Weequahic High School
279 Chancellor Ave Newark NJ, 07112, Essex County Phone: 973-705-3923 Ranking: (327 out of 346, bottom 5%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Newark City School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 57 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 62 | |||||||
Total Students: | 493 | 649 | 695 | 654 | 759 | 824 | 985 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 105 | 21.3% | 104 | 16.0% | 149 | 21.4% | 113 | 17.3% | 170 | 22.4% | 170 | 20.6% | 185 | 18.8% |
Grade 10: | 100 | 20.3% | 139 | 21.4% | 140 | 20.1% | 164 | 25.1% | 166 | 21.9% | 169 | 20.5% | 214 | 21.7% |
Grade 11: | 128 | 26.0% | 133 | 20.5% | 187 | 26.9% | 146 | 22.3% | 151 | 19.9% | 165 | 20.0% | 224 | 22.7% |
Grade 12: | 94 | 19.1% | 177 | 27.3% | 166 | 23.9% | 134 | 20.5% | 155 | 20.4% | 191 | 23.2% | 211 | 21.4% |
Ungraded: | 66 | 13.4% | 96 | 14.8% | 53 | 7.6% | 97 | 14.8% | 117 | 15.4% | 129 | 15.7% | 151 | 15.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 263 | 53.3% | 337 | 51.9% | 347 | 49.9% | 332 | 50.8% | 390 | 51.4% | 410 | 49.8% | 495 | 50.3% |
Female: | 230 | 46.7% | 312 | 48.1% | 348 | 50.1% | 322 | 49.2% | 369 | 48.6% | 414 | 50.2% | 486 | 49.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 12 | 2.4% | 14 | 2.2% | 20 | 2.9% | 11 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.5% | 14 | 1.4% |
Black: | 480 | 97.4% | 634 | 97.7% | 675 | 97.1% | 643 | 98.3% | 746 | 98.3% | 810 | 98.3% | 970 | 98.5% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 392 | 79.5% | 526 | 81.0% | 560 | 80.6% | 504 | 77.1% | 580 | 76.4% | 522 | 63.3% | 505 | 51.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 5.3% | 47 | 7.2% | 48 | 6.9% | 49 | 7.5% | 77 | 10.1% | 68 | 8.3% | 83 | 8.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.65 | 10.14 | 11.19 | 11.68 | 13.09 | 14.00 | 15.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 35.1% | 46.0% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 43.3% | 48.7% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 46.9% | 52.4% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 54.3% | 53.5% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 58.3% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 51.2% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 44.8% | 56.2% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 59% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 67.7% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 77.5% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 77.8% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 8.4% | 24.2% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 20.4% | 28.3% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 20.3% | 37.4% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 24.8% | 40.3% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 25.5% | 39.7% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 30.0% | 40.4% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 32.0% | 43.7% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 47.9% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 39.5% | 50.6% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 37.3% | 58.6% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 38.2% | 60.8% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 18.7% | 29.5% | 72.7% |
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* Weequahic High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.