📍 550 M L King Blvd, Newark, Essex County, 07102
Arts High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 593 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 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Arts High School enrolls 593 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 33% male and 67% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 7.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 306 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 243 | 41% |
| White | 43 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
415 of the school's 593 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 359 qualify for free lunch and 56 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.
Arts 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.
Arts 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 593 students, Arts 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