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Essex County Jdc

Public Grades 8-12

Summary

Essex County Jdc is a public high school located in Newark, New Jersey, serving grades 8-12 with a student population of approximately 00. The school is part of the Essex County Jdc District, which is ranked 612 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

The data reveals that Essex County Jdc is significantly underperforming compared to nearby schools such as Science Park High School, Essex County Newark Technical, and Essex County Donald M. Payne Senior School of Technology. The school has extremely low proficiency rates in NJSLA/Algebra I, with 0% of students proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 39.7% and 22.9% respectively.

Additionally, Essex County Jdc has very high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, with 95.89% of students qualifying in the 2021-2022 school year, significantly higher than the nearby schools, which range from 62.79% to 85.36%. The lack of available data on the school's student-teacher ratio also raises questions about the school's resources and staffing compared to the surrounding schools.

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Student/teacher ratio ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Duryea Street
Newark, NJ 08302

(973) 484-4908

District: Essex County Jdc

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!Test scores below the New Jersey average (0% vs 33% meeting standards)

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Schools Near Essex County Jdc

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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 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)
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
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
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
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
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
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

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In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended Essex County Jdc.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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