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Malcolm X Shabazz High School
80 Johnson Ave Newark NJ, 07108, Essex County Phone: 973-733-6974 Ranking:  (341 out of 346, bottom 1%)*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: | 64 | 72 | 60 | 60 | 75 | 67 | 79 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 515 | NA | NA | 831 | 898 | 942 | 1,081 | 1,262 | ||||||
| Grade 9: | 97 | 18.8% | NA | NA | 202 | 24.3% | 166 | 18.5% | 190 | 20.2% | 192 | 17.8% | 276 | 21.9% |
| Grade 10: | 134 | 26.0% | NA | NA | 156 | 18.8% | 176 | 19.6% | 184 | 19.5% | 233 | 21.6% | 271 | 21.5% |
| Grade 11: | 110 | 21.4% | NA | NA | 175 | 21.1% | 180 | 20.0% | 201 | 21.3% | 236 | 21.8% | 265 | 21.0% |
| Grade 12: | 92 | 17.9% | NA | NA | 169 | 20.3% | 187 | 20.8% | 216 | 22.9% | 234 | 21.6% | 262 | 20.8% |
| Ungraded: | 82 | 15.9% | NA | NA | 129 | 15.5% | 189 | 21.0% | 151 | 16.0% | 186 | 17.2% | 188 | 14.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 266 | 51.7% | NA | NA | 473 | 56.9% | 481 | 53.6% | 459 | 48.7% | 518 | 47.9% | 613 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 249 | 48.3% | NA | NA | 358 | 43.1% | 417 | 46.4% | 483 | 51.3% | 563 | 52.1% | 645 | 51.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 57 | 11.1% | NA | NA | 89 | 10.7% | 74 | 8.2% | 71 | 7.5% | 65 | 6.0% | 80 | 6.3% |
| Black: | 457 | 88.7% | NA | NA | 741 | 89.2% | 824 | 91.8% | 870 | 92.4% | 1,012 | 93.6% | 1,177 | 93.3% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 444 | 86.2% | NA | NA | 663 | 79.8% | 641 | 71.4% | 577 | 61.3% | 685 | 63.4% | 645 | 51.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.9% | NA | NA | 33 | 4.0% | 31 | 3.5% | 37 | 3.9% | 77 | 7.1% | 56 | 4.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.05 | NA | NA | 13.87 | 14.97 | 12.56 | 16.10 | 16.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 30.1% | 46.0% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 48.7% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 46.9% | 52.4% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 44.6% | 53.5% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 58.3% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 46.5% | 51.2% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 41.9% | 56.2% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 46.5% | 59% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 46.2% | 67.7% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 77.5% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 77.8% | 91.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 9.3% | 24.2% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 13.2% | 28.3% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 18.5% | 37.4% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 17.3% | 40.3% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 14.1% | 39.7% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 20.6% | 40.4% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 22.6% | 43.7% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 47.9% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 19.1% | 50.6% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 27.1% | 58.6% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 37.0% | 60.8% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 17.3% | 29.5% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Malcolm X Shabazz 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.