SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the NJ proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 23%Projected 26%

Kearny High School Doesn't Meet Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the NJ proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the NJ average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 17%NJ 44%

English proficiency

School 28%NJ 53%

Science proficiency

School 26%NJ 28%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

83%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

12%

Students in at least one AP course. 17 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

11%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes11%
AP courses offered17
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

2%
7%

AP computer science

2%
2%

AP math

1%
5%

Gold marks the NJ average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B+

19.50 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B

2.68 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B-

14.14 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$84,943

NJ average $115,341

Median home value

$435,956

NJ average $465,927

Median rent

$1,642 /mo

NJ average $1,834

Unemployment rate

4.9%

NJ average 6.2%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 84.0%NJ 90.3%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

14:1

NJ average 11:1

Teachers

155

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$86,482

All teachers in Kearny.

Student to counselor ratio NJ average 328:1203:1
Support staff22
Psychologists3
Nurses2
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff6

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 99%NJ 98%

Experienced teachers

School 83%NJ 81%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days164
Out-of-school suspension days0
Total days missed to suspension749
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based2
Sexual orientation2
Race-based2
Disability-based1
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$15104 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$7.12

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

29%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

2%

Black

2%

Latino

66%

Multiracial

0%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged42%
Students with disabilities19%
English as a second language9%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Kearny High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Harrison High School

  • Actual: 22%
  • Projected: 18%
  • Distance: 0.8 mi
Technology High School

  • Actual: 66%
  • Projected: 47%
  • Distance: 1.2 mi
Newark School Of Global Studies

  • Actual: 11%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 1.5 mi
Barringer High School

  • Actual: 4%
  • Projected: 16%
  • Distance: 1.8 mi
North Arlington High School

  • Actual: 40%
  • Projected: 27%
  • Distance: 2.1 mi
Essex County Newark Tech

  • Actual: 30%
  • Projected: 28%
  • Distance: 2.3 mi
Science Park High School

  • Actual: 82%
  • Projected: 42%
  • Distance: 2.5 mi
Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School Of Technology

  • Actual: 42%
  • Projected: 28%
  • Distance: 2.6 mi
Arts High School

  • Actual: 29%
  • Projected: 56%
  • Distance: 2.6 mi
East Side High School

  • Actual: 13%
  • Projected: 34%
  • Distance: 2.7 mi