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NJ Regional Day School - Newark → John F. Kennedy School → Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark → NORTHERN STATE PRISON → STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges → Infinity Institute → Liberty High School → Work Readiness Academy →📋 At a glance
- 🔢 1 calculus classes · 1 physics · 1 chemistry
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Essex Co Jdc compares for families
What families should know about Essex Co Jdc.
- ▸ LocallyNJ students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+12 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: NJ Regional Day School - Newark, John F. Kennedy School, Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Limited — narrow advanced curriculum
Bottom 22% of US high schools
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: 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.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $24,406/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
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The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ Regional Day School - Newark NEWARK |
Public | 3.0 | 97 | — |
| John F. Kennedy School NEWARK |
Public | 0.9 | 143 | — |
| Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark Newark |
Public | 3.2 | 155 | +14.8% |
| NORTHERN STATE PRISON NEWARK |
Public | 2.5 | — | — |
| STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges South Orange |
Public | 3.5 | 180 | +9.8% |
| Infinity Institute Jersey City |
Public | 6.0 | 169 | -41.3% |
| Liberty High School JERSEY CITY |
Public | 6.0 | 193 | -8.1% |
| Work Readiness Academy Union |
Public | 5.3 | 23 | — |