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American History High School

Public Grades 9-12

391^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 10% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

American History High School is a public high school located in Newark, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 361 students. The school is part of the Newark Public School District, which is ranked 534 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

American History High School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New Jersey high schools, with a ranking between 350-408 out of 405-434 schools over the past 5-10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 16.3% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to 49.9% statewide and 36% in the Newark Public School District. The school's graduation rate has fluctuated between 82.7% and 91.3%, and its dropout rate has ranged from 1.0% to 2.7% in recent years. Additionally, American History High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11.5% to 16.9% over the past few years.

While the nearby Bard Early College High School, Science Park High School, and Malcolm X Shabazz High School generally outperform American History High School on academic measures, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance, these schools still struggle to meet state averages, indicating systemic challenges within the Newark Public School District. The only exception is Science Park High School, which consistently ranks among the top 50 high schools in New Jersey and outperforms the state and district on most metrics.

386

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,890

Per pupil spending ?

78.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

74 Montgomery St
Newark, NJ 07103

(973) 733-7333

District: Newark Public School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.0%

Hispanic:

45.1%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (21% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (83% vs 91%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg48%

391^st of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	26.1	549 of 716	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.0	676 of 712	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	612 of 713	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.8	675 of 713	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.5	621 of 717	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	391 of 434	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	379 of 429	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	408 of 422	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	376 of 415	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	350 of 405	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	354 of 416	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	285 of 415	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.0	294 of 411	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.5	243 of 409	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.8	226 of 406	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	71.8	119 of 411	71.0%	★★★★☆
2013	67.5	155 of 396	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.5	233 of 388	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	70.5	129 of 378	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.5	250 of 371	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.8	277 of 370	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	238 of 283	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	200 of 282	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	241 of 250	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	188 of 256	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	206 of 247	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	177 of 254	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	92 of 266	65.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	138 of 215	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	98 of 191	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.6	30 of 138	78.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	377 of 426	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	369 of 420	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	412 of 416	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	379 of 414	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	377 of 402	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	343 of 408	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	266 of 403	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	327 of 406	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	286 of 403	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	376 of 385	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	359 of 382	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	241 of 374	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	272 of 364	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	170 of 368	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	316 of 377	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	304 of 358	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	330 of 344	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	289 of 324	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	270 of 326	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	234 of 347	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	128 of 345	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	380 of 426	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	363 of 419	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	404 of 414	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	352 of 410	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	299 of 402	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	345 of 407	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	244 of 405	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	15.5	337 of 361	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	52.4	117 of 333	64.9%	★★★☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)7th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics29%-29 vs state

English Language Arts16%-34 vs state

Algebra I5%-27 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about American History High School

Is American History High School a good school?

American History High School ranks in the bottom 9.9% of New Jersey high schools.

What is the racial makeup of American History High School?

Students at American History High School are 51% African American, 45% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend American History High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended American History High School.

What district is American History High School in?

Newark Public School District

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