Summary:
Kearny High School is a public high school located in Kearny, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,827 students. The school is part of the Kearny School District, which is ranked 470 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Kearny High School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state average. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 45.4% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 58.1%. Similarly, in Algebra I and Geometry, Kearny's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the state averages. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively strong performance for African American students and English Language Learners, but struggling with other subgroups, such as Asian students and White students. Kearny High School's four-year graduation rate has been relatively stable, ranging from 90.7% to 91.1% in recent years, which is slightly below the state average. The school has also experienced relatively high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 16.6% to 19.1% in recent years, which is higher than the state average.
Kearny High School's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Essex County Donald M. Payne Senior School of Technology and North Arlington High School, which have higher academic proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. The school's relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 53.75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, may contribute to its academic challenges. Additionally, Kearny High School's spending per student ($9,102 in 2018-2019) is lower than the state average, which could also be a factor in its performance. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.9 to 13.5 in recent years, could be a strength that could be leveraged to improve student outcomes.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Kearny
SchoolDigger Rank:
283rd of 426 New Jersey High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,102
Feeder schools for Kearny High School:
Student/teacher ratio: 13.0
Number of students: 1,813
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
69.1%
White:
25.7%
Asian:
2.5%
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African American:
1.9%
Two or more races:
0.6%
Pacific Islander:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.9%
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