Newark Academy

Livingston · NJ · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private

At a glance

Programs & features
  • 3 National Merit SemifinalistsRoughly the top 1% of PSAT scorers in each state — about 16,000 juniors nationally. A useful gauge of a school's academic top end. (2026)
Academic signals
  • ACT avg 33
  • APCollege-level courses with a national exam each May. A score of 3+ "passes" and can earn college credit; the pass rate tells you whether a school's AP program has substance behind the course list. exam pass rate 100%

Composed from the school's own published profile (2026), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Newark Academy compares for families

What families should know about Newark Academy.

  • LocallyNJ students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+12 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Pillar High School (Former Horizon High School), Kent Place School, The Calais School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

65%
admit rate
$17,929
in-state tuition/yr · $37,441 out-of-state
1270–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–33

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.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Newark Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 128 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

Years, as the document states them
2023-2026

College  ·  Students

Cornell University 20
New York University 18
Wake Forest University 15
Duke University 14
Emory University 14
Georgetown University 14
Northwestern University 11
Rice University 10
University of Michigan 10
Rutgers University 9
University of Wisconsin 9
Harvard University 8
University of Pennsylvania 8
Vanderbilt University 8
Columbia University 7
Northeastern University 7
Princeton University 7
Syracuse University 7
University of Chicago 7
University of Southern California 7
Boston College 6
Howard University 6
Lehigh University 6
University of St. Andrews 6
University of Texas 6
Boston University 5
Brown University 5
Case Western Reserve University 5
George Washington University 5
Haverford College 5
and 98 more
McGill University 2
Central Conn. State University 1
Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design 1
Saint Louis University, Madrid 1
University of Glasgow 1
University of Toronto 1

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Newark Academy — School Profile 2026-2027 — Newark Academy ↗. Found at: p.4, 'Colleges and Universities Attended by Newark Academy Graduates, 2023-2026'.

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Most similar nearby high schools

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Pillar High School (Former Horizon High School)
Livingston
Private 1.8 78 -16.1%
Kent Place School
Summit
Private 4.0 636 +5.6%
The Calais School
Whippany
Private 4.1 81 -4.7%
Oak Knoll School Of The Holy Child
Summit
Private 4.7 57 -88.7%
Winston Preparatory School
Whippany
Private 4.8 86
The Morristown Beard School
Morristown
Private 5.0 616 +9.2%
Fedcap - 4T
West Orange
Private 5.1 52 +4.0%
Essex Valley School
West Caldwell
Private 6.1 67 -19.3%

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