Newark School of Fashion & Design

Newark School of Fashion & Design is a rural-scale senior high in Newark, New Jersey, run under Newark Public School District. The school caters to 275 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 929 students each, so Newark School of Fashion & Design sits 70% smaller than that benchmark.

Newark Public School District runs 65 schools in total, collectively educating 41,502 students. Newark School of Fashion & Design is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Newark School of Fashion & Design reports that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 32% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Newark School of Fashion & Design has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Newark School of Fashion & Design higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Essex County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Newark School of Fashion & Design tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 10.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Essex County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Newark School of Fashion & Design is one of 249 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students).

Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Newark School of Fashion & Design at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 30.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

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