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 New Jersey 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 Singac.
PK–2Little Falls Township Public School # 2Little Falls Township School District
3–4Little Falls Township Public School # 3Little Falls Township School District
5–8Little Falls Township Public School # 1Little Falls Township School District
9–12Passaic Valley Regional High SchoolPassaic Valley Regional School District
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.