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Essex County Newark Technical

Q: Is Essex County Newark Technical a good school?

Essex County Newark Technical ranks 237 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 45% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Essex County Newark Technical is a public high school serving 548 students in grades 9-12 in Newark, New Jersey, which is part of the Essex County Schools of Technology district.

The school has consistently ranked in the middle to lower-middle range among New Jersey high schools, with a 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger. While the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates are generally on par with or slightly below state and district averages, its mathematics and science performance lags behind, with low proficiency rates in Algebra I, Geometry, and 11th-grade Science. However, the school has shown particular strengths in serving certain student subgroups, such as African American, English Language Learner, and Special Education students, who have performed relatively well compared to their peers statewide.

Despite the school's overall academic challenges, it maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate and low dropout rate, which are generally on par with or slightly better than the nearby Newark Public School District. The proximity of Essex County Newark Technical to higher-performing schools like Science Park High School and Bard Early College High School presents an opportunity for the school to collaborate and learn from their successful practices, potentially helping to improve its own academic outcomes.

606

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,912

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

91 West Market St
Newark, NJ 07103

(973) 412-2204

District: Essex County Schools of Technology

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.3%

African American:

39.3%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Geometry scores 31 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg44%

New Jersey avg43%

237^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Essex County Schools of Technology

352^nd of 609Essex County Schools of Technology among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	237 of 434	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	240 of 429	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	232 of 422	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	193 of 415	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	235 of 405	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	172 of 416	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	145 of 415	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.5	177 of 411	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.8	216 of 409	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.2	196 of 406	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.9	207 of 411	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	68.8	142 of 396	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.4	215 of 388	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.1	242 of 378	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	67.3	134 of 371	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.9	226 of 370	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.7	225 of 359	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	17.2	313 of 361	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.3	285 of 357	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.1	296 of 351	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.4	292 of 348	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	19.6	291 of 343	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	45 of 283	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	58 of 282	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	42 of 250	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	23 of 256	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	56.6	71 of 247	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	59 of 254	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	17 of 266	93.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	57 of 215	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	60 of 191	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	23 of 161	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	43.6	51 of 137	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.8	13 of 101	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	22 of 138	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	33 of 146	77.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	88 of 426	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	45.5	222 of 420	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	238 of 416	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	172 of 414	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.9	235 of 402	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	163 of 408	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	160 of 403	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	196 of 406	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	145 of 403	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	167 of 385	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	147 of 382	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.3	154 of 374	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	81 of 364	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	130 of 368	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	91 of 377	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	58 of 358	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	52.3	92 of 344	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	62 of 324	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	95 of 326	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	47 of 347	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	42 of 345	87.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	205 of 426	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	221 of 419	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	210 of 414	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	195 of 410	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	240 of 402	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	157 of 407	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	151 of 405	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	16 of 359	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	21 of 361	94.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+50 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile+39 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+18 vs state

English Language Arts56%+6 vs state

Algebra I27%-5 vs state

Geometry25%-31 vs state

Science9%-22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Thursday, July 15, 2010

I graduated from Essex county vocational in 1984. I was in the LPN program. We had wonderful teachers. Mrs. Viola Scales was in charge of the LPN program. Imam deeply grateful to have attended this outstanding school. Thank you. Close Quote

Schools Near Essex County Newark Technical

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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 Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	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 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th 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
Essex County Newark Technical	Public	9-12	91 West Market St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2204	606	56	10.8	86.1%	9 (1.5%)	238 (39.3%)	347 (57.3%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44.6	237^th of 434 public high schools	45.4%		42.8	240^th of 429 public high schools	44.1%	3		76.4		9.1			55.9			26.6	26.6	25.8	23.7	$7,912	$961	$6,951
Science Park High School	Public	7-12	260 Norfolk Street	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-8689	964	68	14.2	68.0%	83 (8.6%)	332 (34.4%)	502 (52.1%)	27 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	12 (1.2%)	87.4	20^th of 434 public high schools	95.4%		82.8	46^th of 429 public high schools	89.3%	26			56.8	73.8	88.2	92.2	98.1	86.2	92.2	85.8	88.0	68.2	68.2	$11,449	$497	$10,952
Arts High School	Public	9-12	550 M L King Blvd	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7391	611	52	11.8	68.2%	29 (4.7%)	274 (44.8%)	292 (47.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	38.6	273^rd of 434 public high schools	37.1%		30.5	304^th of 429 public high schools	29.1%	31	88.6	39.6		13.1			59.0			12.6	12.6	40.0	40.0	$12,717	$621	$12,096
Essex County Jdc	Public	8-12	80 Duryea Street	Newark	08302	Essex County	Essex County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 484-4908	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
LEAD Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	201 Bergen Street	Newark	07103	Essex County	LEAD Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 772-1724	333	5	66.6	65.5%	18 (5.4%)	284 (85.3%)	19 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	395^th of 434 public high schools	9.0%		18.4	366^th of 429 public high schools	14.7%	29	60.7			7.4							6.7			$7,324	$814	$6,510
Newark Vocational High School	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
American History High School	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
Essex Rch	Public	8-12	461 463 Central Avenue	Newark	07107	Essex County	Office Of Education Juvenile Justice Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 648-7078	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bard Early College High School	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 School of Global Studies	Public	9-12	24 Crane Street	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5112	377	31	12.3	83.6%	4 (1.1%)	57 (15.1%)	311 (82.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	20.3	358^th of 434 public high schools	17.5%		21.1	348^th of 429 public high schools	18.9%	10	80.0	31.8		2.4			25.5			4.2	4.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Essex County Newark Technical

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Essex County Newark Technical ranks 237^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Essex County Newark Technical?

In the 2024-25 school year, 606 students attended Essex County Newark Technical.

What is the racial makeup of Essex County Newark Technical?

Students at Essex County Newark Technical are 57% Hispanic, 39% African American, 1% White.

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Essex County Schools of Technology

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