State/Public Secondary Open

Newark School of Fashion & Design

239 Woodside Avenue, Newark, Essex County, 07104

156
Pupils
13.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Newark School of Fashion & Design is a State/Public serving secondary age pupils, located in Newark, Essex County. The school has 156 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newark Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–10 in an urban setting. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Newark Public School District

Enrollment & staffing

Newark School of Fashion & Design enrolls 156 students across grades 9–10. The student body is 17% male and 83% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.

Male students
27 (17%)
Female students
129 (83%)
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student-teacher ratio
13.0:1
Grade span
9–10

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 36% Black or African American and 1.9% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino9561%
Black or African American5636%
White31.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

142 of the school's 156 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 124 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9–10Title I

Newark School of Fashion & Design 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.

School district: Newark Public School District

Newark School of Fashion & Design 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 156 students, Newark School of Fashion & Design is smaller than the district average of about 702 students per school.

44,199
District students
63
Schools
2,849
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

24%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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