📍 6201 Lafayette Ave., Newark, Alameda County, 94560
Newark Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Newark, Alameda County. The school has 1,047 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newark Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
Newark Junior High enrolls 1,047 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Asian and 9.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 568 | 55% |
| Asian | 239 | 23% |
| White | 98 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 22 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
453 of the school's 1,047 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Newark Junior High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Newark Junior High is one of 10 schools in Newark Unified, based in Newark, California. The district serves 4,666 students district-wide and employs 204 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,047 students, Newark Junior High is larger than the district average of about 467 students per school.