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Essex County Newark Tech

PublicHighGrades 9–12Career and Technical School

91 West Market St, Newark, NJ 07103 · (973) 412-2204 · Part of Essex County Schools of Technology

Newark’s School Grade D better than 13% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
606
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Essex County Newark Tech

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 61% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 47.3%

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

Location

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91 West Market St, Newark

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9197
Grade 10188
Grade 11112
Grade 12109
Enrollment over time
716’20
570’21
519’22
548’23
606’24

Down 15.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 58%Black 39%White 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Essex County Newark Tech from Newark families.

Other schools in Essex County Schools of Technology

The district →
Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology
High · Grades 9–12 · Newark
A−
1,230 students13:1
Essex County West Caldwell Tech
High · Grades 9–12 · West Caldwell
C
353 students10:1

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; Newark’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.