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Enrollment
926
High
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSELLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341428005650
Abraham Clark High School
122 EAST 6TH AVE, ROSELLE, NJ 07203 · (908) 298-2000 · Union County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL926 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of New Jersey public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
698 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 207 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 218 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 258 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 243 | 26% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Roselle Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
19.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . -25.5pp since 2023
Math
1.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 26 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.7% | 1.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 3.4% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
14.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Abraham Clark High School
Abraham Clark High School's state test result (14.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Clark High School this school | 926 | 75.4% | 14.1% |
| Central High School NEWARK | 1,051 | 74.5% | 6.3% |
| Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology NEWARK | 1,230 | 73.4% | 43.0% |
| Arts High School NEWARK | 611 | 68.2% | 30.2% |
| Science Park High School NEWARK | 964 | 68.0% | 78.2% |
| Orange High School ORANGE | 1,368 | 64.8% | 16.0% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Abraham Clark High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #352 of 397 | #27 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 1.8% | #392 of 400 ▼ 13 | #31 of 31 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #350 of 395 ▼ 72 | #29 of 31 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 926 | #192 of 442 | #14 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #354 of 388 | #22 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #201 of 389 | #15 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #45 of 405 | #12 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.1% | #29 of 173 | #2 of 24 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
926
+145 (+19%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 877
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 9.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 926 | 61 | 15.2:1 | 75% (698) |
| 2023-24 | 918 | 59 | 15.6:1 | 63% (574) |
| 2022-23 | 884 | 69 | 12.8:1 | 48% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 781 | 79 | 9.9:1 | 62% (484) |
| 2017-18 | 740 | 62 | 11.9:1 | 77% (567) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 73 | 9.2:1 | 73% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 1,066 | 70 | 15.2:1 | 61% (648) |
| 2000-01 | 981 | 78 | 12.6:1 | 20% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 877 | 73 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abraham Clark High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (740 to 926); teachers down 2% (62 to 61).
About Abraham Clark High School
Abraham Clark High School is a mid-sized high school in ROSELLE, New Jersey, one of the schools in Roselle Public School District. It teaches 926 students in grades 9 through 12.
Federal data list 7 schools in Roselle Public School District, with 3,147 students enrolled.
Hispanic students are 50% of those enrolled at Abraham Clark High School. Beyond that, enrollment is 46% Black and 2% White. In Union County overall, about 35% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 53% means there is a 53% chance two randomly chosen students at Abraham Clark High School are from different groups.
The school has 61 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.2 students per teacher. High schools in New Jersey have an average ratio of 12.7:1. The school reported 75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Union County averages 52%, lower than here.
Abraham Clark High School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 17% of New Jersey public high schools.
In New Jersey, Abraham Clark High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 14.1% actual against a predicted 24.9%.
Looking at the county, Union County, the median household earns about $103,202 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Abraham Clark High School, Union County has 180 public schools.
Leonard V Moore Middle School is the nearest public school to Abraham Clark High School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Abraham Clark High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Abraham Clark High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose 19% over 4 years, reaching 926 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.9:1 to 15.2:1 over the same years.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,290
Census ACS
Median income
$103,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
99,046 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roselle Public School District
- Leonard V Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 485 students
- Grace Wilday Junior High SchoolMiddle · 482 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Dr. Charles C. Polk SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Kindergarten Success AcademyElementary · 217 students
Other schools in ROSELLE
- Leonard V Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 485 students
- Grace Wilday Junior High SchoolMiddle · 482 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Dr. Charles C. Polk SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Kindergarten Success AcademyElementary · 217 students
Nearby schools
- Leonard V Moore Middle School0.2 mi · 485
- Kindergarten Success Academy0.3 mi · 217
- Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery HS0.4 mi · 10
- Dr. Charles C. Polk School0.6 mi · 315
- Harrison Elementary School0.6 mi · 325
- Grace Wilday Junior High School0.7 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Abraham Clark High SchoolHow many students attend Abraham Clark High School?
Abraham Clark High School enrolls approximately 926 students in grades 09-12.
Is Abraham Clark High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Abraham Clark High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Abraham Clark High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Abraham Clark High School is approximately 15.2:1 (61 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Abraham Clark High School?
Abraham Clark High School reports a student body of 2% White, 50% Hispanic, 46% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Abraham Clark High School in?
Abraham Clark High School is part of Roselle Public School District.
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