Central High School
250 18th Ave Newark NJ, 07103, Essex County Phone: 973-733-6378 Ranking: (333 out of 346, bottom 4%)* 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: | 92 | 79 | NA | NA | 58 | 55 | 64 | 62 | ||||||
Total Students: | 753 | 779 | 738 | 764 | 862 | 808 | 787 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 189 | 25.1% | 141 | 18.1% | 100 | 13.6% | 153 | 20.0% | 224 | 26.0% | 222 | 27.5% | 171 | 21.7% |
Grade 10: | 172 | 22.8% | 133 | 17.1% | 173 | 23.4% | 189 | 24.7% | 182 | 21.1% | 157 | 19.4% | 151 | 19.2% |
Grade 11: | 152 | 20.2% | 185 | 23.7% | 204 | 27.6% | 156 | 20.4% | 177 | 20.5% | 142 | 17.6% | 187 | 23.8% |
Grade 12: | 150 | 19.9% | 193 | 24.8% | 153 | 20.7% | 163 | 21.3% | 153 | 17.7% | 174 | 21.5% | 167 | 21.2% |
Ungraded: | 90 | 12.0% | 127 | 16.3% | 108 | 14.6% | 103 | 13.5% | 126 | 14.6% | 113 | 14.0% | 111 | 14.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 384 | 51.0% | 391 | 50.2% | 347 | 47.0% | 363 | 47.5% | 432 | 50.1% | 406 | 50.2% | 407 | 51.7% |
Female: | 369 | 49.0% | 388 | 49.8% | 391 | 53.0% | 401 | 52.5% | 430 | 49.9% | 402 | 49.8% | 376 | 47.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 83 | 11.0% | 84 | 10.8% | 75 | 10.2% | 64 | 8.4% | 65 | 7.5% | 65 | 8.0% | 71 | 9.0% |
Black: | 666 | 88.4% | 693 | 89.0% | 663 | 89.8% | 698 | 91.4% | 792 | 91.9% | 738 | 91.3% | 710 | 90.2% |
White: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
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: | 625 | 83.0% | 663 | 85.1% | 602 | 81.6% | 619 | 81.0% | 613 | 71.1% | 514 | 63.6% | 420 | 53.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 3.7% | 55 | 7.1% | 52 | 7.0% | 45 | 5.9% | 67 | 7.8% | 65 | 8.0% | 36 | 4.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.18 | 9.86 | NA | NA | 13.17 | 15.67 | 12.80 | 12.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 46.0% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 38.3% | 48.7% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 28.3% | 52.4% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 35.4% | 53.5% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 48.2% | 58.3% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 41.9% | 51.2% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 38.8% | 56.2% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 36.9% | 59% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 67.7% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 77.5% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 73.0% | 77.8% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 10.6% | 24.2% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 12.6% | 28.3% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 20.0% | 37.4% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 18.1% | 40.3% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 21.0% | 39.7% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 22.1% | 40.4% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 24.1% | 43.7% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 20.1% | 47.9% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 50.6% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 37.7% | 58.6% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 48.5% | 60.8% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 16.1% | 29.5% | 72.7% |
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* Central 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.