D
Newark City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Newark.
Students
40,426
Schools
64
Spent per student
$29,694
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Debt
$128.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Newark City School District
- School Grade D: better than 7% of Connecticut districts
- Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 10 pts below the state
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 12.7% since 2020
- Debt of $128.4M, about $3,176 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cornwall Bridge.
PK–8Cornwall Consolidated SchoolCornwall School District
9–12Housatonic Valley Regional High SchoolRegional School District 01
Test scores vs. NJ
2020–21Math proficiency9%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts26%
State average 47.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 91.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$29,694 per student · 4% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 44%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 78%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
35,885’20
36,540’21
37,570’22
38,863’23
40,426’24
Up 12.7% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 61%Black 31%White 7%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
64 public schools.
Ann Street School
C1,294 students16:1
Lafayette Street School
C−1,213 students16:1
First Avenue School
C+1,084 students14:1
Oliver Street School
C1,034 students13:1
Wilson Avenue School
C−1,006 students16:1
McKinley Elementary School
C−917 students17:1
Mt Vernon Place School
C−905 students16:1
Elliott Street Elementary School
D880 students15:1
South Street Elementary School
C−866 students15:1
East Ward Elementary School
D−854 students17:1
Abington Avenue School
D842 students16:1
Thirteenth Avenue School
D833 students16:1
Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School
D−818 students14:1
Louise A. Spencer Elementary School
D774 students13:1
Park Elementary School
C−747 students13:1
Roberto Clemente Elementary School
D742 students17:1
George Washington Carver Elementary School
D−736 students16:1
Franklin Elementary School
D725 students13:1
Rafael Hernandez School
D−713 students16:1
Quitman Street School
D706 students16:1
Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School
D−690 students14:1
Camden Street Elementary School
D685 students16:1
Hawkins Street School
D660 students14:1
Peshine Avenue School
D635 students14:1
Chancellor Avenue School
D607 students13:1
Ridge Street School
C−593 students13:1
Dr. E. Alma Flagg School
D570 students14:1
Sussex Avenue School
C−545 students16:1
Speedway Avenue School
D525 students13:1
Salome Urena Elementary School
D516 students17:1
Belmont Runyon Elementary School
D508 students14:1
Ivy Hill Elementary School
D488 students12:1
Avon Avenue School
D485 students13:1
Hawthorne Avenue School
D444 students16:1
Lincoln Elementary School
D420 students14:1
South 17th Street School
D368 students13:1
Ironbound Academy Elementary School
325 students20:1
Grover Cleveland Elementary School
D321 students15:1
Harriet Tubman Elementary School
D298 students11:1
Nelson Mandela Elementary School
256 students21:1
Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School
225 students16:1
Michelle Obama Elementary School
198 students11:1
Fourteenth Avenue School
104 students7:1
Branch Brook School
60 students7:1
Bruce Street School
34 students3:1
East Side High School
C−2,046 students15:1
Barringer High School
D−1,894 students17:1
Central High School
D1,051 students14:1
Science Park High School
A964 students14:1
Technology High School
A−662 students15:1
Arts High School
B−611 students12:1
Weequahic High School
C−592 students16:1
Newark Vocational High School
D591 students10:1
West Side High School
D541 students12:1
Malcolm X Shabazz High School
D531 students21:1
University High School
C−426 students12:1
Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology
414 students14:1
Bard Early College High School
B−395 students13:1
American History High School
C386 students11:1
Newark School of Global Studies
B−377 students12:1
Newark School of Fashion & Design
275 students14:1
Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark
C−155 students11:1
John F. Kennedy School
143 students7:1
NJ Regional Day School - Newark
123 students8:1
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.