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

Across Essex County, New Jersey, 40 public high schools are ranked here, 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 48.3% 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
40
Essex County, New Jersey
Top % Female
78.9%
Median % Female
48.3%
MOST FEMALE · ESSEX COUNTY, 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%
6Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District70140758.1%
7Science Park High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District96453855.8%
8Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyNEWARK, NJEssex County Schools of Technology1,23066554.1%
9STEM Innovation Academy of the OrangesSouth Orange, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District1809653.3%
10Verona High SchoolVERONA, NJVerona Public School District59330952.1%
11Glen Ridge High SchoolGLEN RIDGE, NJGlen Ridge Public School District79941652.1%
12Newark School of Global StudiesNewark, NJNewark Public School District37719250.9%
13Nutley High SchoolNUTLEY, NJNutley Public School District1,22262250.9%
14Essex County West Caldwell TechWest Caldwell, NJEssex County Schools of Technology35317649.9%
15Weequahic High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District59229549.8%
16Bloomfield High SchoolBloomfield, NJBloomfield Township School District2,0551,01849.5%
17Columbia High SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJSouth Orange-Maplewood School District1,98598149.4%
18Essex County Newark TechNewark, NJEssex County Schools of Technology60629949.3%
19Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJIrvington Public School District1,91394349.3%
20West Orange High SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJWest Orange Public Schools2,1061,01948.4%
21American History High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District38618648.2%
22West Essex High SchoolNORTH CALDWELL, NJWest Essex Regional School District1,06151048.1%
23West Side High SchoolNewark, NJNewark Public School District54126048.1%
24East Orange STEM Academy High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District64631048.0%
25Millburn High SchoolMILLBURN, NJMillburn Township School District1,38065547.5%
26Malcolm X Shabazz High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District53125247.5%
27East Orange Campus High SchoolEAST ORANGE, NJEast Orange School District1,79885147.3%
28Montclair High SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJMontclair Public School District1,92591147.3%
29Belleville High SchoolBELLEVILLE, NJBelleville Public School District1,59075247.3%
30Livingston High SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJLivingston Board of Education School District2,08197446.8%
31Orange High SchoolORANGE, NJORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District1,36863946.7%
32Central High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,05149046.6%
33James Caldwell High SchoolWEST CALDWELL, NJCaldwell-West School District74934946.6%
34Cedar Grove High SchoolCedar Grove, NJCedar Grove Township School District42119045.1%
35East Side High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District2,04689843.9%
36Barringer High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1,89481242.9%
37Technology High SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District66225238.1%
38John F. Kennedy SchoolNEWARK, NJNewark Public School District1435437.8%
39Newark Sch of Data Science and Information TechnologyNewark, NJNewark Public School District41411928.7%
40Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark, NJNewark Public School District15500.0%
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