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Arts High School is a public high school in Newark, New Jersey, serving 593 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Newark Public School District, which is ranked 558 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Arts High School has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of New Jersey high schools, with a current ranking of 256 out of 426 schools and a 2-star rating.
The school's strengths lie in its student performance in English Language Arts, where 62.3% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better on the NJSLA/English Language Arts assessment, compared to 38.1% for the district and 58.1% for the state. However, the school struggles in mathematics, with only 16.4% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in NJSLA/Algebra I, compared to 13.1% for the district and 22.9% for the state. Bard Early College High School and Science Park High School, also part of the Newark Public School District, outperform Arts High School in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.
Despite these challenges, Arts High School maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 85.1% to 95.4% over the past few years, and a relatively low dropout rate, ranging from 0.2% to 2.6% in recent years. The school also excels in supporting its African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner student populations, ranking in the top 25%, top 40%, and top 12% of New Jersey high schools, respectively, for these subgroups. However, the school's performance for male students and students with special needs lags behind, ranking in the bottom 25% and bottom 30% of New Jersey high schools, respectively, for these subgroups.
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