Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark
Public · Grades 9–12 · 155 students
Weequahic High School
279 Chancellor Ave, Newark, NJ 07112
Grades
9–12
High
Students
592
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Newark Public School District
Essex County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 404 New Jersey high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New Jersey high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Weequahic High School
Weequahic High School is a public high school in Newark, New Jersey, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Newark Public School District. The school is located in a large city in Essex County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 592 students were enrolled, with about 16.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New Jersey high school (11.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 404 New Jersey high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 592 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.4 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 5
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Newark Public School District
- County
- Essex County
- NCES school ID
- 341134002206
Schools near Weequahic High School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.