Enrollment
275
High
DISTRICT 670 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134003528
Newark School of Fashion & Design
239 Woodside Avenue, Newark, NJ 07104 · (973) 327-4466 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% 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.
- B-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
14.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
242 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 | 86 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 71 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 66 | 24% |
Student demographics
49%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
18.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -9.6pp since 2023
Math
5.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 are down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.8% | 5.9% |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% | 7.1% |
% 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
10.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Newark School of Fashion & Design
Newark School of Fashion & Design's state test result (10.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark School of Fashion & Design this school | 275 | 88.0% | 10.9% |
| Academy Charter High School LAKE COMO | 166 | 86.1% | 13.2% |
| Plainfield Academy For The Arts & Advanced Studies PLAINFIELD | 357 | 77.3% | 26.0% |
| The Barack Obama Green Charter School Plainfield | 358 | 78.2% | 14.2% |
| Essex County Newark Tech Newark | 606 | 86.1% | 31.4% |
| J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy Elizabeth | 415 | 81.0% | 24.5% |
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 Newark School of Fashion & Design ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #371 of 397 | #31 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.9% | #360 of 400 ▼ 8 | #29 of 39 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #355 of 395 ▼ 3 | #30 of 39 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #378 of 442 | #37 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #335 of 388 | #28 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #244 of 389 | #19 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.0% | #9 of 405 | #1 of 40 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 275 | 19 | 14.5:1 | 88% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 16 | 13.4:1 | 88% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 156 | 12 | 13.0:1 | 91% (142) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newark School of Fashion & Design.
About Newark School of Fashion & Design
Newark School of Fashion & Design is a public small high school in Newark, New Jersey. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 275 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in New Jersey average about 929 students.
Newark School of Fashion & Design falls under Newark Public School District, which has 65 schools enrolling 41,502 students.
Roughly 64% of students at Newark School of Fashion & Design are Hispanic. The school is also 32% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 25%. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 19 full-time-equivalent teachers at Newark School of Fashion & Design and a ratio of 14.5:1. This ratio sits 1.8 above the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 88% of students. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in Essex County.
Newark School of Fashion & Design is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of New Jersey public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Newark School of Fashion & Design, the prediction is 18.0% and the result is 10.9%.
Essex County census figures show that the median household income is $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 249 public schools in Essex County, enrolling about 145,473 students in all.
Nearest public school: Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 30.3% on proficiency, and Newark School of Fashion & Design is below that at 10.9%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
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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
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- Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School0.0 mi · 572
- Elliott Street Elementary School0.2 mi · 880
- LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 818
- Ridge Street School0.3 mi · 593
- Robert Treat Academy Charter School0.7 mi · 702
- Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About Newark School of Fashion & DesignHow large is Newark School of Fashion & Design?
Newark School of Fashion & Design enrolls approximately 275 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Newark School of Fashion & Design serve?
Newark School of Fashion & Design serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newark School of Fashion & Design?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newark School of Fashion & Design is approximately 14.5:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Newark School of Fashion & Design?
Student demographics at Newark School of Fashion & Design are roughly 1% White, 64% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Newark School of Fashion & Design?
Newark School of Fashion & Design is overseen by Newark Public School District in Essex County.
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