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Kearny High School

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Kearny High School ranks 289 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 33% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Kearny High School is a public high school in Kearny, New Jersey, serving 1,813 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Kearny School District, which is ranked 481 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kearny High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized tests, with only 27.9% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. The school's graduation rate of around 90-91% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 0.2% to 1.2% in recent years, which is higher than the state's desired low rate. Additionally, Kearny High School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 20.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state's desired low rate.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Essex County Donald M. Payne Senior School of Technology and Science Park High School, Kearny High School generally underperforms on academic measures, graduation rates, and other key metrics. The school's performance has also declined over the years, as evidenced by its decreasing statewide ranking and lower SchoolDigger ratings. Addressing these challenges, particularly in improving academic performance, reducing chronic absenteeism, and supporting underperforming student subgroups, could be crucial for Kearny High School to better serve its diverse student population.

1,825

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,102

Per pupil spending ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

336 Devon St
Kearny, NJ 07032-2612

(201) 955-5050

District: Kearny

Feeder schools for Kearny High School:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary School
	Garfield Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School
	Schuyler Elementary School
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	Washington Elementary School
Middle:	Lincoln Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.5%

White:

24.8%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (37% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Algebra I scores 19 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg49%

289^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

481^st of 609Kearny 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	35.3	289 of 434	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	257 of 429	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	299 of 422	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	299 of 415	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	292 of 405	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	345 of 416	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	291 of 415	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.5	312 of 411	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.8	312 of 409	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.4	319 of 406	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	53.5	258 of 411	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.1	248 of 396	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.2	230 of 388	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.9	278 of 378	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.5	245 of 371	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.3	263 of 370	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.2	281 of 359	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.4	246 of 361	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.6	235 of 357	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.5	219 of 351	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.5	240 of 348	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.9	213 of 343	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	137 of 283	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	56 of 250	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	37.7	148 of 254	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	98 of 190	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	100 of 191	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	7.6	152 of 172	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	184 of 191	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	166 of 198	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	77 of 215	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	62 of 191	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	45 of 161	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	40.1	60 of 137	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	37 of 101	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	63 of 138	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	42 of 146	71.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	286 of 426	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	318 of 420	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	310 of 416	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	310 of 414	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	306 of 402	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	344 of 408	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	285 of 403	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	209 of 406	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	203 of 403	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	217 of 385	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	234 of 382	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	222 of 374	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	301 of 364	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	228 of 368	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	162 of 377	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	117 of 358	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	144 of 344	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	121 of 324	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	164 of 326	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.6	265 of 347	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	179 of 345	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	254 of 426	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	264 of 419	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	275 of 414	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	292 of 410	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	279 of 402	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.2	336 of 407	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	281 of 405	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	186 of 359	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	142 of 361	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	173 of 339	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	288 of 344	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	195 of 333	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	308 of 349	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	229 of 355	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	251 of 347	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	248 of 345	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	252 of 335	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	276 of 335	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	313 of 336	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	309 of 339	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	236 of 340	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+15 vs school

Asian (2025)48th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

White (2025)28th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts83%~ state avg

Mathematics49%-9 vs state

Geometry47%-9 vs state

Science26%-6 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 10th 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
Kearny High School	Public	9-12	336 Devon St	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 955-5050	1,825	143	12.8	70.4%	453 (24.8%)	44 (2.4%)	1,269 (69.5%)	44 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	9 (0.5%)	35.3	289^th of 434 public high schools	33.4%		40.3	257^th of 429 public high schools	40.1%	32	82.6	49.1		25.8			27.9			12.9		12.8	46.8	46.8	$9,102	$42	$9,060
Harrison High School	Public	9-12	401 Kingsland Avenue	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 482-5050	795	50	15.9	90.1%	51 (6.4%)	21 (2.6%)	693 (87.2%)	30 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.8	319^th of 434 public high schools	26.5%		34.1	284^th of 429 public high schools	33.8%	35	77.5	42.0		12.3			34.7			10.7	12.5	10.8	82.3	82.3	$13,368	$1,051	$12,317
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
Newark School of Fashion & Design	Public	9-12	239 Woodside Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 327-4466	275	19	14.4	88.0%	2 (0.7%)	89 (32.4%)	176 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	15.7	383^rd of 434 public high schools	11.8%					(n/a)	74.0	26.0		2.0			18.8			5.9		5.9
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
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
North Arlington High School	Public	9-12	222 Ridge Road	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	634	46	13.7	36.3%	268 (42.3%)	12 (1.9%)	328 (51.7%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	56.1	167^th of 434 public high schools	61.5%		49.1	208^th of 429 public high schools	51.5%	41	88.7	56.3		30.3			55.5			30.6	24.0	29.1	61.1	55.0	$9,528	$64	$9,464
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 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

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What schools feed into Kearny High School?

Kearny High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Franklin Elementary School
Elementary : Garfield Elementary School
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary School
Elementary : Schuyler Elementary School
Elementary : Washington Elementary School
Middle : Lincoln Middle School

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