education. Accessed February 26, 2022.</ref> (840; 10–12) and 
STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges<ref>[https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/Domain/2350 STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges], Orange Board of Education. Accessed February 26, 2022.</ref> (160; 9–12).<ref>[https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/domain/1183 Our Schools], Orange Board of Education. Accessed February 26, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.orange.k12.nj.us/Page/210 Our Principals], Orange Board of Education. Accessed February 26, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/13/3880 School Performance Reports for the Orange Board of Education School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3880 New Jersey School Directory for the Orange Board of Education], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

The [[Orange Public Library]] collection contains 200,000 volumes and circulates 43,000 items annually.<ref>[https://librarytechnology.org/libraries/library.pl?id=21692 Orange Public Library], LibraryTechnology.org. Accessed December 31, 2016. "The collection of the library contains 200,000 volumes. The library circulates 43,835 items per year."</ref> Built as the Stickler Memorial Library,<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1900/05/14/archives/stickler-memorial-library-ground-broken-for-structure-to-cost.html "Stickler Memorial Library.; Ground Broken for Structure to Cost $100,000 at Orange"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 14, 1900. Accessed July 23, 2018.</ref> the imposing structure designed by [[McKim, Mead, and White]] opened in 1901.<ref>[http://www.orangepl.org/ About Our Library], Orange Public Library. Accessed July 31, 2014.</ref>