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

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Weequahic High School is a High in NEWARK, NJ. It currently serves 553 students (grades 09-12). 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.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:553
Number of Teachers: 30
Student/Teacher Ratio: 18.43

Location Info

Location: 279 CHANCELLOR AVE, NEWARK, NJ 07112
Mailing Address: 279 CHANCELLOR AVE, NEWARK, NJ 07112-1201
Phone: (973)705-3923
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 157
Grade 11 152
Grade 12 102
Grade 9 142
Gender/Sex of Weequahic High School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 277 50.09
Female 276 49.91
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Weequahic High School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.54
Black or African American 476 86.08
Hispanic/Latino 65 11.75
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.36
Two or more races 3 0.54
White 4 0.72
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.36
Black or African American 235 84.84
Hispanic/Latino 35 12.64
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.36
Two or more races 3 1.08
White 2 0.72
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.73
Black or African American 241 87.32
Hispanic/Latino 30 10.87
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.36
White 2 0.73

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 0.64
Black or African American 138 87.90
Hispanic/Latino 18 11.47
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.66
Black or African American 131 86.18
Hispanic/Latino 17 11.18
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1.32
White 1 0.66
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.98
Black or African American 89 87.26
Hispanic/Latino 10 9.80
Two or more races 2 1.96
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 118 83.10
Hispanic/Latino 20 14.09
Two or more races 1 0.70
White 3 2.11