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Newark Public School District Schools
Newark Public School District is a public school district in New Jersey, based in Essex County (Newark). SchoolGrade grades 62 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Newark Public School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Newark Public School District
53 of 62 schools in Newark Public School District carry a SchoolGrade (9 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 2D: 24F: 25
Best schools in Newark Public School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Science Park High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Technology High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Newark School Of Global Studies (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Bard Early College High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Arts High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ First Avenue School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D Ann Street School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Oliver Street School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D American History High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Wilson Avenue School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Newark Public School District
All schools, A to Z (62)
- D- Abington Avenue School, Newark
- D American History High School, Newark
- D Ann Street School, Newark
- D+ Arts High School, Newark
- F Avon Avenue School, Newark
- C- Bard Early College High School, Newark
- F Barringer High School, Newark
- F Belmont Runyon Elementary School, Newark
- Bruce Street School, Newark
- D- Camden Street Elementary School, Newark
- F Central High School, Newark
- F Chancellor Avenue School, Newark
- F Dr E Alma Flagg School, Newark
- F Dr William H Horton Elementary School, Newark
- D- Eagle Academy For Young Men Of Newark, Newark
- Early Childhood School North, Newark
- D- East Side High School, Newark
- F East Ward Elementary School, Newark
- F Elliott Street Elementary School, Newark
- D+ First Avenue School, Newark
- Fourteenth Avenue School, Newark
- F Franklin Elementary School, Newark
- F George Washington Carver Elementary School, Newark
- F Grover Cleveland Elementary School, Newark
- F Harriet Tubman Elementary School, Newark
- F Hawkins Street School, Newark
- F Hawthorne Avenue School, Newark
- F Ivy Hill Elementary School, Newark
- John F Kennedy School, Newark
- D- Lafayette Street School, Newark
- D- Lincoln Elementary School, Newark
- F Louise A Spencer Elementary School, Newark
- F Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School, Newark
- F Malcolm X Shabazz High School, Newark
- D- Mckinley Elementary School, Newark
- Michelle Obama Elementary School, Newark
- D Mt Vernon Place School, Newark
- Newark Sch Of Data Science And Information Technology, Newark
- Newark School Of Fashion And Design, Newark
- C- Newark School Of Global Studies, Newark
- D- Newark Vocational High School, Newark
- Nj Regional Day School Newark, Newark
- D Oliver Street School, Newark
- D Park Elementary School, Newark
- F Peshine Avenue School, Newark
- F Quitman Street School, Newark
- F Rafael Hernandez School, Newark
- D Ridge Street School, Newark
- D- Roberto Clemente Elementary School, Newark
- D- Salome Urena Elementary School, Newark
- B+ Science Park High School, Newark
- Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School, Newark
- F South 17th Street School, Newark
- D- South Street Elementary School, Newark
- F Speedway Avenue School, Newark
- D- Sussex Avenue School, Newark
- B- Technology High School, Newark
- D- Thirteenth Avenue School, Newark
- D- University High School, Newark
- D- Weequahic High School, Newark
- F West Side High School, Newark
- D Wilson Avenue School, Newark
Where Newark Public School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Newark (62)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Jersey
- County: Essex County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 42,791 students with 2,857 full-time-equivalent teachers and 6,610 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3411340
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Harrison Public Schools (5 schools, 2 mi)
- Irvington Public School District (12 schools, 3 mi)
- Kearny (7 schools, 3 mi)
- East Orange School District (20 schools, 3 mi)
- Hillside Public School District (6 schools, 4 mi)
- Elizabeth Public Schools (37 schools, 4 mi)
- ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District (12 schools, 4 mi)
- Belleville Public School District (10 schools, 5 mi)
Questions about Newark Public School District
How many schools are in Newark Public School District?
SchoolGrade grades 62 public schools in Newark Public School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Newark Public School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Newark.
How good are the schools in Newark Public School District?
Across the 53 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 13.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 19.3%. 34% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Newark Public School District?
42,791 students were enrolled in Newark Public School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Newark Public School District?
Newark Public School District is in New Jersey, based in Essex County, with its district office in Newark. Its boundary covers about 24.1 sq mi.