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Arts High School

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Arts High School ranks 273 rd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 37% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Arts High School is a public high school located in Newark, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 598 students. The school is part of the Newark Public School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arts High School outperforms the district and state in several academic areas, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA), with 59% of 9th-grade students proficient or better compared to 36% in the district and 49.9% statewide. However, the school struggles in mathematics, with only 12.6% of 9th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 13% in the district and 20.3% statewide. The school's performance on the NJGPA (New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment) is stronger, with 88.6% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ELA and 39.6% in Mathematics, outperforming the district and state.

Arts High School performs particularly well with certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top 3 and top 3-5 in the state, respectively, in various academic areas. The school also excels in supporting English Language Learners and Special Education students, ranking in the top 4 and top 4 in the state, respectively, in several academic areas. However, the nearby Science Park High School, which is also part of the Newark Public School District, significantly outperforms Arts High School across most academic measures, ranking among the top 20 high schools in the state.

611

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,717

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 M L King Blvd
Newark, NJ 07102-1214

(973) 733-7391

District: Newark Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.8%

African American:

44.8%

White:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (89%)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (38% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg49%

273^rd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 13High Schools in the Newark Public School District

534^th of 609Newark Public School District 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	23.5	568 of 716	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	608 of 712	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	570 of 713	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	583 of 713	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.6	592 of 717	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	626 of 704	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	273 of 434	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	304 of 429	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	309 of 422	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	263 of 415	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	262 of 405	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	294 of 416	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	204 of 415	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.3	225 of 411	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.0	238 of 409	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.7	208 of 406	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.2	260 of 411	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.9	215 of 396	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.7	232 of 388	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.3	259 of 378	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.8	248 of 371	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.7	233 of 370	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.4	268 of 359	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	53.0	215 of 361	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.5	200 of 357	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.8	218 of 351	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.9	173 of 348	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	47.7	224 of 343	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	92 of 283	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	107 of 282	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	90 of 250	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	82 of 256	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	85 of 247	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	117 of 254	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	72 of 266	72.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	52 of 215	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	25 of 191	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	20.7	156 of 161	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	52.6	32 of 137	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	24 of 138	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	13 of 146	91.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	238 of 426	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	285 of 420	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	288 of 416	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	264 of 414	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	267 of 402	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	297 of 408	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	231 of 403	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	198 of 406	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	206 of 403	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	149 of 385	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	137 of 382	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	136 of 374	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	190 of 364	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.3	102 of 368	72.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	139 of 377	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	140 of 358	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	141 of 344	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	98 of 324	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.6	73 of 326	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	46.5	143 of 347	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	72 of 345	79.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	272 of 426	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	294 of 419	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.2	320 of 414	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	309 of 410	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	261 of 402	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.2	312 of 407	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	237 of 405	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	74 of 359	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	41.8	179 of 361	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.4	265 of 339	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	250 of 344	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	175 of 333	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	250 of 349	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.9	114 of 355	67.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	307 of 347	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.9	113 of 336	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	205 of 340	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

High school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+9 vs state

Geometry40%-16 vs state

Mathematics40%-18 vs state

Science13%-18 vs state

Algebra I13%-19 vs state

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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
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
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 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
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
Central High School	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
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
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
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)
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Arts High School

What district is Arts High School in?

Newark Public School District

Is Arts High School a good school?

Arts High School ranks 273^rd of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Arts High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 611 students attended Arts High School.

What is the racial makeup of Arts High School?

Students at Arts High School are 48% Hispanic, 45% African American, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

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