Newark School of Fashion & Design
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Newark, New Jersey
Newark School of Fashion & Design in Newark, New Jersey enrolled 275 students in 2024-25 with 19.0 full-time teachers, 14.5 students per teacher against the New Jersey high-school median of 12.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 76% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 58%
156 students in 2022-23, 214 students in 2023-24, 275 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.0 to 19.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 156 | 12.0 | 13.0 |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 16.0 | 13.4 |
| 2024-25 | 275 | 19.0 | 14.5 |
14.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 85 of every 100 New Jersey high schools
Among the 427 New Jersey high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 97 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Newark School of Fashion & Design enrolled 97 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 97 of the 97 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent6.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.0% of students were Hispanic, 32.4% Black, 1.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic64.0%
- Black32.4%
- Two or more races1.8%
- White0.7%
- American Indian0.7%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Newark School of Fashion & Design scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 30‑34% | 27% | 48.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 5% or less | 14% (2021-22) | 37.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
High schools in Newark
8 public high schools in Newark report 2024-25 enrollment; Newark School of Fashion & Design is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County Newark Tech | 606 | 10.8 | 72.4% |
| West Side High School | 541 | 12.4 | 73.6% |
| Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology | 414 | 13.8 | 69.8% |
| Newark School of Global Studies | 377 | 12.4 | 73.7% |
| Peoples Preparatory Charter School | 340 | 20.6 | 62.1% |
| LEAD Charter School | 333 | 66.6 | 63.1% |
| Newark School of Fashion & Design | 275 | 14.5 | 79.3% |
| Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark | 155 | 11.1 | 72.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Newark School of Fashion & Design
- Technology High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 662 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Barringer High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 1,894 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare Newark School of Fashion & Design with Technology High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Newark Board of Education spends per student$28,631 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$28,631
- The largest public schools in New JerseyNewark School of Fashion & Design is the number 379 by size of 447 New Jersey high schools open in 2024-25.#379 of 447
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 12.1 for high schools.14.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Newark School of Fashion & Design
How many students attend Newark School of Fashion & Design?
275 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 156 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Newark, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Newark School of Fashion & Design?
14.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for high schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Newark School of Fashion & Design a Title I school?
Newark School of Fashion & Design was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Newark School of Fashion & Design do on state tests?
The students tested at Newark School of Fashion & Design scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Newark School of Fashion & Design in?
Newark Board of Education, NCES district ID 3411340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341134003528 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.