University High School (Newark Public School District SCH DIST.), New Jersey - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

University High School is a High in NEWARK, NJ. It currently serves 447 students (grades 08-12). The school is part of the Newark Public School District School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Newark Public School District School District and all schools in New Jersey.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:447
Number of Teachers: 40
Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.18

Location Info

Location: 55 CLINTON PL, NEWARK, NJ 07108
Mailing Address: 55 CLINTON PL, NEWARK, NJ 07108-1221
Phone: (973)374-3190
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 96
Grade 11 114
Grade 12 107
Grade 8 5
Grade 9 125
Gender/Sex of University High School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 183 40.94
Female 264 59.06
Race/Ethnicity Demography of University High School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.22
Asian 4 0.90
Black or African American 346 77.41
Hispanic/Latino 90 20.13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.45
Two or more races 1 0.22
White 3 0.67
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.55
Asian 4 2.19
Black or African American 137 74.86
Hispanic/Latino 40 21.86
White 1 0.55
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 209 79.17
Hispanic/Latino 50 18.94
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.76
Two or more races 1 0.38
White 2 0.76

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.04
Black or African American 76 79.17
Hispanic/Latino 18 18.75
White 1 1.04
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 1.75
Black or African American 93 81.58
Hispanic/Latino 19 16.67
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.94
Black or African American 90 84.11
Hispanic/Latino 15 14.02
Two or more races 1 0.94
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 3 60.00
Hispanic/Latino 2 40.00
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.80
Black or African American 84 67.20
Hispanic/Latino 36 28.80
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1.60
White 2 1.60