Newark Public School District
Public school district based in Newark, New Jersey. NCES district ID 3411340; state ID NJ-133570.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
64
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
40,426
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
2,806.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
14.4
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 2,867 | |
| Kindergarten | 2,810 | |
| Grade 1 | 2,920 | |
| Grade 2 | 2,825 | |
| Grade 3 | 2,857 | |
| Grade 4 | 2,776 | |
| Grade 5 | 2,758 | |
| Grade 6 | 2,798 | |
| Grade 7 | 2,913 | |
| Grade 8 | 2,854 | |
| Grade 9 | 3,025 | |
| Grade 10 | 3,084 | |
| Grade 11 | 2,986 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,953 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% | |
| Asian | 0.7% | |
| Black or African American | 31.1% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 60.7% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 0.7% | |
| White | 6.6% | |
| Not Specified | Suppressed |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | Suppressed | |
| Male | 100.0% | |
| Not Specified | Suppressed |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 64.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Side High School Newark | 9–12 | Regular | 2,046 | 134.5 | 15.2 | City: Large |
| Barringer High School Newark | 9–12 | Regular | 1,894 | 110.0 | 17.2 | City: Large |
| Ann Street School Newark | K–8 | Regular | 1,294 | 80.0 | 16.2 | City: Large |
| Lafayette Street School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 1,213 | 75.0 | 16.2 | City: Large |
| First Avenue School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 1,084 | 76.0 | 14.3 | City: Large |
| Central High School Newark | 9–12 | Regular | 1,051 | 77.5 | 13.6 | City: Large |
| Oliver Street School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 1,034 | 77.0 | 13.4 | City: Large |
| Wilson Avenue School Newark | K–8 | Regular | 1,006 | 62.0 | 16.2 | City: Large |
| Science Park High School Newark | 7–12 | Regular | 964 | 67.5 | 14.3 | City: Large |
| McKinley Elementary School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 917 | 53.0 | 17.3 | City: Large |
| Mt Vernon Place School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 905 | 55.0 | 16.5 | City: Large |
| Elliott Street Elementary School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 880 | 60.0 | 14.7 | City: Large |
| South Street Elementary School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 866 | 57.0 | 15.2 | City: Large |
| East Ward Elementary School Newark | PK–7 | Regular | 854 | 49.0 | 17.4 | City: Large |
| Abington Avenue School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 842 | 54.0 | 15.6 | City: Large |
| Thirteenth Avenue School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 833 | 52.0 | 16 | City: Large |
| Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 818 | 59.0 | 13.9 | City: Large |
| Louise A. Spencer Elementary School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 774 | 61.0 | 12.7 | City: Large |
| Park Elementary School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 747 | 58.0 | 12.9 | City: Large |
| Roberto Clemente Elementary School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 742 | 44.0 | 16.9 | City: Large |
| George Washington Carver Elementary School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 736 | 46.0 | 16 | City: Large |
| Franklin Elementary School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 725 | 55.0 | 13.2 | City: Large |
| Rafael Hernandez School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 713 | 44.0 | 16.2 | City: Large |
| Quitman Street School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 706 | 43.0 | 16.4 | City: Large |
| Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 690 | 48.0 | 14.4 | City: Large |
| Camden Street Elementary School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 685 | 44.0 | 15.6 | City: Large |
| Technology High School Newark | 9–12 | Regular | 662 | 43.5 | 15.2 | City: Large |
| Hawkins Street School Newark | K–8 | Regular | 660 | 47.0 | 14 | City: Large |
| Peshine Avenue School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 635 | 47.0 | 13.5 | City: Large |
| Arts High School Newark | 9–12 | Regular | 611 | 51.5 | 11.9 | City: Large |
| Chancellor Avenue School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 607 | 45.0 | 13.5 | City: Large |
| Ridge Street School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 593 | 45.0 | 13.2 | City: Large |
| Weequahic High School Newark | 9–12 | Regular | 592 | 36.0 | 16.4 | City: Large |
| Newark Vocational High School Newark | 9–12 | Regular | 591 | 59.0 | 10 | City: Large |
| Dr. E. Alma Flagg School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 570 | 41.0 | 13.9 | City: Large |
| Sussex Avenue School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 545 | 35.0 | 15.6 | City: Large |
| West Side High School Newark | 9–12 | Regular | 541 | 43.5 | 12.4 | City: Large |
| Malcolm X Shabazz High School Newark | 9–12 | Regular | 531 | 25.0 | 21.2 | City: Large |
| Speedway Avenue School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 525 | 40.5 | 13 | City: Large |
| Salome Urena Elementary School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 516 | 30.0 | 17.2 | City: Large |
| Belmont Runyon Elementary School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 508 | 36.0 | 14.1 | City: Large |
| Ivy Hill Elementary School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 488 | 40.0 | 12.2 | City: Large |
| Avon Avenue School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 485 | 37.0 | 13.1 | City: Large |
| Hawthorne Avenue School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 444 | 28.0 | 15.9 | City: Large |
| University High School Newark | 8–12 | Regular | 426 | 36.0 | 11.8 | City: Large |
| Lincoln Elementary School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 420 | 29.0 | 14.5 | City: Large |
| Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology Newark | 9–12 | Regular | 414 | 30.0 | 13.8 | City: Large |
| Bard Early College High School Newark | 9–12 | Regular | 395 | 31.5 | 12.5 | City: Large |
| American History High School Newark | 9–12 | Regular | 386 | 35.0 | 11 | City: Large |
| Newark School of Global Studies Newark | 9–12 | Regular | 377 | 30.5 | 12.4 | City: Large |
| South 17th Street School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 368 | 29.0 | 12.7 | City: Large |
| Ironbound Academy Elementary School Newark | K–6 | Regular | 325 | 16.0 | 20.3 | City: Large |
| Grover Cleveland Elementary School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 321 | 22.0 | 14.6 | City: Large |
| Harriet Tubman Elementary School Newark | PK–8 | Regular | 298 | 26.0 | 11.5 | City: Large |
| Newark School of Fashion & Design Newark | 9–12 | Regular | 275 | 19.0 | 14.5 | City: Large |
| Nelson Mandela Elementary School Newark | PK–4 | Regular | 256 | 12.0 | 21.3 | City: Large |
| Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School Newark | PK–5 | Regular | 225 | 14.5 | 15.5 | City: Large |
| Michelle Obama Elementary School Newark | PK–5 | Regular | 198 | 18.0 | 11 | City: Large |
| Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark Newark | 9–12 | Regular | 155 | 14.0 | 11.1 | City: Large |
| John F. Kennedy School Newark | 9–12 | Special Education | 143 | 22.0 | 6.5 | City: Large |
| NJ Regional Day School - Newark Newark | K–12 | Special Education | 123 | 16.0 | 7.7 | City: Large |
| Fourteenth Avenue School Newark | PK–8 | Special Education | 104 | 15.0 | 6.9 | City: Large |
| Branch Brook School Newark | PK–4 | Regular | 60 | 9.0 | 6.7 | City: Large |
| Bruce Street School Newark | PK–8 | Special Education | 34 | 10.0 | 3.4 | City: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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