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Enrollment
606
High
DISTRICT 730 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESSEX COUNTY SCHOOLS OF TECHNOLOGY·NCES 340480000137
Essex County Newark Tech
91 West Market St, Newark, NJ 07103 · (973) 412-2204 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of New Jersey public high schools
- C+Test 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
10.8:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
522 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 | 197 | 33% |
| Grade 10 | 188 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 109 | 18% |
Student demographics
51%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
55.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.9% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 24.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Essex County Newark Tech
Essex County Newark Tech's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County Newark Tech this school | 606 | 86.1% | 31.4% |
| Newark Vocational High School NEWARK | 591 | 86.6% | 17.5% |
| Lindenwold High School Lindenwold | 802 | 82.3% | 13.0% |
| Abraham Clark High School ROSELLE | 926 | 75.4% | 14.1% |
| Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies PLAINFIELD | 357 | 77.3% | 26.0% |
| Newark School of Fashion & Design Newark | 275 | 88.0% | 10.9% |
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 Newark Tech ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #244 of 397 | #21 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #219 of 400 ▲ 2 | #20 of 39 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #163 of 395 ▲ 26 | #20 of 39 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #292 of 442 | #24 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #88 of 388 | #7 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #218 of 389 | #16 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.1% | #13 of 405 | #3 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #21 of 200 | #3 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
606
-110 (-15%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 696
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 606 | 56 | 10.8:1 | 86% (522) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 51 | 10.8:1 | 86% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 53 | 9.8:1 | 85% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 716 | 53 | 13.5:1 | 72% (513) |
| 2017-18 | 771 | 51.8 | 14.9:1 | 83% (641) |
| 2015-16 | 758 | 55 | 13.8:1 | 87% (658) |
| 2010-11 | 723 | 56 | 12.9:1 | 87% (628) |
| 2000-01 | 696 | 48 | 14.5:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Essex County Newark Tech.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (771 to 606); teachers up 8% (51.8 to 56).
About Essex County Newark Tech
Families in Newark, New Jersey, are served by Essex County Newark Tech, a small high school. The school had 606 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in New Jersey) has about 929 students.
Essex County Schools of Technology runs Essex County Newark Tech along with 2 other schools, enrolling 2,189 students in total.
Essex County Newark Tech's enrollment is 57% Hispanic. Other groups include 39% Black. By comparison, Essex County residents are about 25% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Essex County Newark Tech belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
Essex County Newark Tech employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in New Jersey is 12.7:1, higher than at this school. Essex County Newark Tech's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 86%. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in Essex County.
allk12 grades Essex County Newark Tech a B. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Essex County Newark Tech is 12.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 31.4%. Predicted: 19.0%.
Essex County Newark Tech is located in Essex County, where median household income is about $80,789, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Essex County Newark Tech is one of 249 public schools in Essex County, which together enroll about 145,473 students.
The closest public school, Science Park High School, is about 0.2 miles from Essex County Newark Tech. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Essex County Newark Tech ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Essex County Newark Tech is City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 606 was 15% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 716. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.8:1) than in 2020-21 (13.5:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Donald M. Payne Sr. School of TechnologyHigh · 1,230 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
- Science Park High School0.2 mi · 964
- Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School0.4 mi · 225
- Nelson Mandela Elementary School0.4 mi · 256
- Arts High School0.4 mi · 611
- Marion P. Thomas Charter School0.5 mi · 1,410
- Philip's Academy Charter School0.5 mi · 730
Frequently asked questions
About Essex County Newark TechHow large is Essex County Newark Tech?
Essex County Newark Tech enrolls approximately 606 students in grades 09-12.
Is Essex County Newark Tech an elementary, middle, or high school?
Essex County Newark Tech is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Essex County Newark Tech have?
Essex County Newark Tech employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Essex County Newark Tech?
At Essex County Newark Tech, the student body is approximately 1% White, 57% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Essex County Newark Tech public or private?
Essex County Newark Tech is a public K-12 school, overseen by Essex County Schools of Technology.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.