Newark Public Schools

In 1948 schools were racially integrated. There were black teachers, all of whom classified by the district as "permanent substitutes", teaching all grade levels.{{cite journal|last=Jensen|first=Noma|title=A Survey of Segregation Practices in the New Jersey School System|journal=The Journal of Negro Education|date=Winter 1948|volume=17|issue=1|pages=84–88|publisher=Journal of Negro Education|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2966093|jstor=2966093}} - CITED: p. 86.

The district is one of three districts in New Jersey (along with Jersey City Public Schools and Paterson Public Schools) that has historically been under "state intervention", which authorizes the state Commissioner of Education to intervene in governance of a local public school district (and to intervene in the areas of instruction and program, operations, personnel, and fiscal management).{{cite book|url=http://ielp.rutgers.edu/docs/MC%20Final.pdf|title=Governance and Urban School Improvement: Lessons for New Jersey From Nine Cities|date=October 2010|publisher=Institute on Education Law and Policy, Rutgers–Newark|pages=65–68|access-date=May 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514200543/http://ielp.rutgers.edu/docs/MC%20Final.pdf|archive-date=May 14, 2014|url-status=dead}} Chris Cerf was the state appointed superintendent of Newark.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/departments/office-of-the-superintendent/|title=Office of the Superintendent|date=2014-08-24|work=Newark Public Schools|access-date=2017-11-30|language=en-US}} Cerf said he would resign on February 1, 2018, the day local control was returned to the district.Yi, Karen. [http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2017/12/newark_to_pick_own_schools_chief_for_first_time_in_22_years.html "Newark to pick own schools chief for first time in 22 years"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 26, 2017. Accessed December 27, 2017. "The state-appointed superintendent for Newark schools will step down in February, paving the way for the district to select its own leader for the first time in 22 years. Superintendent Christopher Cerf announced last week he would resign on Feb. 1 -- the same day the state's takeover of Newark schools will officially end."

Roger Leon, a life long Newark resident and educator was elected by the local school board to replace Cerf by a unanimous 9-0 vote and took office July 1, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/newark/2018/07/02/meet-roger-leon-the-homegrown-educator-charting-a-new-course-for-newark-schools/|title=Meet Roger León, the homegrown educator charting a new course for Newark schools|date=2018-07-02|website=Chalkbeat|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}

In a referendum held as part of the November 2018 general election, voters chose by a 3-1 margin to have the district function as Type II district, in which the board of education is elected by the residents of the city.Yi, Karen. [https://www.nj.com/essex/2018/11/newark_school_board_vote_nov_6_and_paterson_school.html "We want to elect school board members, not have the mayor do it, voters say"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 7, 2018, updated January 29, 2019. Accessed April 7, 2020. "The state ended its takeover of the Newark and Paterson school districts this year, leaving residents to decide the key question of how they want their schools to be run: by an elected school board or one appointed by the mayor.... With 90 percent of precincts reporting in Newark, 75 percent of 19,600 voters selected a Type II, or elected school board, compared to 25 percent who voted for a Type I school board appointed by the mayor."[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/acfr/search/23/3570.pdf#page=9 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Newark Board of Education], New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed April 2, 2024. "The District provides a full range of educational services appropriate to grade levels Pre-Kindergarten through 12. These include general, vocational, as well as special education services to students with disabilities and English language learners." See "Roster of Officials" on page 22.

Core members of the district's administration are:[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/departments/office-of-the-superintendent/Office of the Superintendent], Newark Public Schools. Accessed November 10, 2022.[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/district/county/essex New Jersey School Directory for Essex County], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.

• Roger Leon, district superintendent of schools
• Valerie Wilson, school business administrator

The district's board of education, comprised of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held as part of the April school election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/dwb/DistrictByTypeList2018.pdf New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election], New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020. Of the nearly 600 school districts statewide, Newark is one of 12 districts with school elections in April, in which voters also decide on passage of the annual school budget.Sportelli, Albina. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/04/14/board-of-education-nj-elections-in-north-jersey-spring-2023/70086209007/ "Your guide to North Jersey spring school board elections"], The Record, April 14, 2023. Accessed March 15, 2024. "Of New Jersey's almost 600 school districts, only 12 have elections in April, the rest have opted to hold theirs in November.... Schools that have kept elections in the spring, or switched back after moving them to November, are: Cliffside Park, Fairview, Passaic, Totowa, Fredon, Montague, Irvington, Newark, North Bergen, Weehawken, West New York and New Brunswick."

Members of the board of education are:[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/board-of-education/ Board of Education], Newark Public Schools. Accessed March 27, 2022.

• Dawn Hayes (2018-2024) President
• Asia J. Norton (2018-2024) Co-Vice President
• Vereliz Santana (2021-2024) Co-Vice President
• Hasani K. Council (2020-2023) Board Member
• Josephine C. Garcia (2017-2023) Board Member
• Daniel Gonzalez (2021-2025) Board Member
• Flohisha Johnson (2017-2023) Board Member
• A'Dorian Murray-Thomas (2019-2025) Board Member
• Crystal Williams (2022 -2025) Board Member

As per a decision by the Newark City Council on Wednesday January 17, 2024, the minimum voting age in school board elections is 16, effective April 2024.{{cite web|last=Tully|first=Tracey|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/10/nyregion/newark-voting-age.html|title=In Newark, 16-Year-Olds Win the Right to Vote in School Board Races|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2024-01-10|access-date=2024-01-15}}

The district was one of three districts in New Jersey historically under "state intervention", which authorizes the commissioner of education to intervene in governance of a local public school district (and to intervene in the areas of instruction and program, operations, personnel, and fiscal management) if the commissioner has determined that a school district failed or was unable to take corrective actions necessary to establish a thorough and efficient system of education.

State intervention has been criticized as undemocratic and racist.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2012/09/sen_ron_rice_seeking_inquiry_i.html|title=N.J. Sen. Rice calls for feds to look into state control of Newark, Jersey City and Paterson schools|work=NJ.com|access-date=2017-11-30|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.j4jalliance.com/wechoose/|title=#WeChoose Campaign|date=2017-02-14|work=Journey For Justice|access-date=2017-11-30|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207182322/https://www.j4jalliance.com/wechoose/|archive-date=February 7, 2018|url-status=dead}} Some also have suggested that children were significantly harmed during state control.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pulsenj.org/|title=Parents Unified for Local School Education|website=Parents Unified for Local School Education|access-date=2017-11-30}} State intervention in Newark has not produced significant gains after more than two decades of state control.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2017/09/from_christie_to_cerf_everybody_who_is_really_exci.html|title='States cannot run school districts': 10 reactions to historic Newark moment|work=NJ.com|access-date=2017-11-30|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/tomsriver/parcc-results-njs-top-performing-school-districts-more|title=PARCC Results: NJ's Top Performing School Districts, And More|date=2016-02-03|work=Toms River, NJ Patch|access-date=2017-11-30|language=en-US}} When viewed through the lens of student growth percentiles, which is a contested measure of growth, NPS may be higher. However, NPS may have had equally high growth before state intervention, so no comparisons are possible.

Chris Cerf and others paid by the state of New Jersey have suggested state control has been good for Newark.{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2017/09/13/state-ed-board-initiates-process-to-return-full-local-control-to-newark-114463|title=Newark Public Schools on road to reclaiming local control, but more work remains|work=Politico PRO|access-date=2017-11-30}} However, no measures of the quality of NPS's broad offerings before, during, or after state intervention have been identified. No measures of progress are available for earth science, physics, biology, chemistry, health, citizenship, world history, US history, literature, sociology, anthropology, ethnic studies, New Jersey history, gender studies, media studies, Africana studies, economics, politics, astronomy, geology, philosophy, archaeology, or performing arts. No measures of students' physical wellbeing, social wellbeing, or emotional wellbeing are available before, during, or after state control. No measures of parental wellbeing have been identified.

Local control was returned as of February 1, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/essex/2018/02/chris_cerf_newark_schools_local_control.html|title=Newark finally gets control of schools -- What we learned about N.J.'s state takeovers|last=Yi|first=Karen|date=2018-02-01|website=nj.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}

The Newark Public Schools is the largest school system in New Jersey. The city's public schools had been among the lowest-performing in the state, even after the state government took over management of the city's schools from 1995-2018, which was done under the presumption that improvement would follow.

Although the school district continues to struggle with low high school graduation rates and low standardized test scores, the former mayor of Newark, Cory Booker, insisted in 2010, "Newark, New Jersey can become one of the first American cities to solve the crisis in public education."{{cite news|last=Booker|first=Cory|title=A Historic Opportunity|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/cory-booker/a-historic-opportunity_b_739143.html|access-date=7 April 2013|newspaper=Huffington Post|date=September 25, 2010}} This vision for better school district is also shared by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who made a $100 million donation to Newark Public Schools in 2010. "Every child deserves a good education. Right now that's not happening," he said.{{cite news|last=Sahba|first=Amy|title=Facebook founder announces $100 million donation|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/09/24/facebook.donation/index.html|access-date=7 April 2013|date=September 24, 2010}} The management has been criticized: while interviews with administration regarding Newark's schools were always positive, highlighting only the good aspects of the huge monetary donation, new contracts were being created, money was being hemorrhaged, and the district was going broke.{{cite magazine|title=Schooled: Cory Booker, Chris Christie, and Mark Zuckerberg had a plan to reform Newark's schools; They got an education|date=19 May 2014|first=Dale|last=Russakoff|magazine=The New Yorker|url=https://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/05/19/140519fa_fact_russakoff?currentPage=all}}{{cite news|title=Was Zuckerberg's $100M school gift a waste?|work=MSN Money|date=14 May 2014|url=http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post--was-zuckerbergs-dollar100m-school-gift-a-waste#scpshrjwfbs|access-date=14 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514201147/http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post--was-zuckerbergs-dollar100m-school-gift-a-waste#scpshrjwfbs|archive-date=14 May 2014|url-status=dead}} According to The New Yorker, Anderson, Booker, Zuckerberg, and Christie, "despite millions of dollars spent on community engagement—have yet to hold tough, open conversations with the people of Newark about exactly how much money the district has, where it is going, and what students aren't getting as a result."

Ann Street School of Mathematics and Science was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive, during the 1998-99 school year.[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326055622/http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf |date=March 26, 2009 }}, accessed May 11, 2006.

Branch Brook Elementary School, a Pre-Kindergarten through 4th grade school, was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence, during the 2004-05 school year.[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 through 2005 (PDF)], accessed June 5, 2006.

During the 2007–08 school year, Harriet Tubman School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.Addison, Kasi; and Juri, Carmen. [http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/essex/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1191731948182640.xml&coll=1 "Three Essex schools capture blue ribbon"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012140938/http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/essex/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1191731948182640.xml&coll=1 |date=October 12, 2007 }}, The Star-Ledger, October 7, 2007. Accessed October 14, 2007. "Principals in three Essex County schools found out last week their buildings joined an exclusive club of exemplary schools when the U.S. Department of Education named the nation's latest batch of No Child Left Behind -- Blue Ribbon Schools.... The three Essex County schools are Oakview School in Bloomfield, Millburn High School and Harriet Tubman School in Newark."[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2007/2007-schools.html No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools Program: 2007 Schools], United States Department of Education. Accessed October 15, 2007.

During the 2009-10 school year, Science Park High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence.[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2009/national.pdf 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public and Private Schools], United States Department of Education. Accessed October 29, 2009.

For the 2005-06 school year, the district was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "A Park Study: Learning About the World Around Us" Science program at Abington Avenue School. The curriculum was written, implemented, and submitted to the State of New Jersey by Abington Avenue School kindergarten teacher, Lenore Furman.[http://www.nj.gov/cgi-bin/education/oipp/bp3.pl?string=recid=0834&maxhits=10000 New Jersey Department of Education Best Practices Award recipient for 2005-06], accessed October 23, 2006

After efforts at his dismissal as New Jersey's poet laureate, Amiri Baraka was named the school district's poet laureate in December 2002.Jacobs, Andrew. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9505E0DE103DF93AA25751C1A9649C8B63 "Criticized Poet Is Named Laureate of Newark Schools"], The New York Times, December 19, 2002. Accessed September 19, 2008. "A longtime Newark resident who was pivotal in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s, Mr. Baraka has ignored calls from Gov. James E. McGreevey and others that he resign the post, which pays a stipend of $10,000."

Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411340 School Data for the Newark Public Schools], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2022.) are:[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/schools/ School Directory], Newark Public Schools. Accessed November 10, 2022.[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/13/3570 School Performance Reports for the Newark Public School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/3570 New Jersey School Directory for the Newark Public Schools], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.

• Early Childhood Center - Central[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/ecs-central/ Early Childhood Center - Central], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (154; PreK)
• Yolonda Severe, principal/executive director
• Early Childhood Center - North[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/ecs-north/ Early Childhood Center - North], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (128; PreK)
• David DeOliveira, principal
• Early Childhood Center - South[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/ecs-south/ Early Childhood Center - South], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (180; PreK)
• Yolonda Severe, principal/executive director

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• Abington Avenue School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/ABG Abington Avenue School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (879; PreK-8)
• Alejandro Echevarria, principal
• Ann Street School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/ANN/ Ann Street School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (1,243; KG-8)
• Isabel Marques, principal
• Avon Avenue Elementary School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/AVN/ Avon Avenue Elementar School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (551; K-8)
• Kinyetta Bird, principal
• Belmont Runyon Elementary School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/BEL/ Belmont Runyon Elementary School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (451; PK-8)
• Robin L. Williams, principal
• Benjamin Franklin Elementary School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/FRA/ Benjamin Franklin School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (616; PK-7)
• Bruce Street School for the Deaf[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/BRU/ Bruce Street School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (58; PreK-8)
• Malcolm Terrell, principal
• Camden Street Elementary School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/CMS/ Camden Street Elementary School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (596; PreK-8)
• Samuel Garrison, principal
• Roberto Clemente School[http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/ROC/ Roberto Clemente School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (678; PreK-7)
• Claudio Barbaran, principal
• George Washington Carver School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/CAR/ George Washington Carver School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (508; PK-8)
• Malcolm Terrell, principal
• Chancellor Avenue School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/CHA/ Chancellor Avenue School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (500; KG-8)
• Kashon Lopes, principal
• Cleveland Elementary School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/CLV/ Cleveland Elementary School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (418; PK-8)
• Claire Emmanuel, Acting principal
• East Ward Elementary School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/ewe East Ward Elementary School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (383; PK-8)
• Rosa Monteiro-Inacio, principal
• Elliott Street Elementary School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/ELL/ Elliott Street Elementary School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (954; PK-8)
• Andres Barquin, principal
• First Avenue School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/01A/ First Avenue School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (1,139; PK-8)
• Neysa Miranda, principal
• Fourteenth Avenue School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/14A/ Fourteenth Avenue School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (112; PK-8)
• Armando Cepero, principal
• Dr. E. Alma Flagg School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/FLG/ Dr. E. Alma Flagg School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (433; KG-8)
• Filipa Alexandra Silva, principal
• Hawkins Street School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/HWK/ Hawkins Street School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (675; KG-8)
• Alejandro Lopez, principal
• Hawthorne Avenue School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/HWT/ Hawthorne Avenue School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (466; PK-8)
• H. Grady James IV, principal
• Rafael Hernandez School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/HER/ Rafael Hernandez School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (704; PreK-8)
• Jessica Rios, principal
• Dr. William H. Horton School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/HOR/ Dr. William H. Horton School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (742; K-8)
• Marvelis Perreira, principal
• Ivy Hill School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/IVY/ Ivy Hill School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (517; PK-8)
• Dorrice Rayam-Johnson, principal
• Lafayette Street School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/LAF/ Lafayette Street School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (1,202; PK-8)
• Diane Pereira, principal
• Lincoln Elementary School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/LIN/ Lincoln Elementary School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (394; PK-8)
• Hillary Dow, principal
• Michelle Obama Elementary School{{Cite web|title=Homepage|url=https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/obama/|access-date=2021-07-18|website=Michelle Obama Elementary School|language=en-US}} (PK-2)
• LaShanda Gilliam, principal
• Luis Muñoz Marín School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/MAR/ Luis Muñoz Marín School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (802; PK-8)
• Kenneth Montalbano, principal
• McKinley Elementary School[http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/MCK/ McKinley Elementary School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (785; PK-8)
• Dr. Lynnette Dortrait, principal
• Mount Vernon School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/MTV/ Mount Vernon Place School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (816; PK-8)
• Serenia Farrell, principal
• Oliver Street School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/OLV/ Oliver Street School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (1080; PreK-8)
• Luis Henriques, principal
• Park Elementary School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/PRK/ Park Elementary School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (848; PreK-8)
• Amy Panitch, principal
• Peshine Academy[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/PES/ Peshine Academy], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (642; PreK-8)
• Ganiat Rufai, principal
• Quitman Street School[http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/QTM/ Quitman Street School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (546; PreK-8)
• Ridge Street School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/RDG/ Ridge Street School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (637; K-8)
• David DeOliveira, principal
• Sir Isaac Newton Elementary School (57; PK-2)
• South Seventeenth Street School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/S17/ South Seventeenth Street School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (354; K-8)
• Clarence Allen, principal
• South Street School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/SOU/ South Street School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (798; PK-5)
• Sandra Cruz, principal
• Speedway Academies [https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/SPD/ Speedway Avenue School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (579; K-8)
• Atiba Buckman, principal
• Louise A. Spencer School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/SPC/ Louise A. Spencer School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (738; PK-8)
• Karla Venezia, principal
• Sussex Avenue School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/SUS/ Sussex Avenue School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (426; PK-8)
• Ryshan Johnson, principal
• Thirteenth Avenue School / Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/13A/ Thirteenth Avenue School / Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (619; PreK-8)
• Thalia Brownridge-Smith, principal
• Harriet Tubman School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/TUB/ Harriet Tubman School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (373; PK-8)
• Angela Davis, principal
• Salomé Ureña Elementary School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/salome-urena Salomé Ureña Elementary School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (368; PreK-7)
• Liana Rodriguez, principal
• Wilson Avenue School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/WLS/ Wilson Avenue School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (1,135; K-8)
• Margarita Hernandez, principal

High schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411340&IncGrade=13&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1 High School Data for the Newark Public Schools], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.) are:

• Newark Arts High School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/ART/ Arts High School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (614; 9-12)
• Regina Sharpe, principal
• American History High School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/HIS American History High School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (445; 9-12)
• Margaret Murray, principal
• Barringer High School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/barringer/ Barringer High School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (1,600; 9-12)
• Natasha Pared, principal
• Bard High School Early College Newark[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/BEH Bard High School Early College Newark], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (406; 9-12)
• Dr. David Cutts, principal
• Central High School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/CTL/ Central High School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (729; 9-12)
• Terri V. Mitchell, principal
• Eagle Academy for Young Men[http://www.eaglenewark.com/ Eagle Academy for Young Men], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (197; 6-12)
• Semone Morant, principal
• East Side High School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/EAS/ East Side High School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (2,024; 9-12)
• Carlos M. Rodriguez, principal
• Malcolm X Shabazz High School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/MXS/ Malcolm X Shabazz High School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (360; 9-12)
• Atiba Buckman, principal
• Newark Evening High School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/neec Newark Evening High School, Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020.] (; 9-12)
• Andre Hollis, director
• Newark School of Data Science and Information Technology{{Cite web|title=Homepage|url=https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/data-science/|access-date=2021-07-18|website=Newark School of Data Science and Information Technology|language=en-US}} (9)
• Liana Summey, principal
• Newark School of Global Studies{{Cite web|title=Homepage|url=https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/global/|access-date=2021-07-18|website=Newark School of Global Studies|language=en-US}} (9)
• Nelson Ruiz, principal
• Newark School of Fashion Design{{Cite web|title=Homepage|url=https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/fashion-design/|access-date=2021-07-18|website=Newark School of Fashion & Design|language=en-US}} (9)
• Sakina Pitts, principal
• Newark Vocational High School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/nwv Newark Vocational High School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (388; 9-11)
• Marisa DeSantis, principal
• Science Park High School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/SCI/ Science Park High School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (868; 7-12)
• Darleen Gearhart, principal
• Technology High School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/TEC/ Technology High School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (685; 9-12)
• Edwin Reyes, principal
• University High School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/UNI University High School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (486; 7-12)
• Genique Flournoy-Hamilton, principal
• Weequahic High School[http://wwws.nps.k12.nj.us/WEQ/ Weequahic High School]{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (385; 9-12)
• Kyle Thomas, principal
• West Side High School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/WSD/ West Side High School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (620; 9-12)
• Akbar Cook, principal

• John F. Kennedy School[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/JFK/ John F. Kennedy School], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (143; PK-12)
• Jill Summers-Phillips, principal
• New Jersey Regional Day School - Newark[https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/NJR/ New Jersey Regional Day School - Newark], Newark Public Schools. Accessed April 7, 2020. (122; KG-12)
• Larry Ramkissoon, principal

Beginning in the 2008-2009 school year, students in elementary and middle school were required to wear school uniforms."[http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/PDF/SchoolUniformEnglish.pdf Facts for Parents about School Uniforms]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." Newark Public Schools. Accessed March 2, 2010. Beginning in September 2010 high school students were required to wear uniforms."[http://www.nps.k12.nj.us/PDF/SecondaryLetter.pdf Dear Parents of High School Students:]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}" Newark Public Schools. June 22, 2009. Accessed March 2, 2010.

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• [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3411340 School Data for the Newark Public Schools], National Center for Education Statistics
• [https://www.chalkbeat.org/newark/ Chalkbeat Newark] - Education News in Newark

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