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East Side High School

Public Grades 9-12

398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 8% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

East Side High School is a large Newark public high school serving 2,046 students in grades 9–12. Its latest results show serious academic challenges: in 2025–26, proficiency was 6% in Algebra I and 39% in grade 11 NJGPA English Language Arts. The most important finding is that low proficiency reaches across subjects, with especially weak results in Algebra I and grade 11 English.

These two results were well below both district and state levels: grade 11 English was 15 percentage points below the Newark Public School District and 36 points below the state; Algebra I was 20 points below the district and 34 below the state. East Side is not the lowest among nearby schools in every subject: its grade 9 English result was higher than three of ten nearby schools with reported scores, and its grade 11 science result was higher than five and lower than five. Recent attendance and graduation measures are brighter: chronic absenteeism was 4%, below the district’s 10% and the state’s 14%, while graduation was 89%, equal to the state and 2 points above the district.

Some results have improved, though Algebra I remains a concern: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, grade 11 science proficiency rose 5 points and Geometry end-of-course proficiency rose 7 points, while the Algebra I state gap widened. Grade 11 English also fell 19 points from 2023–24 to 2025–26. SchoolDigger ranked East Side 398th of 434 New Jersey schools in 2025–26, at the 8th percentile with 0 stars; its percentile stayed between 7 and 9 over the five listed years. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 15.2, the second-highest among nearby schools with reported ratios. In that year, 77.2% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, close to the nearby-school average of 76.9%. SchoolDigger’s subgroup ranking is a relative bright spot for English Language Learner Students: the school was at the 31st percentile, versus the overall 8th, though down from 43 the prior year. Its Special Education Students ranking fell sharply, from the 38th percentile to the 9th.

2,046

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,828

Per pupil spending ?

77.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

238 Van Buren St
Newark, NJ 07105-2512

(973) 465-4900

District: Newark Public School District

Feeder schools for East Side 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:

79.0%

White:

16.0%

African American:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 36 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg48%

398^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 17High Schools in the Newark Public School District

547^th of 607Newark 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
2026	11.6	398 of 434	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	394 of 434	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	395 of 429	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	393 of 422	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	384 of 415	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	314 of 405	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	364 of 416	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	362 of 415	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	369 of 411	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	378 of 409	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.7	357 of 406	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.4	363 of 411	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.5	345 of 396	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.3	326 of 388	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.5	334 of 378	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.8	339 of 371	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.6	344 of 370	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.4	330 of 359	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.4	339 of 361	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.9	323 of 357	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.0	335 of 351	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.8	339 of 348	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.2	328 of 343	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	263 of 272	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	262 of 283	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	256 of 282	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	228 of 250	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	237 of 256	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	173 of 247	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.7	235 of 254	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	250 of 266	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	143 of 207	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.6	123 of 215	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	118 of 191	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	117 of 161	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	88 of 137	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.0	28 of 101	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	29.4	96 of 138	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	74 of 146	49.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	399 of 428	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	384 of 426	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	390 of 420	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	361 of 416	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	385 of 414	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	277 of 402	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.3	377 of 408	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	376 of 403	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	368 of 399	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	350 of 406	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	367 of 403	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	345 of 385	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	365 of 382	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	297 of 374	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	339 of 364	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	336 of 368	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	341 of 371	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	311 of 377	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	314 of 358	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	304 of 344	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	283 of 324	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	231 of 326	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	299 of 347	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	294 of 345	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	390 of 426	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	379 of 426	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	380 of 419	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	376 of 414	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	377 of 410	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	313 of 402	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	376 of 407	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	364 of 405	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	327 of 358	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	35.2	222 of 359	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 361	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	300 of 339	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	254 of 344	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	245 of 333	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	290 of 349	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	285 of 355	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	304 of 341	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	333 of 347	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	326 of 345	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	329 of 335	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	326 of 335	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	265 of 336	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	320 of 339	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	304 of 340	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)31st percentile+23 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

African American (2026)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts39%-36 vs state

Mathematics35%-26 vs state

Geometry32%-16 vs state

Science11%-17 vs state

Algebra I6%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)			NJSLA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA Algebra I (2026)				NJSLA Geometry (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Side High School	Public	9-12	238 Van Buren St	Newark	07105	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 465-4900	2,046	135	15.2	77.2%	327 (16.0%)	93 (4.5%)	1,616 (79.0%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	11.6	398^th of 434 public high schools	8.3%		14.4	394^th of 434 public high schools	9.2%	4	39.1	34.9		11.2			22.4			5.5		5.5	33.4		31.6	$19,828	$2,145	$17,683
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%)	48.4	206^th of 434 public high schools	52.5%		38.6	273^rd of 434 public high schools	37.1%	67	89.4	61.3		20.6			51.1			24.4		24.4	31.3		31.3	$23,411	$2,230	$21,181
American History High School	Public	9-12	74 Montgomery St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6903	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%)	20.5	357^th of 434 public high schools	17.7%		14.6	391^st of 434 public high schools	9.9%	34	67.3	48.6		8.6			17.2			2.5		2.5				$26,728	$2,332	$24,396
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%)	60.5	150^th of 434 public high schools	65.4%		44.6	237^th of 434 public high schools	45.4%	87	89.0	83.8		19.5			56.2			41.3		41.3	25.9		22.2	$23,097	$2,552	$20,545
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) 733-6760	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%)	6.7	423^rd of 434 public high schools	2.5%		14.2	396^th of 434 public high schools	8.8%	27	38.6	24.5		3.0			5.8			3.7		3.7				$20,192	$1,608	$18,584
Science Park High School	Public	7-12	260 Norfolk Street	Newark	07103	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%)	92.8	11^th of 434 public high schools	97.5%		87.4	20^th of 434 public high schools	95.4%	9			50.0	71.6	92.2	89.6	96.1	96.1	89.6	89.3		89.4	82.2		82.2	$21,329	$2,245	$19,084
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) 733-6992	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%)	23	349^th of 434 public high schools	19.6%		18.7	368^th of 434 public high schools	15.2%	19	66.4	45.5		8.8			31.1			13.2		13.2				$27,677	$2,647	$25,030
Central High School	Public	9-12	246 18th Avenue	Newark	07108	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6897	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%)	6	427^th of 434 public high schools	1.6%		8.5	423^rd of 434 public high schools	2.5%	4	34.5	14.1		2.0			10.5			2.7		2.7				$21,187	$1,862	$19,325
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%)	14.9	383^rd of 434 public high schools	11.8%		28.8	319^th of 434 public high schools	26.5%	64	60.9	36.0		4.6			28.0			4.9		5.3				$15,605	$360	$15,245
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%)	45.2	227^th of 434 public high schools	47.7%		57.6	158^th of 434 public high schools	63.6%	69				20.2			60.0			41.5		41.5	8.3		8.3	$22,790	$2,142	$20,648

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