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The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Newark, New Jersey

This ranking covers the public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Newark, New Jersey, drawn from 20 qualifying public high schools. Weequahic High School leads the list at 85.0%, against a median of 51.3% 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
20
Newark, New Jersey
Top % Black
85.0%
Median % Black
51.3%
MOST BLACK · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59285.0%(503)
2West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District54180.6%(436)
3University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42677.0%(328)
4Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School District15576.1%(118)
5Bard Early College High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District39565.1%(257)
6Newark Sch of Data Science and Information TechnologyNewark, NJNewark Public School District41461.4%(254)
7Malcolm X Shabazz High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District53159.1%(314)
8John F. Kennedy SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District14356.6%(81)
9Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,05152.7%(554)
10Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of Technology1,23051.6%(635)
11American History High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District38651.0%(197)
12Arts High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District61144.8%(274)
13Newark Vocational High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59143.5%(257)
14Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of Technology60639.3%(238)
15Science Park High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District96434.4%(332)
16Newark School of Fashion & DesignNewark, NJNewark Public School District27532.4%(89)
17Newark School of Global StudiesNewark, NJNewark Public School District37715.1%(57)
18Technology High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District66213.3%(88)
19Barringer High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,89412.8%(243)
20East Side High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District2,0464.5%(93)
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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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