Arts High School
550 M L King Blvd
Newark NJ, 07102, Essex County
Phone: 973-733-7391
Ranking: | High School: (195 out of 346, bottom 44%) Elementary/Middle School: (1,758 out of 1,847, bottom 5%)* |
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Newark City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 64 | 62 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 52 | |||||||
Total Students: | 672 | 685 | 638 | 540 | 559 | 591 | 616 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 45 | 6.7% | 37 | 5.4% | 46 | 7.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 8: | 35 | 5.2% | 51 | 7.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 9: | 171 | 25.4% | 158 | 23.1% | 166 | 26.0% | 141 | 26.1% | 178 | 31.8% | 158 | 26.7% | 141 | 22.9% |
Grade 10: | 152 | 22.6% | 161 | 23.5% | 144 | 22.6% | 156 | 28.9% | 149 | 26.7% | 131 | 22.2% | 135 | 21.9% |
Grade 11: | 151 | 22.5% | 135 | 19.7% | 149 | 23.4% | 136 | 25.2% | 110 | 19.7% | 124 | 21.0% | 190 | 30.8% |
Grade 12: | 116 | 17.3% | 142 | 20.7% | 133 | 20.8% | 107 | 19.8% | 122 | 21.8% | 178 | 30.1% | 150 | 24.4% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 278 | 41.4% | 292 | 42.6% | 268 | 42.0% | 222 | 41.1% | 236 | 42.2% | 231 | 39.1% | 226 | 36.7% |
Female: | 394 | 58.6% | 393 | 57.4% | 370 | 58.0% | 318 | 58.9% | 323 | 57.8% | 360 | 60.9% | 386 | 62.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 241 | 35.9% | 266 | 38.8% | 238 | 37.3% | 218 | 40.4% | 204 | 36.5% | 180 | 30.5% | 176 | 28.6% |
Black: | 381 | 56.7% | 361 | 52.7% | 346 | 54.2% | 278 | 51.5% | 313 | 56.0% | 356 | 60.2% | 381 | 61.9% |
White: | 48 | 7.1% | 54 | 7.9% | 52 | 8.2% | 42 | 7.8% | 40 | 7.2% | 54 | 9.1% | 56 | 9.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 480 | 71.4% | 485 | 70.8% | 391 | 61.3% | 345 | 63.9% | 349 | 62.4% | 364 | 61.6% | 295 | 47.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 7.1% | 78 | 11.4% | 64 | 10.0% | 62 | 11.5% | 78 | 14.0% | 98 | 16.6% | 104 | 16.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.50 | 11.05 | 13.53 | 11.87 | 11.65 | 12.10 | 11.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27.1% | 39.9% | 66.7% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 55.4% | 77.4% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 28.9% | 29.6% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 33.4% | 65.2% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 15.6% | 34.1% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31.5% | 33.2% | 63.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.0% | 56.0% | 81.9% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30.0% | 42.4% | 69.3% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.0% | 50.0% | 79.0% |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 46.0% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.0% | 48.7% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.4% | 52.4% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 53.5% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.4% | 58.3% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 51.2% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 56.2% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 59% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 67.7% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 77.5% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 77.8% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 50.4% | 24.2% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 28.3% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 37.4% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.1% | 40.3% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 74.0% | 39.7% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 64.5% | 40.4% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 64.5% | 43.7% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 64.8% | 47.9% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 68.1% | 50.6% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.5% | 58.6% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 60.8% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 29.5% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Arts High School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.