Barringer High School
90 Parker St Newark NJ, 07104, Essex County Phone: 973-268-5125 Ranking:  (339 out of 346, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 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: | 117 | NA | NA | 116 | 95 | 108 | 115 | 106 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,688 | 1,281 | 1,498 | 1,476 | 1,575 | 1,763 | 2,012 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 218 | 12.9% | 257 | 20.1% | 264 | 17.6% | 309 | 20.9% | 355 | 22.5% | 340 | 19.3% | 371 | 18.4% |
| Grade 10: | 269 | 15.9% | 257 | 20.1% | 347 | 23.2% | 276 | 18.7% | 299 | 19.0% | 358 | 20.3% | 443 | 22.0% |
| Grade 11: | 365 | 21.6% | 308 | 24.0% | 314 | 21.0% | 287 | 19.4% | 333 | 21.1% | 425 | 24.1% | 452 | 22.5% |
| Grade 12: | 595 | 35.2% | 273 | 21.3% | 304 | 20.3% | 295 | 20.0% | 325 | 20.6% | 347 | 19.7% | 410 | 20.4% |
| Ungraded: | 241 | 14.3% | 186 | 14.5% | 269 | 18.0% | 309 | 20.9% | 263 | 16.7% | 293 | 16.6% | 336 | 16.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 967 | 57.3% | 747 | 58.3% | 850 | 56.7% | 831 | 56.3% | 862 | 54.7% | 982 | 55.7% | 1,116 | 55.5% |
| Female: | 721 | 42.7% | 534 | 41.7% | 648 | 43.3% | 645 | 43.7% | 713 | 45.3% | 781 | 44.3% | 892 | 44.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 10 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.5% | 13 | 0.7% | 16 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 900 | 53.3% | 879 | 68.6% | 998 | 66.6% | 923 | 62.5% | 1,017 | 64.6% | 1,132 | 64.2% | 1,301 | 64.7% |
| Black: | 727 | 43.1% | 387 | 30.2% | 485 | 32.4% | 534 | 36.2% | 532 | 33.8% | 602 | 34.1% | 676 | 33.6% |
| White: | 47 | 2.8% | 10 | 0.8% | 11 | 0.7% | 14 | 0.9% | 17 | 1.1% | 10 | 0.6% | 15 | 0.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 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: | 1,166 | 69.1% | 1,083 | 84.5% | 1,071 | 71.5% | 976 | 66.1% | 1,090 | 69.2% | 1,092 | 61.9% | 1,097 | 54.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 3.1% | 39 | 3.0% | 57 | 3.8% | 46 | 3.1% | 76 | 4.8% | 92 | 5.2% | 99 | 4.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.43 | NA | NA | 12.86 | 15.54 | 14.58 | 15.50 | 19.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 22.9% | 46.0% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 25.4% | 48.7% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 31.3% | 52.4% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 28.2% | 53.5% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 43.2% | 58.3% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 29.3% | 51.2% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 34.7% | 56.2% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 38.7% | 59% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 37.9% | 67.7% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 77.5% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 59.1% | 77.8% | 91.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 7.4% | 24.2% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 7.9% | 28.3% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 17.0% | 37.4% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 18.8% | 40.3% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 28.9% | 39.7% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 25.7% | 40.4% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 26.5% | 43.7% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 26.0% | 47.9% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 18.8% | 50.6% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 38.5% | 58.6% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 33.5% | 60.8% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 19.2% | 29.5% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Barringer High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.