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Malcolm X Shabazz High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 272 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 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 67%. 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.
Malcolm X Shabazz High School enrolls 272 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 218 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 18% |
| White | 3 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
212 of the school's 272 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 195 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Malcolm X Shabazz 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.
Malcolm X Shabazz 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 272 students, Malcolm X Shabazz 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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