Across 30 schools in Newark Public School District, 19.7% of Black students meet proficient. That is 5.2 points below the New Jersey average for Black students.
Search New Jersey schools ›Average across the 30 schools in Newark Public School District with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.
Among the 28 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, Science Park High School reports 81.8% of Black students meeting the standard. Luis Muñoz Marin Elementary School, in the same district, reports 4.3%. That is a 77.5-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.
Ranked by the share of Black students meeting proficient. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.
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