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Malcolm X Shabazz High School

Public Grades 9-12

396^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 9% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Malcolm X Shabazz High School is a public high school in Newark, New Jersey, serving 354 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.

Academically, Malcolm X Shabazz High School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New Jersey high schools, with proficiency rates on standardized tests significantly below state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.6% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 49.9% statewide and 36% in the district. The school's performance on the NJGPA in 11th grade was slightly better, but still lagged behind the district and state. The school's graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 75.7% to 91.3%, while the dropout rate has varied from 1.0% to 8.2%.

Compared to nearby schools in the Newark Public School District, such as Science Park High School, Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark, and Central High School, Malcolm X Shabazz High School generally underperforms on academic measures. However, these nearby schools also serve a similar demographic of students and face challenges common to the district, such as high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism. Addressing these underlying factors may be crucial in improving the school's performance and providing students with the support they need to succeed.

531

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,251

Per pupil spending ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Johnson Ave
Newark, NJ 07108

(973) 733-6974

District: Newark Public School District

Feeder schools for Malcolm X Shabazz 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:

African American:

59.1%

Hispanic:

39.2%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (20% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (76% vs 91%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg48%

396^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	14.2	396 of 434	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	407 of 429	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	358 of 422	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	408 of 415	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	328 of 405	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	383 of 416	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	378 of 415	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	400 of 411	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	388 of 409	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.8	384 of 406	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.1	392 of 411	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.5	385 of 396	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.3	384 of 388	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.1	375 of 378	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.4	365 of 371	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.7	361 of 370	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.4	351 of 359	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.2	358 of 361	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.2	349 of 357	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.4	344 of 351	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.3	342 of 348	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.2	341 of 343	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	188 of 283	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	239 of 282	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	161 of 250	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.9	227 of 256	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	209 of 247	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	227 of 254	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	255 of 266	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	180 of 215	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.4	67 of 191	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	18 of 161	88.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	376 of 426	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	397 of 420	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	319 of 416	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	388 of 414	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	401 of 402	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	393 of 408	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	367 of 403	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	370 of 406	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	345 of 403	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	268 of 385	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	273 of 374	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	331 of 377	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	335 of 358	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	253 of 344	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	282 of 324	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	289 of 326	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	323 of 347	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	321 of 345	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	381 of 426	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	391 of 419	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	350 of 414	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	383 of 410	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	317 of 402	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	381 of 407	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	381 of 405	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	242 of 359	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	258 of 361	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	178 of 339	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	219 of 344	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	301 of 349	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	283 of 355	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)34th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics44%-13 vs state

English Language Arts19%-31 vs state

Algebra I3%-28 vs state

Science3%-29 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
Malcolm X Shabazz High School	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	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
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
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
University High School	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
Northern State Prison	Public	9-12	168 Frontage Road	Newark	07114	Essex County	Office Of Educational Services Department Of Corrections	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 578-2034	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
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
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
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

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Malcolm X Shabazz High School ranks in the bottom 8.8% of New Jersey high schools.

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Newark Public School District

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Students at Malcolm X Shabazz High School are 59% African American, 39% Hispanic.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Malcolm X Shabazz High School.

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