Enrollment
377
High
DISTRICT 670 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134003505
Newark School of Global Studies
24 Crane Street, Newark, NJ 07104 · (973) 268-5112 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% 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
12.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
315 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 | 110 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 107 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 85 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 75 | 20% |
Student demographics
30%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
25.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
4.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.5% | 4.2% |
| 2023-24 | 28.7% | 5.8% |
% 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
12.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Global Studies
Newark School of Global Studies's state test result (12.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark School of Global Studies this school | 377 | 83.6% | 12.8% |
| J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy Elizabeth | 415 | 81.0% | 24.5% |
| Bound Brook High School Bound Brook | 579 | 83.6% | 19.9% |
| Achievers Early College Prep Charter School Trenton | 543 | 78.3% | 28.3% |
| The Barack Obama Green Charter School Plainfield | 358 | 78.2% | 14.2% |
| Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School Perth Amboy | 259 | 89.2% | 6.7% |
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 Global Studies ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #362 of 397 | #29 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.2% | #376 of 400 ▼ 17 | #33 of 39 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #326 of 395 ▲ 24 | #27 of 39 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #355 of 442 | #35 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #203 of 388 | #16 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.7% | #360 of 389 | #33 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.6% | #16 of 405 | #4 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 | 377 | 30.5 | 12.4:1 | 84% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 32.5 | 11.6:1 | 80% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 27 | 10.7:1 | 82% (239) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newark School of Global Studies.
About Newark School of Global Studies
Newark School of Global Studies operates as a small high school in Newark, New Jersey. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 377 students. By comparison, high schools in New Jersey enroll about 929 students on average.
Newark School of Global Studies is run by Newark Public School District, whose 65 schools enroll 41,502 students.
Hispanic students are 82% of those enrolled at Newark School of Global Studies. The rest of enrollment is 15% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Essex County's population at about 25%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
Newark School of Global Studies lists 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.4 students per teacher. The average for high schools in New Jersey is about 12.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 84% of the student body. The 54% average for public schools in Essex County is 30 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Newark School of Global Studies lands at C, ahead of 25% of New Jersey public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Newark School of Global Studies lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 12.8%; the prediction is 20.4%.
In Essex County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $80,789 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Essex County number 249, with about 145,473 students.
Among nearby public schools, Franklin Elementary School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Newark School of Global Studies is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 27.8%, higher than Newark School of Global Studies's 12.8%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
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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
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- Early Childhood School - NorthElementary · 1,076 students
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- 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
- Franklin Elementary School0.3 mi · 725
- McKinley Elementary School0.3 mi · 917
- Technology High School0.4 mi · 662
- Barringer High School0.5 mi · 1,894
- Marion P. Thomas Charter School0.6 mi · 1,410
- Roberto Clemente Elementary School0.6 mi · 742
Frequently asked questions
About Newark School of Global StudiesHow large is Newark School of Global Studies?
Newark School of Global Studies enrolls approximately 377 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Newark School of Global Studies serve?
Newark School of Global Studies serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Newark School of Global Studies?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Newark School of Global Studies.
How diverse is Newark School of Global Studies?
Newark School of Global Studies reports a student body of 1% White, 82% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Newark School of Global Studies?
Newark School of Global Studies is overseen by Newark Public School District in Essex County.
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