Barringer High School

Summary:

Barringer High School is a public high school in Newark, New Jersey, serving 1,734 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Newark Public School District, which is ranked 559 out of 615 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barringer High School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in New Jersey, with only 4.2% of 9th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 1% proficient in Algebra I, compared to state averages of 52.1% and 19.2%, respectively. The school also struggles with low graduation rates, ranging from 50.8% to 77.3%, and high dropout rates, from 2.3% to 15.7%. Chronic absenteeism is a significant issue, with rates as high as 77.5%. In comparison, nearby high-performing schools like Technology High School and Bard Early College High School have much higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism.

Barringer High School's struggles are particularly pronounced for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, who rank in the bottom 10-25% of high schools in New Jersey. Despite the school's poor performance, its per-student spending of $5,862 in 2018-2019 was relatively low compared to some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Technology High School ($11,824 per student) and Bard Early College High School ($10,089 per student). The data suggests that Barringer High School may require additional resources, targeted interventions, and a comprehensive approach to address the underlying issues and improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 90 Parker St
       Newark, NJ  07104-1028


(973) 268-5125

District: Newark Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
413th of 422 New Jersey High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,862 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.2 Help
Number of students:  1,734

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
81.3%
African American:
17.6%
White:
0.5%
more

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72.1% Help


 See top rated New Jersey high schools

 Compare Barringer High School to nearby high schools!

Performance Trends
Help
Compare Details Barringer High School ranks worse than 97.9% of high schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 12th among 13 ranked high schools in the Newark Public School District. (See more...)
Help
Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.79. (See more...)
Help
The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Barringer High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
Help
The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Help
Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
Help
Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (81.3%), African American (17.6%), White (0.5%). (See more...)
Help
Compare Details 72.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
Help
Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Barringer High School is 15.2. 11 high schools in the Newark Public School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
Help
Compare Barringer High School employs 113.5 full-time teachers.
Finance
Help
Compare Details The average total spent per student at Barringer High School is $5,862, which is the lowest among 13 high schools in the Newark Public School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Barringer High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Barringer High School 413th of 422 New Jersey public high schools. (See Barringer High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
Special Education students:
Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
Male students:
African American students:
Hispanic students:


Newark Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Newark Public School District 559th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


What do you think?

Your rating for Barringer High School?

Rank History for Barringer High School

Help
Compare

Rank History for all students at Barringer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 0.14 342nd 343 0.3%
2004 0.07 345th 348 0.9%
2005 0.06 349th 351 0.6%
2006 0.07 352nd 357 1.4%
2007 0.54 354th 361 1.9%
2008 0.25 354th 359 1.4%
2009 0.68 362nd 370 2.2%
2010 0.34 366th 371 1.3%
2011 0.09 376th 378 0.5%
2012 0.69 380th 388 2.1%
2013 0.42 386th 396 2.5%
2014 0.07 408th 411 0.7%
2015 14.78 391st 406 3.7%
2016 11.99 397th 409 2.9%
2017 11.87 390th 411 5.1%
2018 10.34 402nd 415 3.1%
2019 10.12 386th 416 7.2%
2021 6.14 400th 405 1.2%
2022 9.22 407th 415 1.9%
2023 8.79 413th 422 2.1%
See the entire list of New Jersey High School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Barringer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.37 127th 146 13.0%
2019 24.54 122nd 138 11.6%
2022 27.22 111th 137 19.0%
2023 24.23 143rd 161 11.2%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Barringer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.25 345th 355 2.8%
2019 22.53 286th 349 18.1%
2021 14.11 326th 333 2.1%
2022 22.58 308th 344 10.5%
2023 17.57 316th 339 6.8%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Barringer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.93 333rd 345 3.5%
2019 13.81 324th 347 6.6%
2021 11.24 320th 326 1.8%
2022 14.30 308th 324 4.9%
2023 12.18 334th 344 2.9%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Barringer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.16 400th 403 0.7%
2019 6.06 394th 408 3.4%
2021 4.54 400th 402 0.5%
2022 6.07 412th 414 0.5%
2023 7.29 410th 416 1.4%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Barringer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.35 399th 405 1.5%
2019 7.61 391st 407 3.9%
2021 7.39 398th 402 1.0%
2022 8.67 390th 410 4.9%
2023 7.46 400th 414 3.4%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Barringer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.64 261st 266 1.9%
2019 20.32 220th 254 13.4%
2021 21.31 227th 247 8.1%
2022 15.68 253rd 256 1.2%
2023 14.48 247th 250 1.2%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Barringer High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.26 351st 368 4.6%
2019 10.75 348th 364 4.4%
2021 6.61 374th 374 0.0%
2022 12.37 371st 382 2.9%
2023 11.41 372nd 385 3.4%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Barringer High School Test Scores
Tests: 
  
Grades: 
  
Years: 
  
Group by: 
District Scores:
State Scores:    
  
Subgroup: 





Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

We're sorry, but no reviews have been submitted for Barringer High School.

If you have first-hand knowledge about Barringer High School, submit a rating!


Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!


Enrollment information for Barringer High School

Help
Compare
Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 2 705 42 849 4 n/a n/a 0 1602
1989 36 730 16 779 0 n/a n/a 0 1561
1990 17 561 12 737 0 n/a n/a 0 1327
1991 18 531 16 767 0 n/a n/a 0 1332
1992 45 534 21 814 5 n/a n/a 0 1419
1993 41 621 11 820 6 n/a n/a 0 1499
1994 26 628 14 913 2 n/a n/a 0 1583
1995 28 702 25 975 0 n/a n/a 0 1730
1996 28 702 25 975 0 n/a n/a 0 1730
1998 19 633 20 913 0 n/a n/a 0 1585
1999 21 627 13 847 1 n/a n/a 0 1509
2000 17 643 9 940 4 n/a n/a 0 1613
2001 23 683 12 954 0 n/a n/a 0 1672
2002 19 530 5 1277 8 n/a n/a 0 1839
2003 19 530 5 1277 8 n/a n/a 0 1839
2004 22 569 8 1344 17 n/a n/a 0 1960
2005 19 577 7 1303 12 n/a n/a 0 1918
2006 18 630 6 1289 7 n/a n/a 0 1950
2007 16 673 10 1331 2 n/a n/a 0 2032
2008 15 676 16 1301 4 n/a n/a 0 2012
2009 10 602 13 1132 6 0 0 0 1763
2010 17 532 8 1017 1 0 0 0 1575
2011 14 534 4 923 1 0 0 0 1476
2012 11 485 3 998 1 0 0 0 1498
2013 10 387 4 879 0 1 0 0 1281
2014 47 727 10 900 4 0 0 0 1688
2015 8 161 1 366 1 0 0 0 537
2016 7 208 1 395 0 0 0 0 611
2017 6 173 1 389 2 2 0 0 573
2018 4 289 1 427 0 0 2 0 723
2019 1 43 0 83 0 0 0 0 127
2020 6 345 12 1242 2 3 0 0 1610
2021 4 329 10 1251 2 4 0 0 1600
2022 3 322 5 1325 5 3 0 0 1663
2023 9 305 4 1410 2 4 0 0 1734

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Barringer High School

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1602 112.0 14.3 n/a
1989 1561 118.0 13.2 n/a
1990 1327 117.0 11.3 18.4
1991 1332 114.0 11.6 43.5
1992 1419 120.0 11.8 50.2
1993 1499 117.0 12.8 50.2
1994 1583 109.0 14.5 44.2
1995 1730 120.5 14.4 44.3
1996 1730 120.5 14.4 44.3
1998 1585 115.5 13.7 59.2
1999 1509 105.5 14.3 67.9
2000 1613 114.0 14.1 64
2001 1672 114.3 14.6 54.8
2002 1839 114.0 16.1 55.1
2003 1839 114.0 16.1 55.1
2004 1960 123.0 15.9 37.9
2005 1918 129.0 14.9 n/a
2006 1950 134.0 14.6 36
2007 2032 112.0 18.1 57
2008 2012 106.0 19.0 59.4
2009 1763 114.9 15.5 67.2
2010 1575 108.0 14.5 74
2011 1476 95.0 15.5 69.2
2012 1498 116.4 12.8 75.3
2013 1281 n/a n/a 87.6
2014 1688 117.0 14.4 72.2
2015 537 53.0 10.1 77.1
2016 611 53.0 11.5 71.2
2017 573 47.0 12.1 70.9
2018 723 45.0 16.0 65.3
2019 127 45.0 2.8 54.3
2020 1610 109.0 14.7 71.2
2021 1600 117.0 13.6 57.1
2022 1663 112.0 14.8 77.2
2023 1734 113.5 15.2 72.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Barringer High School

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1602 112.0 14.3 n/a
1989 1561 118.0 13.2 n/a
1990 1327 117.0 11.3 18.4
1991 1332 114.0 11.6 43.5
1992 1419 120.0 11.8 50.2
1993 1499 117.0 12.8 50.2
1994 1583 109.0 14.5 44.2
1995 1730 120.5 14.4 44.3
1996 1730 120.5 14.4 44.3
1998 1585 115.5 13.7 59.2
1999 1509 105.5 14.3 67.9
2000 1613 114.0 14.1 64
2001 1672 114.3 14.6 54.8
2002 1839 114.0 16.1 55.1
2003 1839 114.0 16.1 55.1
2004 1960 123.0 15.9 37.9
2005 1918 129.0 14.9 n/a
2006 1950 134.0 14.6 36
2007 2032 112.0 18.1 57
2008 2012 106.0 19.0 59.4
2009 1763 114.9 15.5 67.2
2010 1575 108.0 14.5 74
2011 1476 95.0 15.5 69.2
2012 1498 116.4 12.8 75.3
2013 1281 n/a n/a 87.6
2014 1688 117.0 14.4 72.2
2015 537 53.0 10.1 77.1
2016 611 53.0 11.5 71.2
2017 573 47.0 12.1 70.9
2018 723 45.0 16.0 65.3
2019 127 45.0 2.8 54.3
2020 1610 109.0 14.7 71.2
2021 1600 117.0 13.6 57.1
2022 1663 112.0 14.8 77.2
2023 1734 113.5 15.2 72.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Barringer High School

Help

YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $299 (5.1%) $5,563 (94.9%) $5,862

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Barringer High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 386th of 416 High schoolsRanks 413th of 422 High schools
 5.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Barringer High School)12.24.2
 8%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Newark Public School District)33.432.4
 1%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)55.952.1
 3.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (Barringer High School)6.41
 5.4%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Newark Public School District)17.511
 6.5%
   9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)27.219.2
 8%
End of Course Algebra I (Barringer High School)6.41
 5.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (Newark Public School District)20.714.8
 5.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Barringer High School)2.70
 2.7%
   End of Course Geometry (Newark Public School District)13.523.5
 10%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1271734
 1265.4%
African American43305
 609.3%
American Indian02
Asian04
Hispanic831410
 1598.8%
Pacific Islander04
White19
 800%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients54.3%72.1%
 17.8%


Schools Near Barringer High School









Frequently Asked Questions about Barringer High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,734 students attended Barringer High School.

Students at Barringer High School are 81% Hispanic, 18% African American.

Barringer High School ranks in the bottom 2.1% of New Jersey high schools.


Rate Barringer High School!



Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Barringer High School!




SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





Diagnostics

None retrieved from Database in 26 milliseconds.