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Enrollment
1,230
High
DISTRICT 730 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESSEX COUNTY SCHOOLS OF TECHNOLOGY·NCES 340480002074
Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology
498-544 West Market St, NEWARK, NJ 07107 · (973) 412-2203 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL1,230 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of New Jersey public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.2:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
903 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 355 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 335 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 290 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 250 | 20% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . -10.4pp since 2023
Math
37.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 37.2% |
| 2023-24 | 76.4% | 37.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 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 Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology
Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology this school | 1,230 | 73.4% | 43.0% |
| Central High School NEWARK | 1,051 | 74.5% | 6.3% |
| Abraham Clark High School ROSELLE | 926 | 75.4% | 14.1% |
| Orange High School ORANGE | 1,368 | 64.8% | 16.0% |
| Hillside High School HILLSIDE | 911 | 66.5% | 16.7% |
| Lincoln High School JERSEY CITY | 767 | 75.6% | 11.4% |
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 Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #146 of 397 | #13 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #142 of 400 ▲ 3 | #14 of 39 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #98 of 395 ▼ 5 | #10 of 39 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,230 | #120 of 442 | #13 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #261 of 388 | #22 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #204 of 389 | #14 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.4% | #53 of 405 | #14 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +78.3% | #7 of 173 | #2 of 19 |
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
1,230
-61 (-5%) vs 2020
+86% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 1,230 | 93 | 13.2:1 | 73% (903) |
| 2023-24 | 1,148 | 94 | 12.2:1 | 80% (916) |
| 2022-23 | 1,154 | 93 | 12.4:1 | 83% (953) |
| 2020-21 | 1,291 | 93 | 13.9:1 | 70% (907) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 58 | 11.9:1 | 82% (563) |
| 2015-16 | 677 | 58 | 11.7:1 | 88% (598) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | 58 | 10.9:1 | 90% (569) |
| 2000-01 | 703 | 58 | 12.1:1 | 83% (585) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 50 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology.
Since 2017-18: students up 78% (690 to 1,230); teachers up 60% (58 to 93).
About Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology
Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology is a mid-sized high school in NEWARK, New Jersey, under Essex County Schools of Technology. It reported 1,230 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 32% larger than the 929-student average for high schools in New Jersey.
Essex County Schools of Technology runs Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology along with 2 other schools, enrolling 2,189 students in total.
The student body at Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology is 52% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 44% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 36%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology is 13.2:1, based on 93 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Lunch program data show 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Essex County is 54%.
Among New Jersey public high schools, Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology outscored 78%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
After accounting for student poverty, Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology is in the top 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.0% is 17.1 points above the 26.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Essex County show that median household income comes to about $80,789, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 249, with about 145,473 students.
Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology is about 0.2 miles from Roseville Community Charter School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,230, from 1,291 in 2020-21.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Essex County Schools of Technology
- Essex County Newark TechHigh · 606 students
- Essex County West Caldwell TechHigh · 353 students
Other schools in NEWARK
- North Star Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 6,714 students
- TEAM Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 6,406 students
- Great Oaks Legacy Charter SchoolCombined · 2,169 students
- East Side High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Barringer High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Marion P. Thomas Charter SchoolCombined · 1,410 students
Nearby schools
- Roseville Community Charter School0.2 mi · 285
- Sussex Avenue School0.3 mi · 545
- Dr. E. Alma Flagg School0.4 mi · 570
- Philip's Academy Charter School0.6 mi · 730
- Nelson Mandela Elementary School0.6 mi · 256
- Mildred Barry Garvin Elementary0.6 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyWhat is the total enrollment at Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology?
Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology enrolls approximately 1,230 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology serve?
Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology is approximately 13.2:1 (93 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology?
Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology reports a student body of 2% White, 44% Hispanic, 52% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology?
Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology is overseen by Essex County Schools of Technology in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.