Kearny High School

336 Devon St, Kearny NJ, 7032 | Kearny Town School District | 201-955-5050
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1731
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 21% 60% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 9 in Kearny
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
41%Kearny
52%New Jersey

Kearny High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Kearny Town School District" in Kearny, NJ. There are a total of 1,731 students and 126 teachers at Kearny High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

Kearny High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 21.0%, which is 60% lower than the New Jersey average.

Kearny High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1731
Teachers126
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment235
Taking some courses45
Taking some courses (not tests)193
Passing some courses26
Passing no courses7

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Kearny High School, there are a total of 235 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 45 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All11%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School11%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All31%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School31%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Kearny High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 38.7% 38.3% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 2.4% 2.3% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 2.2% 2.8% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 56.6% 56.2% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.1% 1.5% 3.1%

Kearny demographics profile

StatisticKearnyNew JerseyNational
Population41,1908,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,6571,21591
Median age37.639.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.1:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)54%56%55%
Speak English33%69%79%
Speak Spanish44%16%13%

Education level achieved in Kearny

IndexKearnyNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade81.1%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school79.3%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college46.0%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree28.1%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors23.1%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters6.9%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.5%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Kearny High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.