East Side High School

Set in NEWARK, New Jersey, East Side High School is a large four-year high school, part of Newark Public School District. It serves 2,046 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 120% larger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 929 students.

East Side High School is one of 65 schools operated by Newark Public School District, a district that teaches 41,502 students overall.

In terms of who attends, East Side High School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 79%; the rest is composed of 16% White, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, East Side High School has 135 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Essex County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), East Side High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 23.9%, the actual is 12.9%, a residual of -11.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Essex County shows median household income runs about $80,789, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Essex County's 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), East Side High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ironbound Academy Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, East Side High School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. East Side High School's enrollment has climbed 3% since 2018, when it stood at 1,986 (now 2,046). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 62% to 79% over that span.

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