Newark
Inequities in Graduation Rates
Black male students in Newark graduated at higher rates in 2005/6 than the national average; White male students graduated at slightly lower rates than the national average for that group, having improved remarkably since 2004/5.
The Benchmark for graduation rates of Black male students for school districts enrolling more than 10,000 Black male students is 82% (Fort Bend, Texas).
|
Male Students |
Graduation Rate 2005/6 (est.) |
Graduation Rate 2004/5 |
||||||
|
Black Males |
Black |
White |
Gap |
Black |
White |
Black Change |
White Change |
|
|
USA |
4.3mil. |
47% |
75% |
28% |
47% |
74% |
0% |
1% |
|
New Jersey |
125,019 |
74% |
92% |
19% |
71% |
93% |
3% |
-1% |
|
Newark |
12,630 |
60% |
73% |
13% |
57% |
59% |
3% |
14% |
Discipline, Special Education, and Advanced Placement Inequities
Newark did not report student discipline data in the 2004/5 school year.
No Black or White non-Hispanic male students were classified as Gifted/Talented in the Newark public schools in the 2004/5 school year. Black, non-Hispanic male students were placed in Mental Retardation classifications more than three times as often as White, non-Hispanic male students.
Newark reported no Black or White, non-Hispanic male students in Advanced Placement Mathematics or Science courses in the 2004/5 school year.