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Schools in Newark

Public elementary, middle and high schools from the 2023–24 directory in Newark, with grades, enrollment, student–teacher ratios, districts and links to school calendars.

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Districts

School districts

The districts that run public schools in this city, with their school calendars below.

Office of Education Department of Children and Families

1 school in Newark

(609) 583-3144

Office of Educational Services Department of Corrections

1 school in Newark

(609) 292-8054

Office of Education Juvenile Justice Commission

1 school in Newark

(609) 943-4932

Calendars

School calendars

No-school days, breaks, early release and events from each district’s public calendar.

All days off

Discovery Charter School calendar

Key dates

  1. Discovery ClosedMonday · All dayKey date
  2. Discovery ClosedWednesday · All dayKey date
  3. Discovery ClosedMonday · Nov 23 – Nov 27Key date
  4. Discovery ClosedThursday · Dec 24 – Jan 1Key date
  5. Discovery ClosedMonday · All dayKey date
  6. Discovery ClosedMonday · Feb 15 – Feb 19Key date

Coming up

  1. Essex County Schools of Technology Presentation 7th/8thThursday · 1:30 PM
  2. Discovery Board of TrusteesMonday · 7:30 PM
  3. Fall FestivalThursday · 5:00 PM
  4. End of 1st TrimesterFriday · All day
  5. Discovery ClosedWednesday · All dayKey date
  6. End of Second TrimesterThursday · All day
  7. Discovery ClosedFriday · All dayKey date

Last checked Oct 9, 2026, 2:19 PM. Confirm dates with the district ↗. Recurring calendar entries may not appear here.

Next day off: Mon, Oct 12 · No School - Columbus Day · All days off

Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School calendar

Key dates

  1. No School - Columbus DayMonday · All dayKey date
  2. 11:45AM Dismissal for Students - Afternoon Professional Development for StaffWednesday · All dayKey date
  3. No School - Veterans DayWednesday · All dayKey date
  4. 11:45AM Dismissal - Thanksgiving BreakWednesday · All dayKey date
  5. No School - Thanksgiving BreakThursday · Nov 26 – Nov 27Key date
  6. 11:45AM Dismissal - Winter BreakTuesday · All dayKey date

Coming up

  1. Picture Day - Kindergarten through 7th GradeMonday · All day
  2. 11:45AM Dismissal - HalloweenFriday · All day
  3. Report Card NightMonday · All day
  4. Picture Day Retakes - Kindergarten through 7th GradeMonday · All day
  5. No School - Winter BreakWednesday · Dec 23 – Dec 25Key date
  6. No School - Winter BreakMonday · Dec 28 – Jan 1Key date
  7. School ReopensMonday · All day
  8. 11:45AM Dismissal - Afternoon Professional Development for StaffWednesday · All dayKey date
  9. No School - MLK DayMonday · All dayKey date
  10. Report Card NightTuesday · All day

Last checked Oct 9, 2026, 2:19 PM. Confirm dates with the district ↗. Recurring calendar entries may not appear here.

Next day off: Mon, Oct 12 · Indigenous People Day / Columbus Day - No School · All days off

Roseville Community Charter School calendar

Key dates

  1. Indigenous People Day / Columbus Day - No SchoolMonday · All dayKey date
  2. Early Dismissal for Students OnlyWednesday · 12:30 PMKey date
  3. NJEA Teachers' Convention - No SchoolThursday · All dayKey date
  4. NJEA Teachers' Convention - No SchoolFriday · All dayKey date
  5. Thanksgiving Holiday - No SchoolThursday · All dayKey date
  6. Thanksgiving Holiday - No SchoolFriday · All dayKey date

Coming up

  1. Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration EventThursday · All day
  2. Family Fall Harvest / Halloween ParadeFriday · 4:00 PM
  3. End of Marking Period 1Wednesday · All day
  4. Parent / Teacher Afternoon Conferences - Early Dismissal for StudentsWednesday · All dayKey date
  5. Board of Trustees MeetingWednesday · 6:00 PM
  6. Parent / Teacher Evening Conferences - Full Day of SchoolThursday · All dayKey date
  7. Report Cards Accessible ~ Parent Portal OpenFriday · All day
  8. Winter Music Concert K-5Thursday · All day
  9. Early Dismissal for Students OnlyTuesday · All dayKey date
  10. Winter Break - No SchoolWednesday · Dec 23 – Dec 31Key date

Last checked Oct 9, 2026, 2:19 PM. Confirm dates with the district ↗. Recurring calendar entries may not appear here.

52 schools

Elementary schools

Pre-K and kindergarten through fifth or sixth grade.

Pre-K–8Abington Avenue School833 students · 15.4 per teacher209 Abington AvenueK–8Ann Street School1,236 students · 15.6 per teacher30 ANN STPre-K–8Avon Avenue School513 students · 13.9 per teacher219 AVON AVEPre-K–8Belmont Runyon Elementary School562 students · 13.7 per teacher1 BELMONT RUNYON WAYPre-K–8Bruce Street School35 students · 3.2 per teacher333 CLINTON PLPre-K–8Camden Street Elementary School581 students · 12.4 per teacher281 CAMDEN STPre-K–8Chancellor Avenue School614 students · 12.3 per teacher321 CHANCELLOR AVEPre-K–8Dr. E. Alma Flagg School545 students · 14.7 per teacher150 THIRD STPre-K–8Dr. William H. Horton Elementary School737 students · 15.4 per teacher291 N 7TH STPre-KEarly Childhood School - North1,076 students228 Ridge StreetPre-K–6East Ward Elementary School763 students · 16.6 per teacher104 Oliver StreetPre-K–8Elliott Street Elementary School881 students · 15.2 per teacher721 Summer AvenuePre-K–8First Avenue School1,057 students · 14.1 per teacher214 FIRST AVEPre-K–8Fourteenth Avenue School94 students · 5.9 per teacher26 Speedway AvePre-K–8Franklin Elementary School737 students · 13.4 per teacher42 PARK AVEPre-K–8George Washington Carver Elementary School561 students · 15.6 per teacher333 CLINTON PLPre-K–8Grover Cleveland Elementary School318 students · 11 per teacher388 BERGEN STPre-K–8Harriet Tubman Elementary School319 students · 11 per teacher504 S TENTH STK–8Hawkins Street School705 students · 15.3 per teacher8 HAWKINS STPre-K–8Hawthorne Avenue School439 students · 15.1 per teacher428 HAWTHORNE AVEK–5Ironbound Academy Elementary School262 students · 16.4 per teacher366 East Kinney StreetPre-K–8Ivy Hill Elementary School467 students · 11.7 per teacher107 IVY STREETPre-K–8Lafayette Street School1,235 students · 17.2 per teacher205 LAFAYETTE STPre-K–8Lincoln Elementary School456 students · 16.3 per teacher87 RICHELIEU TERPre-K–8Louise A. Spencer Elementary School835 students · 13.7 per teacher66 MUHAMMAD ALI AVENUEPre-K–8Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School777 students · 13.6 per teacher663 BroadwayK–8 · CharterMaria Varisco Rogers Charter School580 students · 14.1 per teacher233 Woodside AvePre-K–8McKinley Elementary School777 students · 14.1 per teacher1 COLONNADE PLPre-K–4Michelle Obama Elementary School169 students · 10.6 per teacher186 14th AvenuePre-K–8Mt Vernon Place School878 students · 15.4 per teacher142 MOUNT VERNON PLPre-K–3Nelson Mandela Elementary School134 students · 22.3 per teacher74 Hartford StK–8 · CharterNew Horizons Community Charter School337 students · 12.5 per teacher45 59 HAYES STREETPre-K–4 · CharterNewark Educators Community Charter School144 students · 11.1 per teacher88-108 Shipman StreetPre-K–8Oliver Street School1,042 students · 13.5 per teacher86 OLIVER STPre-K–8Park Elementary School780 students · 13.7 per teacher120 MANCHESTER PLACEPre-K–8Peshine Avenue School552 students · 12.3 per teacher433 Peshine AvenuePre-K–8 · CharterPhilip's Academy Charter School673 students · 22.4 per teacher342 Central AvenuePre-K–8Quitman Street School738 students · 13.7 per teacher21 QUITMAN STPre-K–8Rafael Hernandez School653 students · 14.8 per teacher345 BROADWAYPre-K–8Ridge Street School597 students · 12.2 per teacher735 RIDGE STK–8 · CharterRobert Treat Academy Charter School701 students · 18.9 per teacher443 CLIFTON AVENUEPre-K–8Roberto Clemente Elementary School727 students · 15.1 per teacher257 SUMMER AVEK–4 · CharterRoseville Community Charter School286 students · 11 per teacher540 ORANGE STREETPre-K–8Salome Urena Elementary School493 students · 15.9 per teacher284 First AvenuePre-K–4Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School220 students · 13.8 per teacher150 Newton StreetPre-K–8South 17th Street School324 students · 11.6 per teacher619 S SEVENTEENTH STPre-K–8South Street Elementary School870 students · 14 per teacher44-48 Hermon StreetPre-K–8Speedway Avenue School555 students · 13.9 per teacher701 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUEPre-K–8Sussex Avenue School553 students · 15.8 per teacher307 SUSSEX AVEK–8 · CharterThe Gray Charter School339 students · 21.2 per teacher55 LIBERTY STREETPre-K–8Thirteenth Avenue School588 students · 12.8 per teacher359 THIRTEENTH AVEK–8Wilson Avenue School1,033 students · 15.7 per teacher19 WILSON AVE
2 schools

Middle and junior high schools

Grades six through eight, roughly.

4–8 · CharterDiscovery Charter School106 students · 17.7 per teacher240 Halsey StK–8 · CharterLink Community Charter School358 students · 11.5 per teacher23 Pennsyvania Ave
23 schools

High schools

Grades nine through twelve.

9–12American History High School361 students · 10.3 per teacher74 Montgomery St9–12Arts High School598 students · 11.3 per teacher550 M L KING BLVD9–12Bard Early College High School382 students · 12.7 per teacher321 BERGEN STREET9–12Barringer High School1,872 students · 16.3 per teacher90 PARKER ST9–12Central High School826 students · 10.9 per teacher250 18TH AVENUE9–12Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark172 students · 8.6 per teacher279 Chancellor Avenue9–12East Side High School2,110 students · 15.5 per teacher238 VAN BUREN ST8–12Essex Co Jdc80 DURYEA STREET9–12Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology1,148 students · 12.2 per teacher498-544 West Market St9–12Essex County Newark Tech548 students · 10.7 per teacher91 West Market St9–12Essex Rch461 463 CENTRAL AVENUE9–12 · CharterLEAD Charter School280 students · 35 per teacher201 Bergen Street9–12Malcolm X Shabazz High School354 students · 14.2 per teacher80 JOHNSON AVE9–11Newark Sch of Data Science and Information Technology301 students · 12 per teacher746 Sanford Avenue9–11Newark School of Fashion & Design214 students · 13.4 per teacher239 Woodside Avenue9–12Newark School of Global Studies378 students · 11.8 per teacher24 Crane Street9–12Newark Vocational High School592 students · 10 per teacher301 WEST KINNEY ST9–12Northern State Prison168 FRONTAGE ROAD7–12Science Park High School970 students · 14.1 per teacher260 NORFOLK STREET9–12Technology High School654 students · 13.6 per teacher223 BROADWAY8–12University High School447 students · 11.2 per teacher55 CLINTON PL9–12Weequahic High School553 students · 18.4 per teacher279 CHANCELLOR AVE9–12West Side High School621 students · 14.4 per teacher403 South Orange Avenue
8 schools

Other schools

K–8 and K–12 schools, special programs and alternative schools.

Pre-K–12Essex Regional School395-97 No 5th StreetPre-K–12 · CharterGreat Oaks Legacy Charter School2,124 students · 24.7 per teacher909 Broad StreetPre-K–12John F. Kennedy School109 students · 5 per teacher311 S TENTH STPre-K–12 · CharterMarion P. Thomas Charter School1,393 students · 21.4 per teacher125 SUSSEX AVEK–12NJ Regional Day School - Newark104 students · 7.4 per teacher334 LYONS AVEK–12 · CharterNorth Star Academy Charter School6,476 students · 25.9 per teacher10 WASHINGTON PLACEK–12 · CharterPeople's Achieve Community Charter School780 students · 22.3 per teacher534 Clinton AvenueK–12 · CharterTEAM Academy Charter School6,319 students · 23.7 per teacher60 Park Place
7 schools

Private schools

Independent and religious schools, from the U.S. Department of Education’s Private School Survey (2023–24).

Grades 10–12 · NonsectarianLeaders For Life Academy41 studentsGrades 9–12 · Roman CatholicSt Vincent Academy197 students · All girlsGrades 8–12 · NonsectarianAlif Muhammad Nia School100 studentsGrades K–10 · Church of God in ChristElyon Learning Center Academy6 studentsGrades 1–12 · Christian (no specific denomination)Rock Christian Academy For The Performing Arts12 studentsGrades K–12 · Roman CatholicSt Benedict's Prep965 studentsGrades K–8 · Roman CatholicSt Michael School251 students
Questions

Schools in Newark: questions

How many public schools are in Newark?

85 public schools are located in Newark, with about 62,531 students: 52 elementary schools, 2 middle and junior high schools, 23 high schools, 8 other schools. Source: U.S. Department of Education, 2023–24.

What school districts serve Newark?

Newark Public School District (64 schools); Essex County Schools of Technology (2 schools); Discovery Charter School (1 school); Marion P. Thomas Charter School (1 school); New Horizons Community Charter School (1 school); North Star Academy Charter School (1 school); Robert Treat Academy Charter School (1 school); Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School (1 school); Gray Charter School (1 school); TEAM Academy Charter School (1 school); Office of Education Department of Children and Families (1 school); Office of Educational Services Department of Corrections (1 school); Office of Education Juvenile Justice Commission (1 school); Newark Educators Community Charter School (1 school); Great Oaks Legacy Charter School (1 school); Roseville Community Charter School (1 school); Phillip's Academy Charter School (1 school); Link Community Charter School (1 school); LEAD Charter School (1 school); Essex County Jdc (1 school); People's Achieve Community Charter School (1 school).

What is the largest high school in Newark?

East Side High School, with 2,110 students.

Where can I find school calendars for Newark?

Each district’s website has its calendar, including the first day of school, breaks and early-release days. The district list on this page links to each one.

What private schools are in Newark?

7 private schools recorded in the NCES 2023–24 survey: St Benedict's Prep (grades K–12, Roman Catholic); St Michael School (grades K–8, Roman Catholic); St Vincent Academy (grades 9–12, Roman Catholic); Alif Muhammad Nia School (grades 8–12, Nonsectarian); Leaders For Life Academy (grades 10–12, Nonsectarian) and more.

Public school data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data (2023–24 directory; enrollment and teachers as reported to NCES). Private schools: NCES Private School Survey (2023–24); schools located in a private home are not listed. These are historical survey records, not confirmation of current operation. Confirm current location and admissions with each school, and enrollment boundaries with the district.

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