Newark Junior High School

6201 Lafayette Ave, Newark, CA 94560 | (510) 818-3000

Grades: 7-8
Student Enrollment: 998

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 998 middle and high school students from grades 7-8
Ranks 607th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 6201 Lafayette Ave., Newark, CA 94560

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Newark Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,985
Graduation Rate: 77.3%
Dropout Rate: 3.0%
Students Per Teacher: 23.9
Enrolled Students: 6,916

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 998
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 40.1
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 24.9

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 493 (49.4%)
Females: 505 (50.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 98 (9.8%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 398 (39.9%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 496 (49.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Newark Junior High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	4	0.4%
Black	86	8.6%
Asian	224	22.4%
Hispanic	478	47.9%
White	172	17.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
7th Grade	514	51.5%
8th Grade	484	48.5%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Ph.D.

School:

2.1%

District:

10.7%

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

4.2%

District:

10.7%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

29.2%

District:

7.1%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 4.7%

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 90.7%

Number of Certificated Staff: 48.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 10.3

Average Age

School:

38.8

District:

49.3

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Overall Rating: 5

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