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Newark Vocational High School

Public Grades 9-12

368^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 15% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Newark Vocational High School is a public high school serving 592 students in grades 9-12 in Newark, New Jersey. 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.

Newark Vocational High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New Jersey high schools over the past decade, with rankings ranging from 348 to 404 out of 378 to 434 schools. The school has received a 0 or 1 out of 5 SchoolDigger star rating, indicating it is one of the lowest-performing high schools in the state. Its proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 5.6% of Newark Vocational High School students were proficient in Algebra I, compared to 20.3% statewide and 13% in the Newark Public School District.

While Newark Vocational High School performs poorly compared to state and district averages, it does perform slightly better than some other low-performing Newark public high schools, such as Malcolm X Shabazz High School and Central High School. However, it lags significantly behind nearby higher-performing schools like Arts High School and Science Park High School, which are also part of the Newark Public School District.

591

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 West Kinney St
Newark, NJ 07103-2927

(973) 733-7308

District: Newark Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

African American:

43.5%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2011 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2011

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (26% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 32 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg48%

368^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	18.7	368 of 434	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	393 of 429	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	392 of 422	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	378 of 411	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.2	400 of 409	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	387 of 406	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.2	404 of 411	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.7	350 of 396	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.9	348 of 388	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	4.5	351 of 378	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.7	360 of 371	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.5	365 of 370	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.5	346 of 359	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.4	355 of 361	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.0	356 of 357	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.0	346 of 348	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.7	330 of 343	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	208 of 283	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	241 of 282	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	212 of 250	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	51 of 215	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	40.3	101 of 191	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	78 of 161	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	355 of 426	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	384 of 420	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	383 of 416	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	282 of 406	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.5	359 of 403	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	339 of 385	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	230 of 377	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	317 of 358	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	305 of 344	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	352 of 426	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	395 of 419	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	390 of 414	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	128 of 359	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.8	316 of 361	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	317 of 339	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)76th percentile+61 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+49 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-9 vs state

Mathematics26%-32 vs state

Science8%-23 vs state

Algebra I6%-26 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
West Side High School	Public	9-12	403 South Orange Avenue	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-7019	541	44	12.4	81.1%	2 (0.4%)	436 (80.6%)	96 (17.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	15.2	387^th of 434 public high schools	10.8%		9.7	411^th of 429 public high schools	4.2%	24	73.8	17.9		3.8			6.7			2.9	2.9			$14,251	$797	$13,454

Frequently Asked Questions about Newark Vocational High School

What is the racial makeup of Newark Vocational High School?

Students at Newark Vocational High School are 52% Hispanic, 43% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Newark Vocational High School a good school?

Newark Vocational High School ranks in the bottom 15.2% of New Jersey high schools.

What district is Newark Vocational High School in?

Newark Public School District

How many students attend Newark Vocational High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended Newark Vocational High School.

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