Newark Public School District
Newark, NJ · 63 schools · 37,662 students
Largest Schools
Schools ranked by enrollment. Proficiency data from EDFacts where available.
Frequently Asked Questions
Newark Public School District has 63 schools serving 37,662 students. The average proficiency rate across the district is 37%. The average graduation rate is 73%.
Newark Public School District operates 63 public schools, including East Side High School, Barringer High School, Ann Street School, Lafayette Street School, Wilson Avenue School and others. The full school list is shown above with enrollment and grade-level details.
The average graduation rate across high schools in Newark Public School District is approximately 73% (EDFacts district-level data, most recent reporting year). Individual school graduation rates may vary; this is a district-wide adjusted-cohort graduation rate.
The largest school in Newark Public School District is East Side High School with 2,255 students.
Newark Public School District serves 37,662 students across 63 schools in NJ, per the latest NCES Common Core of Data enrollment.
Newark Public School District's average proficiency rate of 37% (math and reading combined, EDFacts) is below average and may indicate room for improvement. "Good" depends on what you value — proficiency is one signal; enrollment trends, class size, graduation rates, and district resources also matter. Check individual school pages for granular data.
Student-teacher ratios are reported at the school level by NCES, not aggregated at the district level in our dataset. Open any individual school page in Newark Public School District to see its specific student-teacher ratio. The US national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
All data comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (enrollment, school count, demographics) and EDFacts assessment results (proficiency rates, graduation rates). Proficiency and graduation rates are reported at the district level. Both are federal sources used by the US Department of Education.
School performance data is sourced from NCES enrollment records and EDFacts proficiency and graduation rate assessments.
this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.
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