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College Success Award
These are some of the best public high schools in Newark at preparing students for success in college. The College Success Award recognizes schools that do an exemplary job getting students to enroll in and stick with college, including those that excel at serving students from low-income families.
Districts
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The Newark Public School District
41,672 students | NEWARK, NJ
Grades PK, K-12 & Ungraded | 73 schools -
Office Of Education Department Of Children And Families School District
296 students | EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ
Grades PK, K-3, 5-12 & Ungraded | 26 schools -
Office Of Education Juvenile Justice Commission School District
106 students | TRENTON, NJ
Grades 8-12 | 7 schools -
Essex County Vocational Technical School District
2,021 students | NEWARK, NJ
Grades 9-12 & Ungraded | 4 schools -
East Newark School District
232 students | EAST NEWARK, NJ
Grades PK, K-8 | 2 schools -
Essex Co JDC
0 students | NEWARK, NJ
Grades 7-12 | 1 school
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Reviews From Schools in Newark
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October 08, 2025
Maria L varisco Rogers charter school is the WORSE. Out of all the charter schools it’s the worse one . First is the PE Teacher , he doesn’t know how to teach anything and will report uniform... More
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Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School
Current student
September 26, 2025
Some teacher don’t have respect when u need help the say they are gonna help you but they don’t be helping
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Barringer High School
Other (school staff, family member, recent alum, etc)
September 05, 2025
doesn’t teach you and the principal doesn’t care abt the school
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Newark School Of Fashion & Design
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