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Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 894 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 70.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 76%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central High School enrolls 894 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 70.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 646 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 219 | 24% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 1.1% |
| White | 9 | 1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
669 of the school's 894 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 622 qualify for free lunch and 47 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.
Central 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.
Central 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 894 students, Central 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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