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The most racially diverse public high schools in Newark, New Jersey

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public high schools in Newark, New Jersey, drawn from 18 qualifying public high schools. Arts High School leads the list at 47.8%, against a median of 62.7% 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

Newark, New Jersey

Best Largest group

47.8%

Median Largest group

62.7%

MOST DIVERSE · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Arts High School	NEWARK, NJ	611	47.8% Hispanic (292)	4.8%(29)	44.8%(274)	47.8%(292)	0.2%(1)
2	American History High School	NEWARK, NJ	386	51.0% Black (197)	1.3%(5)	51.0%(197)	45.1%(174)	1.0%(4)
3	Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology	NEWARK, NJ	1,230	51.6% Black (635)	1.9%(23)	51.6%(635)	44.5%(547)	1.1%(14)
4	Science Park High School	NEWARK, NJ	964	52.1% Hispanic (502)	8.6%(83)	34.4%(332)	52.1%(502)	2.8%(27)
5	Newark Vocational High School	NEWARK, NJ	591	52.1% Hispanic (308)	1.9%(11)	43.5%(257)	52.1%(308)	0.5%(3)
6	Central High School	NEWARK, NJ	1,051	52.7% Black (554)	0.8%(8)	52.7%(554)	44.2%(465)	0.8%(8)
7	Essex County Newark Tech	Newark, NJ	606	57.3% Hispanic (347)	1.5%(9)	39.3%(238)	57.3%(347)	0.7%(4)
8	Malcolm X Shabazz High School	NEWARK, NJ	531	59.1% Black (314)	0.8%(4)	59.1%(314)	39.2%(208)	0.0%(0)
9	Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology	Newark, NJ	414	61.4% Black (254)	3.6%(15)	61.4%(254)	28.7%(119)	2.4%(10)
10	Newark School of Fashion & Design	Newark, NJ	275	64.0% Hispanic (176)	0.7%(2)	32.4%(89)	64.0%(176)	0.0%(0)
11	Bard Early College High School	NEWARK, NJ	395	65.1% Black (257)	0.5%(2)	65.1%(257)	31.4%(124)	1.0%(4)
12	Technology High School	NEWARK, NJ	662	75.2% Hispanic (498)	9.1%(60)	13.3%(88)	75.2%(498)	2.0%(13)
13	University High School	NEWARK, NJ	426	77.0% Black (328)	0.7%(3)	77.0%(328)	20.9%(89)	0.9%(4)
14	East Side High School	NEWARK, NJ	2,046	79.0% Hispanic (1,616)	16.0%(327)	4.5%(93)	79.0%(1,616)	0.3%(6)
15	West Side High School	Newark, NJ	541	80.6% Black (436)	0.4%(2)	80.6%(436)	17.7%(96)	0.4%(2)
16	Newark School of Global Studies	Newark, NJ	377	82.5% Hispanic (311)	1.1%(4)	15.1%(57)	82.5%(311)	0.5%(2)
17	Weequahic High School	NEWARK, NJ	592	85.0% Black (503)	0.8%(5)	85.0%(503)	12.2%(72)	0.0%(0)
18	Barringer High School	NEWARK, NJ	1,894	85.5% Hispanic (1,619)	0.6%(12)	12.8%(243)	85.5%(1,619)	0.3%(6)

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