American History High School
74 Montgomery St
Newark NJ, 07103, Essex County
Phone: 973-733-7333
Ranking: 
(153 out of 346, top 44%)*
(153 out of 346, top 44%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12
School District: Newark City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 39 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 13 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 398 | 336 | 283 | 261 | 288 | 223 | 158 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 38 | 9.5% | 44 | 13.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 46 | 11.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 96 | 24.1% | 69 | 20.5% | 77 | 27.2% | 76 | 29.1% | 87 | 30.2% | 73 | 32.7% | 76 | 48.1% |
| Grade 10: | 69 | 17.3% | 81 | 24.1% | 85 | 30.0% | 71 | 27.2% | 69 | 24.0% | 72 | 32.3% | 79 | 50.0% |
| Grade 11: | 83 | 20.9% | 81 | 24.1% | 63 | 22.3% | 61 | 23.4% | 59 | 20.5% | 78 | 35.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 61 | 15.3% | 61 | 18.2% | 57 | 20.1% | 53 | 20.3% | 73 | 25.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 5 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 1.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 152 | 38.2% | 121 | 36.0% | 105 | 37.1% | 99 | 37.9% | 117 | 40.6% | 96 | 43.0% | 61 | 38.6% |
| Female: | 246 | 61.8% | 215 | 64.0% | 178 | 62.9% | 162 | 62.1% | 171 | 59.4% | 127 | 57.0% | 93 | 58.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 86 | 21.6% | 72 | 21.4% | 64 | 22.6% | 72 | 27.6% | 69 | 24.0% | 55 | 24.7% | 36 | 22.8% |
| Black: | 299 | 75.1% | 249 | 74.1% | 206 | 72.8% | 177 | 67.8% | 202 | 70.1% | 164 | 73.5% | 118 | 74.7% |
| White: | 9 | 2.3% | 11 | 3.3% | 11 | 3.9% | 9 | 3.4% | 15 | 5.2% | 4 | 1.8% | 4 | 2.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 312 | 78.4% | 265 | 78.9% | 204 | 72.1% | 205 | 78.5% | 186 | 64.6% | 143 | 64.1% | 69 | 43.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 7.0% | 40 | 11.9% | 30 | 10.6% | 26 | 10.0% | 42 | 14.6% | 37 | 16.6% | 18 | 11.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.21 | 9.88 | 15.01 | 14.50 | 14.40 | 11.20 | 12.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47.8% | 35.0% | 66.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63.0% | 53.4% | 78.9% |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 56.2% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 59% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 67.7% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 98.4% | 77.5% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 77.8% | 91.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 49.3% | 43.7% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 47.9% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 50.6% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 58.6% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 60.8% | 79.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* American History High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.