Eastside High School
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Eastside High School is the New Jersey inner-city high school depicted in the 1989 film "Lean on Me," where principal Joe Clark battles to reform a troubled, underperforming institution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastside High School canonical | 2 |
| Eastside High School (fictionalized) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7288086 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Eastside High School Context triple: [Lean on Me, setting, Eastside High School]
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A.
Union High School
Union High School is an American secondary school best known as the alma mater of actor and comedian Robert Wuhl.
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B.
Union High School
Union High School is an American secondary school best known as the alma mater of actor Ray Liotta.
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C.
Charles D. Owen High School
Charles D. Owen High School is a public high school in North Carolina best known for being the alma mater of former NBA All-Star and ESPN analyst Brad Daugherty.
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D.
Old Town High School
Old Town High School is a public secondary school serving students in the small community of Old Town in Penobscot County, Maine.
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E.
John Overton High School
John Overton High School is a public high school in Nashville, Tennessee, known in part for being the alma mater of Major League Baseball star Mookie Betts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eastside High School Target entity description: Eastside High School is the New Jersey inner-city high school depicted in the 1989 film "Lean on Me," where principal Joe Clark battles to reform a troubled, underperforming institution.
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A.
Union High School
Union High School is an American secondary school best known as the alma mater of actor and comedian Robert Wuhl.
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B.
Union High School
Union High School is an American secondary school best known as the alma mater of actor Ray Liotta.
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C.
Charles D. Owen High School
Charles D. Owen High School is a public high school in North Carolina best known for being the alma mater of former NBA All-Star and ESPN analyst Brad Daugherty.
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D.
Old Town High School
Old Town High School is a public secondary school serving students in the small community of Old Town in Penobscot County, Maine.
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E.
John Overton High School
John Overton High School is a public high school in Nashville, Tennessee, known in part for being the alma mater of Major League Baseball star Mookie Betts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalized representation of a real school
ⓘ
high school ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Lean on Me (1989 film)
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linked to:
Lean on Me
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| associatedWith |
Joe Louis Clark (real principal of the real Eastside High School)
ⓘ
linked to:
Joe Louis Clark (real-life principal)
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| basedOn | Eastside High School (Paterson, New Jersey, real school) ⓘ |
| centralThemeIn |
narrative of educational inequality
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narrative of school reform ⓘ narrative of urban education challenges ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| educationLevel | secondary education ⓘ |
| featuredInGenre | drama film ⓘ |
| featuredInTheme | inspirational teacher/principal narrative ⓘ |
| governedBy | New Jersey state education authorities (depicted) ⓘ |
| hasConflict |
between administration and school board (depicted)
ⓘ
between strict discipline and student rights (depicted) ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
lockdown and chained doors controversy (depicted)
ⓘ
mass expulsion of disruptive students (depicted) ⓘ state basic skills test crisis (depicted) ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
auditorium
ⓘ
classrooms ⓘ gymnasium ⓘ rooftop area (featured in key scenes) ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
improving standardized test scores
ⓘ
preventing state takeover of the school (depicted) ⓘ reducing violence and drug use ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
drug problems among students
ⓘ
high dropout rate ⓘ low academic performance ⓘ violence on campus ⓘ |
| hasPrincipal | Joe Clark (character) ⓘ |
| hasProgram | remedial education efforts (depicted) ⓘ |
| hasStakeholder |
local community leaders (depicted)
ⓘ
parents of students (depicted) ⓘ teachers (depicted) ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English (depicted) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Paterson, New Jersey (depicted setting)
ⓘ
linked to:
Paterson
|
| medium | motion picture ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
inner-city school
ⓘ
troubled school ⓘ underperforming school ⓘ |
| studentBody |
predominantly African-American students (depicted)
ⓘ
working-class community (depicted) ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1980s ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf |
Paterson Board of Education (in film)
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linked to:
Paterson public schools
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| yearOfDepiction | 1989 (film release year) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eastside High School Description of subject: Eastside High School is the New Jersey inner-city high school depicted in the 1989 film "Lean on Me," where principal Joe Clark battles to reform a troubled, underperforming institution.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Joe Louis Clark – Morgan Freeman
linked to: Eastside High School
subject linked to:
Miss Barrett in Lean on Me