📍 90 Parker St, Newark, Essex County, 07104
Barringer High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 1,734 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 113.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. The school offers 22 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Barringer High School enrolls 1,734 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 113.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,410 | 81% |
| Black or African American | 305 | 18% |
| White | 9 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,250 of the school's 1,734 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,142 qualify for free lunch and 108 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.
Barringer 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.
Barringer 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 1,734 students, Barringer High School is larger 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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