Weequahic High School

Weequahic High School is a senior high of close-knit scale in NEWARK, New Jersey, one of the schools within Newark Public School District, instructing 592 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 929 students per school, that is 36% smaller than typical.

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

In terms of who attends, Weequahic High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (85%). Beyond that, the school shows 12% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 36% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Essex County (around 54%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Weequahic High School is in the bottom 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 27.6%; Weequahic High School posts 6.6%, -21.0 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Essex County put median household income runs about $80,789, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Weequahic High School is one of 249 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students).

The closest other public school is Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Weequahic High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Weequahic High School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 16.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Weequahic High School has ticked up 66%, going from 356 students in 2018 to 592 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 91% to 85% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Weequahic High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.