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Barringer High School

Public Grades 9-12

427^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 2% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Barringer High School is a public high school in Newark, New Jersey, serving 1,872 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Newark Public School District, which is ranked 534 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Barringer High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey high schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating.

Barringer High School significantly underperforms compared to state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 5.4% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 49.9% statewide and 36% for the district. The school's graduation rate is on par with the state and district, but its dropout rate is higher, ranging from 1.0% to 5.1% over the past few years. Barringer High School also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 11.5% to 28.4%, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school serves a high-need population, with 55.77% to 77.21% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Barringer High School's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby high-performing schools, such as Technology High School and Science Park High School, which are both ranked in the top 10-15% of New Jersey high schools. The school's challenges are particularly acute for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, as well as English Language Learners and students with special needs, who rank in the bottom 10-15% of their respective categories statewide. Addressing the underlying factors that contribute to these challenges, such as access to resources, support services, and community engagement, will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes for the students at Barringer High School.

1,894

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,862

Per pupil spending ?

59.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

90 Parker St
Newark, NJ 07104-1028

(973) 268-5125

District: Newark Public School District

Feeder schools for Barringer High School:

Elementary:	Abington Avenue School
	Ann Street School
	Avon Avenue School
	Belmont Runyon Elementary School
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	Camden Street Elementary School
	Chancellor Avenue School
	Dr. E. Alma Flagg School
	Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School
	Elliott Street Elementary School
	First Avenue School
	Fourteenth Avenue School
	Franklin Elementary School
	George Washington Carver Elementary School
	Grover Cleveland Elementary School
	Harriet Tubman Elementary School
	Hawkins Street School
	Hawthorne Avenue School
	Ivy Hill Elementary School
	Lafayette Street School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Louise A. Spencer Elementary School
	Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School
	McKinley Elementary School
	Mt Vernon Place School
	Oliver Street School
	Park Elementary School
	Peshine Avenue School
	Quitman Street School
	Rafael Hernandez School
	Ridge Street School
	Roberto Clemente Elementary School
	South 17th Street School
	South Street Elementary School
	Speedway Avenue School
	Sussex Avenue School
	Thirteenth Avenue School
	Wilson Avenue School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.5%

African American:

12.8%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (7% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (75% vs 91%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg30%

New Jersey avg46%

427^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	427 of 434	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	425 of 429	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	413 of 422	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	407 of 415	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	400 of 405	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	386 of 416	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	402 of 415	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	390 of 411	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.0	397 of 409	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.8	391 of 406	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.1	408 of 411	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.4	386 of 396	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.7	380 of 388	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.1	376 of 378	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.3	366 of 371	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.7	362 of 370	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.2	354 of 359	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.5	354 of 361	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.1	352 of 357	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.1	349 of 351	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.1	345 of 348	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.1	342 of 343	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	277 of 283	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	262 of 282	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	247 of 250	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	253 of 256	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	227 of 247	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	220 of 254	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	261 of 266	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	182 of 215	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	169 of 191	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	143 of 161	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	111 of 137	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	122 of 138	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	127 of 146	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	414 of 426	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	408 of 420	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	410 of 416	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	412 of 414	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	400 of 402	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	394 of 408	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	400 of 403	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	396 of 406	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	394 of 403	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	372 of 385	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	371 of 382	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	374 of 374	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	348 of 364	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	351 of 368	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	363 of 377	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	344 of 358	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	334 of 344	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	308 of 324	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	320 of 326	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	324 of 347	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	333 of 345	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	415 of 426	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	414 of 419	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	400 of 414	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	390 of 410	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	398 of 402	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	391 of 407	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	399 of 405	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	352 of 359	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	336 of 361	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	316 of 339	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	308 of 344	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	326 of 333	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	286 of 349	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	345 of 355	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-61 vs state

Science3%-29 vs state

Algebra I2%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Barringer High School

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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
Barringer High School	Public	9-12	90 Parker St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5125	1,894	110	17.2	59.7%	12 (0.6%)	243 (12.8%)	1,619 (85.5%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	6.7	427^th of 434 public high schools	1.6%		5.6	425^th of 429 public high schools	0.9%	2	19.2			2.6			5.4			2.1	2.1			$5,862	$299	$5,563
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
Technology High School	Public	9-12	223 Broadway	Newark	07102	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-5962	662	44	15.2	80.4%	60 (9.1%)	88 (13.3%)	498 (75.2%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82.1	44^th of 434 public high schools	89.9%		72.7	90^th of 429 public high schools	79.0%	46		87.7		45.5			89.7			53.0	53.0	79.2	79.2	$11,824	$446	$11,378
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 County Donald M. Payne Senior School of Technology	Public	9-12	498-544 West Market St	Newark	07107	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2203	1,230	93	13.2	73.4%	23 (1.9%)	635 (51.6%)	547 (44.5%)	14 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57.1	165^th of 434 public high schools	62.0%		59.2	152^nd of 429 public high schools	64.6%	13		78.7		21.3			66.0			34.3	34.3	47.6	45.9	$8,605	$479	$8,126
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)
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
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
John F. Kennedy School	Public	9-12	311 S Tenth St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6788	143	22	6.5	79.0%	1 (0.7%)	81 (56.6%)	58 (40.6%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$34,476	$428	$34,048

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What is the racial makeup of Barringer High School?

Students at Barringer High School are 85% Hispanic, 13% African American.

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Newark Public School District

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How many students attend Barringer High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,894 students attended Barringer High School.

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Barringer High School ranks in the bottom 1.6% of New Jersey high schools.

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