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Kearny High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

336 Devon St, Kearny, NJ 07032 · (201) 955-5050 · Part of Kearny Town School District

Kearny’s School Grade C better than 31% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
1,825
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Kearny High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state

On the path

Where Kearny kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8Lincoln Middle School763 students
9–12Kearny High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

336 Devon St, Kearny

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9486
Grade 10436
Grade 11444
Grade 12459
Enrollment over time
1,750’20
1,742’21
1,827’22
1,813’23
1,825’24

Up 4.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 70%White 25%Black 2%Asian 2%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kearny High School from Kearny families.

Other schools in Kearny Town School District

The district →
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kearny
C−
950 students10:1
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kearny
C−
557 students10:1
Schuyler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kearny
C
437 students11:1
Garfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kearny
C−
428 students10:1
Roosevelt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kearny
C
428 students11:1
Lincoln Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Kearny
C+
763 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Kearny’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.