Central School
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- Principal / Admin: Ras Baraka
- Status:Operational
- Type:Regular
- Grades:9th - 12th
- School Location: A Large City
Brief Description
- Central School serves 9th through 12th Grade Students From The City Of Newark, Which Is Part Of Essex County. Some Or All Students From This School Participate In Free Or Reduced Lunch Programs.
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- Reviewed by a Parent/Guardian on October 06, 2009 (Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
- the new central high on 256 18th ave is great
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School Events Calendar
- January 1
- New Year's Day (2010)
- January 18
- Martin Luther King Day
- February 14
- Valentine's Day
- February 15
- President's Day Observed
- March 17
- St. Patrick's Day
- April 4
- Easter
- May 31
- Memorial Day
- July 4
- Independence Day
- September 6
- Labor Day
- October 11
- Columbus Day
- October 31
- Halloween
- November 11
- Veteran's Day
- November 25
- Thanksgiving Day
- December 25
- Christmas Day
- December 31
- New Year's Day (2010)
2010 School Year Events
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School Statistics
- Students Per Grade
- Student Race
- Student Gender
- Free Lunch Eligibility
Students Per Grade
- Number of Students Per Grade
- 9th Grade: 177
- 10th Grade: 199
- 11th Grade: 168
- 12th Grade: 131
Student Racial Breakdown
- Student Racial Breakdown
- Asian: 3
- Hispanic: 87
- Black: 691
Student Gender Breakdown
- Student Gender Breakdown
- Male: 385
- Female: 396
Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- This School: 63.4%
- All Newark Schools: 73.7%
- All New Jersey Schools: 27.2%
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Local & State Colleges, Universities & Technical Schools
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
- University Height
- Newark, NJ 07102
- (973) 596-3000
- Star Technical Institute
- 550 Broad Street 3rd Floor
- Newark, NJ 07102
- (973) 639-0789
- Essex County College
- 303 University Ave
- Newark, NJ 07102
- (973) 877-3000
- PC Age
- 89 Market Street, 3rd Floor
- Newark, NJ 07102
- (973) 565-9800
- Rutgers University - Newark
- 249 University Avenue, Blumenthal Hall
- Newark, NJ 07102
- (973) 353-1766
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
- 65 Bergen Street, Room 1441
- Newark, NJ 07101
- (973) 972-4300
Libraries Near This School
- ROSEVILLE BRANCH
- 99 FIFTH STREET
- NEWARK, NJ 07107
- (201) 733-7800
- BRANCH BROOK BRANCH
- 235 CLIFTON AVENUE
- NEWARK, NJ 07104
- (201) 733-7800
- SPRINGFIELD BRANCH
- 150 NEWTON STREET
- NEWARK, NJ 07103
- (201) 733-7800
- VAN BUREN BRANCH
- 140 VAN BUREN STREET
- NEWARK, NJ 07105
- (201) 733-7800
- FIRST AVENUE BRANCH
- 292 FIRST AVENUE
- NEWARK, NJ 07107
- (201) 733-7800
- NORTH END BRANCH
- 722 SUMMER AVENUE
- NEWARK, NJ 07104
- (201) 733-7800
School Information
This School
Public
Private - Number of Students: 781
- Number of Full-Time Teachers: 69
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 11.3:1
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Nearby Schools
- Essex Regional School
- 0.7 Mi
- East Newark Public School
- 0.8 Mi
- Washington No 1 School
- 0.9 Mi
- Lincoln No 3 School
- 1.0 Mi
- Essex Residential Group Center (rgc) School
- 1.1 Mi
- Essex City V N 13th St Newark School
- 1.2 Mi
- Harrison High School
- 1.2 Mi
- Lafayette St School
- 1.8 Mi
- Oliver St School
- 2.0 Mi
- Hawkins St School
- 2.3 Mi
Nearby Public Schools
- Newark Christian School
- 0.8 Mi
- St Vincent Academy
- 1.0 Mi
- New Testament Church School
- 1.0 Mi
- Holy Cross School
- 1.1 Mi
- Kindercare Learning Center #1371 School
- 1.2 Mi
- Provision Of Promise Academy
- 1.2 Mi
- St Francis Xavier School
- 1.2 Mi
- Shiloh Rainbow Academy Inc.
- 1.5 Mi
- Alpha And Omega School
- 2.1 Mi
- Ironbound Catholic Academy
- 2.3 Mi
Nearby Private Schools
*Source: NCES 2006-2007; NJ Department of Education; Local Districts and Schools
