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East Side High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

238 Van Buren St, Newark, NJ 07105 · (973) 465-4900 · Part of Newark City School District

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

Directions
Students
2,046
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about East Side High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state

On the path

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

PK–843 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12East Side High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

238 Van Buren St, Newark

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9524
Grade 10495
Grade 11492
Grade 12535
Enrollment over time
2,024’20
2,163’21
2,255’22
2,110’23
2,046’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 79%White 16%Black 5%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about East Side High School from Newark families.

Other schools in Newark City School District

The district →
Lafayette Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
D
1,213 students16:1
First Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
C
1,084 students14:1
Oliver Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
C−
1,034 students13:1
McKinley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
D
917 students17:1
Mt Vernon Place School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
C−
905 students16:1
Elliott Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Newark
D
880 students15:1

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.