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ESSEX RCH

NEWARK · NJ · OFFICE OF EDUCATION JUVENILE JUSTICE COMMISSION · Public · K-12 combined

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Programs & features
Academic signals
  • 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How ESSEX RCH compares for families

What families should know about ESSEX RCH.

  • LocallyNJ students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+12 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology, ESSEX CO JDC, St Vincent Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21
SAT/ACT test-takers
0
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
0.0
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

👩‍🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
0%
Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
0.0%
Strong attendance culture among teachers.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology
NEWARK
Public 0.3 1,230 +14.8%
ESSEX CO JDC
NEWARK
Public 0.4 73
St Vincent Academy
Newark
Private 0.4 235 -5.2%
John F. Kennedy School
NEWARK
Public 0.6 143
Marion P. Thomas Charter School
NEWARK
Public · charter 0.6 561 +25.8%
LEAD Charter School
Newark
Public · charter 0.7 333 +100.6%
Science Park High School
NEWARK
Public 0.7 861 +6.3%
West Side High School
Newark
Public 0.7 541 -5.1%

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