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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
University High School	0.0mi	Public	8-12	55 Clinton Pl	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 374-3190	426	36	11.8	82.2%	3 (0.7%)	328 (77.0%)	89 (20.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45.4	233^rd of 434 public high schools	46.3%		32.6	292^nd of 429 public high schools	31.9%	59	87.2	32.2	11.3	73.5	23.4		23.4			$12,448	$636	$11,812
Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark	1.0mi	Public	9-12	279 Chancellor Avenue	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-1234	155	14	11.0	82.6%	1 (0.6%)	118 (76.1%)	31 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	12.6	405^th of 434 public high schools	6.7%		7	418^th of 429 public high schools	2.6%	13	60.5	32.6	4.7	0.0	8.7		8.7			$13,274	$240	$13,034
Weequahic High School	1.0mi	Public	9-12	279 Chancellor Ave	Newark	07112	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 705-3923	592	36	16.4	70.4%	5 (0.8%)	503 (85.0%)	72 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.2%)	7	426^th of 434 public high schools	1.8%		13.1	391^st of 429 public high schools	8.9%	35	54.8	13.6	4.0	7.3	0.9		0.9			$14,342	$675	$13,667
Malcolm X Shabazz High School	1.0mi	Public	9-12	80 Johnson Ave	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6974	531	25	21.2	70.4%	4 (0.8%)	314 (59.1%)	208 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14.2	396^th of 434 public high schools	8.8%		11	407^th of 429 public high schools	5.1%	11	61.3	44.5	2.7	18.6	3.4		3.4			$16,251	$1,983	$14,268
Central High School	1.1mi	Public	9-12	250 18th Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6378	1,051	78	13.5	74.5%	8 (0.8%)	554 (52.7%)	465 (44.2%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	9 (0.9%)	8.5	423^rd of 434 public high schools	2.5%		8.6	413^th of 429 public high schools	3.7%	10	55.2	14.8	5.9	11.6	3.3		3.3			$16,638	$864	$15,774
Bard Early College High School	1.2mi	Public	9-12	321 Bergen Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8363	395	32	12.5	62.5%	2 (0.5%)	257 (65.1%)	124 (31.4%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	57.6	158^th of 434 public high schools	63.6%		44.8	230^th of 429 public high schools	46.4%	72		84.9	23.1	58.9	44.0		44.0	7.7	7.7	$10,089	$279	$9,810
Newark Vocational High School	1.3mi	Public	9-12	301 West Kinney St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7308	591	59	10.0	86.6%	11 (1.9%)	257 (43.5%)	308 (52.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	18.7	368^th of 434 public high schools	15.2%		12.9	393^rd of 429 public high schools	8.4%	25	67.7	25.5	8.1	41.3	5.6		5.6
Irvington High School	1.4mi	Public	9-12	1253 Clinton Ave	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6897	1,913	127	15.1	62.5%	4 (0.2%)	1,332 (69.6%)	567 (29.6%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	11.1	410^th of 434 public high schools	5.5%		10.9	408^th of 429 public high schools	4.9%	2	58.9	26.1	9.5	15.7	4.0	0.0	3.8	20.0	18.9	$11,803	$142	$11,661
American History High School	1.4mi	Public	9-12	74 Montgomery St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7333	386	35	11.0	78.5%	5 (1.3%)	197 (51.0%)	174 (45.1%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	14.6	391^st of 434 public high schools	9.9%		15.9	379^th of 429 public high schools	11.7%	12	70.1	28.6	2.6	16.3	4.7		4.7			$11,890	$624	$11,266
West Side High School	1.5mi	Public	9-12	403 South Orange Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7019	541	44	12.4	81.1%	2 (0.4%)	436 (80.6%)	96 (17.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	15.2	387^th of 434 public high schools	10.8%		9.7	411^th of 429 public high schools	4.2%	24	73.8	17.9	3.8	6.7	2.9		2.9			$14,251	$797	$13,454

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