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Newark School of Fashion & Design

Public Grades 9-12

383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 12% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Newark School of Fashion & Design is an alternative public high school serving 214 students in grades 9-12 in Newark, New Jersey, which is part of the Newark Public School District. The school faces significant challenges, with higher chronic absenteeism rates and lower academic performance compared to district and state averages.

Newark School of Fashion & Design has had chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 11.5% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the district average of around 12-14% and the state average of around 12-13%. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Algebra I, and Science are all significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in Algebra I, the school's proficiency rates range from just 1.2% to 7.1%, compared to 11% to 19% for the district and 19.2% to 39.7% for the state.

Interestingly, nearby alternative and charter schools like Newark School of Data Science and Information Technology and TEAM Academy Charter School outperform Newark School of Fashion & Design in academic metrics. This suggests that there may be successful practices or strategies at these other schools that could be adopted to help improve outcomes at Newark School of Fashion & Design. Additionally, the school's very high free and reduced lunch rates, ranging from 87.85% to 91.03%, indicate that it serves a predominantly low-income student population, which may contribute to the lower academic performance.

275

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

239 Woodside Avenue
Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 327-4466

District: Newark Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.0%

African American:

32.4%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (19% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 32 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg48%

383^rd of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 12%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

534^th of 609Newark Public School District among New Jersey districts

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)54th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics26%-32 vs state

English Language Arts19%-31 vs state

Algebra I6%-25 vs state

Science2%-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 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th 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
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
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
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
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
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
Belleville High School	Public	9-12	100 Passaic Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4343	1,590	123	12.9	69.9%	146 (9.2%)	133 (8.4%)	1,164 (73.2%)	120 (7.5%)	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	13 (0.8%)	19.4	363^rd of 434 public high schools	16.4%		22.3	346^th of 429 public high schools	19.3%	17	66.3	40.2		12.5				31.9				3.5		3.5	30.3	2.9	20.8
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
East Orange STEM Academy High School	Public	6-12	129 Renshaw Avenue	East Orange	07017	Essex County	East Orange School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 266-5900	646	37	17.4	19.0%	3 (0.5%)	566 (87.6%)	67 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	48.3	211^th of 434 public high schools	51.4%		42.7	242^nd of 429 public high schools	43.6%	31		70.5	8.2	35.9	69.4	57.0	67.2	66.7	33.7	23.6	26.7	21.1		24.1	26.8		26.2	$12,197	$272	$11,925
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)

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Students at Newark School of Fashion & Design are 64% Hispanic, 32% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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Newark Public School District

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Newark School of Fashion & Design ranks in the bottom 11.8% of New Jersey high schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Newark School of Fashion & Design.

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