📍 238 van Buren St, Newark, Essex County, 07105
East Side High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 2,255 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 139 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 28 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Side High School enrolls 2,255 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 139 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 5.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,624 | 72% |
| White | 499 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 126 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,733 of the school's 2,255 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,438 qualify for free lunch and 295 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.
East Side 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-80, state senate district 29, state house district 29.
East Side 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 2,255 students, East Side 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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