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

20 public high schools in Newark, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the highest share of female students, ranked by the share of enrolled students who are female, from federal NCES data. Newark School of Fashion & Design leads the list at 78.9%, against a median of 48.8% 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 % Female
78.9%
Median % Female
48.8%
MOST FEMALE · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsFemale students% Female
1Newark School of Fashion & DesignNewark, NJNewark Public School District27521778.9%
2Arts High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District61144873.3%
3Bard Early College High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District39525163.5%
4University High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District42625860.6%
5Newark Vocational High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59135059.2%
6Science Park High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District96453855.8%
7Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of Technology1,23066554.1%
8Newark School of Global StudiesNewark, NJNewark Public School District37719250.9%
9Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59229549.8%
10Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of Technology60629949.3%
11American History High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District38618648.2%
12West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District54126048.1%
13Malcolm X Shabazz High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District53125247.5%
14Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,05149046.6%
15East Side High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District2,04689843.9%
16Barringer High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,89481242.9%
17Technology High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District66225238.1%
18John F. Kennedy SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1435437.8%
19Newark Sch of Data Science and Information TechnologyNewark, NJNewark Public School District41411928.7%
20Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School District15500.0%
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