Lowest Student–Teacher Ratio in Newark Public School District (2025)
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 59 schools in Newark Public School District, New Jersey. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and New Jersey.
- Elementary Schools in Newark Public School District
- High Schools in Newark Public School District
- Traditional Public Schools in Newark Public School District
- Schools by Math Proficiency in Newark Public School District
- Schools by Reading Proficiency in Newark Public School District
- Largest Schools in Newark Public School District
- 143Newark Vocational High SchoolNewark · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.0
- 243Michelle Obama Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.0
- 325American History High SchoolNewark · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.0
- 416Eagle Academy for Young Men of NewarkNewark · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.1
- 530Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.5
- 622University High SchoolNewark · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.8
- 734Arts High SchoolNewark · Public HighStudents per teacher: 12.0
- 833Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.2
- 938Newark School of Global StudiesNewark · Public HighStudents per teacher: 12.6
- 1017West Side High SchoolNewark · Public HighStudents per teacher: 12.6
- 1150Bard Early College High SchoolNewark · Public HighStudents per teacher: 12.7
- 1222South 17th Street SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.7
- 1320Louise A. Spencer Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.7
- 1451Park Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.9
- 1525Avon Avenue SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.1
- 1623Speedway Avenue SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.1
- 1739Ridge Street SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.2
- 1826Franklin Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.2
- 1952Oliver Street SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.4
- 2021Peshine Avenue SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.5
- 2118Chancellor Avenue SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.5
- 2217Central High SchoolNewark · Public HighStudents per teacher: 13.6
- 2336Newark Sch of Data Science and Information TechnologyNewark · Public HighStudents per teacher: 13.8
- 2419Dr. E. Alma Flagg SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.9
- 2518Luis Munoz Marin Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.9
- 2623Hawkins Street SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.0
- 2718Belmont Runyon Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.1
- 2853First Avenue SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.3
- 2968Science Park High SchoolNewark · Public HighStudents per teacher: 14.4
- 3015Dr. William H. Horton Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.4
- 3130Newark School of Fashion & DesignNewark · Public HighStudents per teacher: 14.5
- 3221Lincoln Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.5
- 3318Grover Cleveland Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.6
- 3422Elliott Street Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.7
- 3523South Street Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.2
- 3616East Side High SchoolNewark · Public HighStudents per teacher: 15.3
- 3766Technology High SchoolNewark · Public HighStudents per teacher: 15.4
- 3833Abington Avenue SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.6
- 3929Sussex Avenue SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.6
- 4025Camden Street Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.6
- 4122Hawthorne Avenue SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.9
- 4221Thirteenth Avenue SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.0
- 4319George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.0
- 4437Sir Isaac Newton Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.1
- 4545Ann Street SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.2
- 4637Lafayette Street SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.2
- 4734Wilson Avenue SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.2
- 4815Rafael Hernandez SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.2
- 4916Quitman Street SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.4
- 5014Weequahic High SchoolNewark · Public HighStudents per teacher: 16.4
- 5139Mt Vernon Place SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.5
- 5230Roberto Clemente Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.9
- 5330Salome Urena Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.2
- 5416Barringer High SchoolNewark · Public HighStudents per teacher: 17.2
- 5517McKinley Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.3
- 5621East Ward Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.4
- 5722Ironbound Academy Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 20.3
- 5811Malcolm X Shabazz High SchoolNewark · Public HighStudents per teacher: 21.2
- 5919Nelson Mandela Elementary SchoolNewark · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 21.3
| # | School | Sector | Students per teacher | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark Vocational High School Newark · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 10.0 | 43.2 Lower 50% | 86.6% Free/reduced-price lunch | 591 |
| 2 | Michelle Obama Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 11.0 | 42.5 Lower 50% | 85.4% Free/reduced-price lunch | 198 |
| 3 | American History High School Newark · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 11.0 | 25.2 Lower 50% | 7% Math proficiency | 386 |
| 4 | Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark Newark · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 11.1 | 16.0 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 155 |
| 5 | Harriet Tubman Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 11.5 | 30.0 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 298 |
| 6 | University High School Newark · High · Grades 8–12 | Public | 11.8 | 21.7 Lower 50% | 6% Math proficiency | 426 |
| 7 | Arts High School Newark · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 12.0 | 33.6 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 611 |
| 8 | Ivy Hill Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 12.2 | 32.7 Lower 50% | 19% Math proficiency | 488 |
| 9 | Newark School of Global Studies Newark · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 12.6 | 37.9 Lower 50% | 83.6% Free/reduced-price lunch | 377 |
| 10 | West Side High School Newark · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 12.6 | 17.4 Lower 50% | 4% Math proficiency | 541 |
| 11 | Bard Early College High School Newark · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 12.7 | 49.5 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 395 |
| 12 | South 17th Street School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 12.7 | 22.1 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 368 |
| 13 | Louise A. Spencer Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 12.7 | 19.9 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 774 |
| 14 | Park Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 12.9 | 51.3 Top 50% | 46% Math proficiency | 747 |
| 15 | Avon Avenue School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 13.1 | 24.9 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 485 |
| 16 | Speedway Avenue School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 13.1 | 23.2 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 525 |
| 17 | Ridge Street School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 13.2 | 39.0 Lower 50% | 33% Math proficiency | 593 |
| 18 | Franklin Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 13.2 | 26.3 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 725 |
| 19 | Oliver Street School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 13.4 | 51.5 Top 50% | 43% Math proficiency | 1,034 |
| 20 | Peshine Avenue School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 13.5 | 20.9 Lower 50% | 16% Math proficiency | 635 |
| 21 | Chancellor Avenue School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 13.5 | 18.2 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 607 |
| 22 | Central High School Newark · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 13.6 | 16.9 Lower 50% | 2% Math proficiency | 1,051 |
| 23 | Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology Newark · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 13.8 | 36.2 Lower 50% | 79.5% Free/reduced-price lunch | 414 |
| 24 | Dr. E. Alma Flagg School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 13.9 | 19.0 Lower 50% | 20% Math proficiency | 570 |
| 25 | Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 13.9 | 17.7 Lower 50% | 15% Math proficiency | 818 |
| 26 | Hawkins Street School Newark · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 14.0 | 22.9 Lower 50% | 24% Math proficiency | 660 |
| 27 | Belmont Runyon Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 14.1 | 18.1 Lower 50% | 7% Math proficiency | 508 |
| 28 | First Avenue School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 14.3 | 53.0 Top 50% | 54% Math proficiency | 1,084 |
| 29 | Science Park High School Newark · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 14.4 | 68.4 Top 25% | 65% Math proficiency | 964 |
| 30 | Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 14.4 | 15.0 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 690 |
| 31 | Newark School of Fashion & Design Newark · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 14.5 | 29.8 Lower 50% | 88% Free/reduced-price lunch | 275 |
| 32 | Lincoln Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 14.5 | 21.1 Lower 50% | 14% Math proficiency | 420 |
| 33 | Grover Cleveland Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 14.6 | 18.3 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 321 |
| 34 | Elliott Street Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 14.7 | 21.9 Lower 50% | 24% Math proficiency | 880 |
| 35 | South Street Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 15.2 | 23.2 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 866 |
| 36 | East Side High School Newark · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 15.3 | 16.1 Lower 50% | 8% Math proficiency | 2,046 |
| 37 | Technology High School Newark · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 15.4 | 66.4 Top 25% | 70% Math proficiency | 662 |
| 38 | Abington Avenue School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 15.6 | 32.6 Lower 50% | 33% Math proficiency | 842 |
| 39 | Sussex Avenue School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 15.6 | 28.9 Lower 50% | 43% Math proficiency | 545 |
| 40 | Camden Street Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 15.6 | 25.3 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 685 |
| 41 | Hawthorne Avenue School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 15.9 | 21.8 Lower 50% | 18% Math proficiency | 444 |
| 42 | Thirteenth Avenue School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 16.0 | 20.6 Lower 50% | 16% Math proficiency | 833 |
| 43 | George Washington Carver Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 16.0 | 19.4 Lower 50% | 15% Math proficiency | 736 |
| 44 | Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 16.1 | 36.7 Lower 50% | 73.3% Free/reduced-price lunch | 225 |
| 45 | Ann Street School Newark · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 16.2 | 45.3 Lower 50% | 48% Math proficiency | 1,294 |
| 46 | Lafayette Street School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 16.2 | 36.9 Lower 50% | 40% Math proficiency | 1,213 |
| 47 | Wilson Avenue School Newark · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 16.2 | 34.3 Lower 50% | 39% Math proficiency | 1,006 |
| 48 | Rafael Hernandez School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 16.2 | 15.0 Lower 50% | 11% Math proficiency | 713 |
| 49 | Quitman Street School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 16.4 | 16.0 Lower 50% | 18% Math proficiency | 706 |
| 50 | Weequahic High School Newark · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 16.4 | 14.2 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 592 |
| 51 | Mt Vernon Place School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 16.5 | 39.4 Lower 50% | 40% Math proficiency | 905 |
| 52 | Roberto Clemente Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 16.9 | 30.3 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 742 |
| 53 | Salome Urena Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 17.2 | 29.9 Lower 50% | 44.5% Math proficiency | 516 |
| 54 | Barringer High School Newark · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 17.2 | 16.0 Lower 50% | 5% Math proficiency | 1,894 |
| 55 | McKinley Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 17.3 | 16.9 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 917 |
| 56 | East Ward Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–7 | Public | 17.4 | 21.4 Lower 50% | 88.8% Free/reduced-price lunch | 854 |
| 57 | Ironbound Academy Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades K–6 | Public | 20.3 | 22.1 Lower 50% | 80.9% Free/reduced-price lunch | 325 |
| 58 | Malcolm X Shabazz High School Newark · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 21.2 | 11.0 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 531 |
| 59 | Nelson Mandela Elementary School Newark · Elementary · Grades PK–4 | Public | 21.3 | 19.4 Lower 50% | 87.1% Free/reduced-price lunch | 256 |
Newark Vocational High School in Newark leads the 2025 list of lowest student–teacher ratio in Newark Public School District with Students per teacher 10.0. Of the 59 schools shown, 59 are public.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best ratio school in Newark Public School District?
Newark Vocational High School in Newark, New Jersey ranks first among lowest student–teacher ratio in Newark Public School District with Students per teacher 10.0 (Enrollment: 591).
How are lowest student–teacher ratio in Newark Public School District ranked?
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.