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The highest-performing public high schools in science in Newark, New Jersey

Across Newark, New Jersey, 19 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Science Park High School leads the list at 70.7%, against a median of 8.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
19
Newark, New Jersey
Top % Proficient (Science)
70.7%
Median % Proficient (Science)
8.1%
BEST IN SCIENCE · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Science)Rank change
1Science Park High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh96470.7%no change
2Technology High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh66245.5%no change
3Newark Sch of Data Science and Information TechnologyNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh41440.2%▲ 1
4Bard Early College High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh39523.1%▲ 3
5Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh1,23021.3%▼ 2
6Arts High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh61113.1%▼ 1
7University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh42611.3%▲ 4
8Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of TechnologyHigh6069.1%▼ 2
9East Side High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh2,0468.7%▲ 1
10Newark Vocational High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh5918.1%▲ 6
11Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1,0515.9%▲ 6
12Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1554.7%▲ 6
13Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh5924.0%▼ 1
14West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh5413.8%no change
15Malcolm X Shabazz High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh5312.7%▼ 2
16American History High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh3862.6%▼ 7
17Barringer High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh1,8942.6%▲ 2
18Newark School of Global StudiesNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh3772.4%▼ 10
19Newark School of Fashion & DesignNewark, NJNewark Public School DistrictHigh2752.0%▼ 4

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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