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Malcolm X Shabazz High School
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Malcolm X Shabazz High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

80 Johnson Ave, Newark, NJ 07108 · (973) 733-6974 · Part of Newark City School District

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

Photo: Jim.henderson · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
531
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Malcolm X Shabazz High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 47.5% since 2020–21

On the path

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

PK–843 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Malcolm X Shabazz High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 47.3%

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

80 Johnson Ave, Newark

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9190
Grade 10137
Grade 11112
Grade 1292
Enrollment over time
360’20
273’21
272’22
354’23
531’24

Up 47.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 59%Hispanic 39%White <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Malcolm X Shabazz High School from Newark families.

Other schools in Newark City School District

The district →

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.