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Orange Early Childhood Center

Orange · Essex County · Early childhood center
Grades PK
Updated June 2026

At a glance

What changed?

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Enrollment over time

In 2025-26 it enrolled 188 students. Enrollment has been roughly steady since 2014-15 (174). It peaked at 202 in 2021-22.

students 062125188250 1881998200320082013201820232025

Total students enrolled each fall. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

What the school looks like

In 2014-15, 69% of students were Black. By 2025-26 the largest group was Hispanic, at 57%.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 757%38%1998200320082013201820232025
WhiteBlackHispanicAsianTwo or more

Each group’s share of enrollment over time, or its head count — toggle above. New Jersey expanded race and ethnicity reporting from five to seven categories in 2006-07 (dashed line), so “two or more races” appears only after; Asian here includes Pacific Islander. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

How much the mix changed

Between 2021-22 and 2025-26 the makeup of this school barely moved.

That’s the smallest shift among Essex County’s seven early-childhood centers. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
White +2.7·Hispanic −1.5·Black −0.8

The index is half the sum of every group’s change in share, on a 0–100 scale (how it works). Compare any two years in the explorer →

Free or reduced-price lunch

In 2025-26, 74.5% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 05010074.5%70%2014201920242025
This schooldistrict overall

Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The lighter line shows the district overall, for comparison. Since 2014, some districts provide free meals to all students regardless of household income, which can lift the eligible share. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

Profile built from New Jersey Department of Education Fall Enrollment data, 1998-99 through 2025-26. How this data works →