Essex County

38 high schools · Class of 2022, in college within 16 months

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=1 Livingston High School Livingston · Public Four-year 93% · Out of state 66% 93% 66% 94–97% =1 Glen Ridge High School Glen Ridge · Public Four-year 98% · Out of state 82% 98% 82% 94–97% 3 Verona High School Verona · Public Four-year 92% · Out of state 63% 92% 63% 92–95% 4 West Essex High School North Caldwell · Public Four-year 92% · Out of state 62% 92% 62% 92–94% 5 East Orange STEM Academy High School East Orange · Public Four-year 90% · Out of state 14% 90% 14% 91–94% 6 Millburn High School Millburn · Public · Enrollments with counts Four-year 97% · Out of state 83% 97% 83% 91–93% =7 STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges South Orange · Public Four-year 77% · Out of state 10% 77% 10% 89–91% =7 Science Park High School Newark · Public · Enrollments, names only Four-year 87% · Out of state 18% 87% 18% 89–91% 9 Montclair High School Montclair · Public · Enrollments, names only Four-year 94% · Out of state 76% 94% 76% 88–91% 10 Cedar Grove High School Cedar Grove · Public Four-year 97% · Out of state 45% 97% 45% 87–90% 11 James Caldwell High School West Caldwell · Public · Enrollments, names only Four-year 93% · Out of state 57% 93% 57% 87–89% 12 Columbia High School Maplewood · Public · Enrollments, names only Four-year 85% · Out of state 64% 85% 64% 86–88% 13 West Orange High School West Orange · Public · Acceptances, names only Four-year 80% · Out of state 33% 80% 33% 84–87% 14 Technology High School Newark · Public Four-year 87% · Out of state 7% 87% 7% 82–85% 15 Nutley High School Nutley · Public · Acceptances, names only Four-year 85% · Out of state 32% 85% 32% 82–84% 16 Bard Early College High School Newark · Public · Acceptances, names only Four-year 93% · Out of state 23% 93% 23% 81–84% 17 Essex County Newark Tech Newark · County magnet / vocational Four-year 75% · Out of state 11% 75% 11% 79–82% 18 Bloomfield High School Bloomfield · Public Four-year 73% · Out of state 22% 73% 22% 73–76% =19 Essex County West Caldwell Tech West Caldwell · County magnet / vocational Four-year 80% · Out of state 22% 80% 22% 73–75% =19 Cicely L. Tyson Community Middle/High School East Orange · Public Four-year 79% · Out of state 21% 79% 21% 73–75% =21 Arts High School Newark · Public Four-year 76% · Out of state 21% 76% 21% 69–71% =21 Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology Newark · County magnet / vocational Four-year 80% · Out of state 14% 80% 14% 69–71% =23 Belleville High School Belleville · Public Four-year 66% · Out of state 14% 66% 14% 64–66% =23 University High School Newark · Public · Enrollments, names only Four-year 75% · Out of state 7% 75% 7% 64–66% 25 Peoples Preparatory Charter School Newark · Charter Four-year 84% · Out of state 11% 84% 11% 58–60% 26 Orange High School Orange · Public Four-year 49% · Out of state 13% 49% 13% 56–58% 27 Irvington High School Irvington · Public Four-year 51% · Out of state 15% 51% 15% 55–56% 28 Malcolm X Shabazz High School Newark · Public · Acceptances, names only Four-year 61% · Out of state 21% 61% 21% 54–56% 29 American History High School Newark · Public · Acceptances, names only Four-year 56% · Out of state 14% 56% 14% 52–54% 30 East Side High School Newark · Public Four-year 72% · Out of state 7% 72% 7% 51–53% 31 Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark Newark · Public Four-year 69% · Out of state 19% 69% 19% 44–46% 32 Weequahic High School Newark · Public Four-year 54% · Out of state 18% 54% 18% 43–45% 33 East Orange Campus High School East Orange · Public Four-year 50% · Out of state 16% 50% 16% 41–43% 34 Central High School Newark · Public Four-year 64% · Out of state 12% 64% 12% 40–41% 35 West Side High School Newark · Public Four-year 80% · Out of state 14% 80% 14% 35–36% 36 Barringer High School Newark · Public · Acceptances, names only Four-year 50% · Out of state 10% 50% 10% 30–31% 37 LEAD Charter School Newark · Charter Four-year 0% · Out of state 0% 0% 0% 17–18% – Newark Vocational High School Newark · Public — — —

= marks a shared rank: the state publishes these schools' rates as the same range, so they can't be told apart. In college: share of the Class of 2022 enrolled in any college within 16 months, from the NJ Department of Education (National Student Clearinghouse records), shown as the range the state publishes. Four-year and out of state: shares of those enrolled. See how it works.