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Enrollment
591
High
DISTRICT 670 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341134002196
Newark Vocational High School
301 WEST KINNEY ST, NEWARK, NJ 07103 · (973) 733-7308 · Essex County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% 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.
- 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
10.0:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
512 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 173 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 173 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 138 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 107 | 18% |
Student demographics
54%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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
41.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
5.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 41 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 up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.3% | 5.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% | 7.6% |
% 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
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% 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 Newark Vocational High School
Newark Vocational High School's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Vocational High School this school | 591 | 86.6% | 17.5% |
| Essex County Newark Tech Newark | 606 | 86.1% | 31.4% |
| American History High School NEWARK | 386 | 78.5% | 10.7% |
| Lindenwold High School Lindenwold | 802 | 82.3% | 13.0% |
| Abraham Clark High School ROSELLE | 926 | 75.4% | 14.1% |
| 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 Newark Vocational High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #336 of 397 | #26 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.6% | #363 of 400 ▼ 12 | #30 of 39 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #252 of 395 ▲ 52 | #25 of 39 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #298 of 442 | #27 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #48 of 388 | #3 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #196 of 389 | #11 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.6% | #11 of 405 | #2 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
591
+203 (+52%) vs 2020
+118% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 591 | 59 | 10.0:1 | 87% (512) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 59 | 10.0:1 | 85% (504) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 56 | 10.4:1 | 85% (495) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 35 | 11.1:1 | 69% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 29 | 10.8:1 | 77% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 216 | 14 | 15.4:1 | 89% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 56 | 4.6:1 | 42% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 47 | 5.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newark Vocational High School.
About Newark Vocational High School
Federal records list Newark Vocational High School as a high school in NEWARK, New Jersey. School enrollment was 591 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in New Jersey average about 929 students.
The 65 schools of Newark Public School District, including Newark Vocational High School, enroll 41,502 students.
Roughly 52% of students at Newark Vocational High School are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 43% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 25%. Newark Vocational High School's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Newark Vocational High School is 59 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.0:1. That is 2.7 students per teacher below the 12.7:1 average for high schools in New Jersey. Around 87% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in Essex County.
allk12 grades Newark Vocational High School a C+. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Newark Vocational High School's results are 1.2 points below predicted: 17.5% against 18.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Essex County, the median household income is $80,789, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Essex County is home to 249 public schools and about 145,473 public school students.
New Horizons Community Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Newark Vocational High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Newark Vocational High School is behind the 18.8% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Newark Vocational High School is City: Large.
Newark Vocational High School enrolled 388 in 2020-21 and 591 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.1:1 to 10.0:1 over the same years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Newark Vocational High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Newark Public School District
- East Side High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
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- Ann Street SchoolElementary · 1,294 students
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- First Avenue SchoolElementary · 1,084 students
- Early Childhood School - NorthElementary · 1,076 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
- New Horizons Community Charter School0.2 mi · 370
- Central High School0.2 mi · 1,051
- American History High School0.3 mi · 386
- Bard Early College High School0.3 mi · 395
- Grover Cleveland Elementary School0.3 mi · 321
- Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School0.3 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Newark Vocational High SchoolHow many students attend Newark Vocational High School?
Newark Vocational High School enrolls approximately 591 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Newark Vocational High School serve?
Newark Vocational High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Newark Vocational High School have?
Newark Vocational High School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
How diverse is Newark Vocational High School?
Newark Vocational High School reports a student body of 2% White, 52% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Newark Vocational High School in?
Newark Vocational High School is part of Newark Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.