📍 74 Montgomery St, Newark, Essex County, 07103
American History High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 373 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newark Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
American History High School enrolls 373 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 47% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 195 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 175 | 47% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
311 of the school's 373 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 286 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
American History High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 29.
American History High School is one of 63 schools in Newark Public School District, based in Newark, New Jersey. The district serves 44,199 students district-wide and employs 2,849 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 373 students, American History High School is smaller than the district average of about 702 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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