Enrollment
386
High
DISTRICT 670 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134000791
American History High School
74 Montgomery St, NEWARK, NJ 07103 · (973) 733-7333 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% 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.
- CBeats 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
11.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
303 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 88 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 105 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 115 | 30% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
16.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . -12.9pp since 2023
Math
4.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.3% | 4.7% |
| 2023-24 | 29.2% | 5.9% |
% 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
10.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 American History High School
American History High School's state test result (10.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| American History High School this school | 386 | 78.5% | 10.7% |
| Malcolm X Shabazz High School NEWARK | 531 | 70.4% | 9.3% |
| Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology Newark | 414 | 79.5% | 33.3% |
| University Academy Charter High School JERSEY CITY | 429 | 80.2% | 17.9% |
| Newark Vocational High School NEWARK | 591 | 86.6% | 17.5% |
| Arts High School NEWARK | 611 | 68.2% | 30.2% |
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 American History High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #372 of 397 | #32 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.7% | #369 of 400 ▼ 11 | #32 of 39 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #364 of 395 ▼ 16 | #32 of 39 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #349 of 442 | #34 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #105 of 388 | #9 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #199 of 389 | #13 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.5% | #31 of 405 | #11 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #24 of 200 | #4 of 14 |
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
386
-59 (-13%) vs 2020
+48% since 2010-11, when it was 261
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 386 | 35 | 11.0:1 | 78% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 35 | 10.3:1 | 75% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 39.5 | 9.4:1 | 83% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 41 | 10.8:1 | 77% (341) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 79% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 445 | 35 | 12.7:1 | 65% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 18 | 14.5:1 | 89% (231) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for American History High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (482 to 386); teachers down 3% (36 to 35).
About American History High School
American History High School operates as a small high school in NEWARK, New Jersey. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 386 students. For comparison, high schools in New Jersey average about 929 students.
The district for American History High School is Newark Public School District, with 65 schools and 41,502 students.
At American History High School, Black students make up 51% of the student body. Next come 45% Hispanic. The county population is about 36% Black. American History High School's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 35 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.0:1. That is 1.7 students per teacher below the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. American History High School reports 78% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Essex County averages 54%, lower than here.
allk12 grades American History High School a D. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
American History High School scores 10.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 23.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Essex County show that the median household income is $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. American History High School is one of 249 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from American History High School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Quitman Street School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, American History High School ranks 7th on proficiency.
Federal data place American History High School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, American History High School's enrollment dropped 13%, to 386.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at American History High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
863,002
Census ACS
Median income
$80,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
249
145,473 students
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Frequently asked questions
About American History High SchoolHow large is American History High School?
American History High School enrolls approximately 386 students in grades 09-12.
Is American History High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
American History High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at American History High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at American History High School is approximately 11.0:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at American History High School?
At American History High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 45% Hispanic, 51% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is American History High School in?
American History High School is part of Newark Public School District.
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