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Newark Leadership Academy

Newark City · Essex County · High school
Grades 10–12 · was 9–12 in 2011
Last reported enrollment in 2017-18 — no longer in the data since.
Updated June 2026

At a glance

What changed?

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Enrollment over time

In its last year on record, 2017-18, it enrolled 19 students across grades 10–12. That is 54 fewer than in 2011-12 (73) — the school had shrunk. It peaked at 93 in 2012-13.

students 0255075100 191998200320082013201820232025

Total students enrolled each fall. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

What the school looks like

The largest group in both 2011-12 and 2017-18 was Black students — 92% then, 89% now.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 711%89%1998200320082013201820232025
BlackHispanicAsianNative Am.

Each group’s share of enrollment over time, or its head count — toggle above. New Jersey expanded race and ethnicity reporting from five to seven categories in 2006-07 (dashed line), so “two or more races” appears only after; Asian here includes Pacific Islander. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

How much the mix changed

Between 2013-14 and 2017-18 the makeup of this school shifted noticeably.

That’s the ninth-largest shift among the district’s 16 high schools — smaller than 52% of Essex County high schools. That roughly tracks the district overall (8.5) — a district-wide change more than a school-specific one. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Hispanic +6·Black −4.6·Native Am. −1.5

The index is half the sum of every group’s change in share, on a 0–100 scale (how it works). At a school this small, a few students moving can swing the index a lot. Compare any two years in the explorer →

Free or reduced-price lunch

In 2017-18, 57.9% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 05010084.7%70.7%57.9%201120162017
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Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The lighter lines show the district overall and the district high schools, for comparison. Since 2014, some districts provide free meals to all students regardless of household income, which can lift the eligible share. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

Profile built from New Jersey Department of Education Fall Enrollment data, 1998-99 through 2025-26. How this data works →