Summary:
The 07112 zip code area of Newark, New Jersey is home to 8 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. These schools serve a predominantly African American and Hispanic student population, with high levels of economic disadvantage. While the data reveals stark disparities in academic performance, with Hawthorne Avenue School standing out as the highest-performing, the majority of schools in the area struggle with low proficiency rates, high chronic absenteeism, and relatively low graduation rates compared to the state average.
Among the standout schools, Hawthorne Avenue School ranks 1163 out of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools, the highest in the group, and has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 19.5%. The high schools, Weequahic High School and Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark, have four-year graduation rates of 74.8% and 78.0% respectively, which are relatively low but still the highest among the high schools in the data set.
The data also reveals significant disparities in resource allocation, with the alternative school, NJ Regional Day School - Newark, having the highest per-student spending at $33,026, while the other schools range from $10,224 to $14,342 per student. This suggests that ensuring fair and adequate funding and staffing across the Newark Public School District could be an important area for improvement to address the complex challenges facing these schools.
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