Malcolm X Shabazz High School - Newark, New Jersey/NJ

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Malcolm X Shabazz High School

80 Johnson Ave., Newark, NJ, 07108-2729 -

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Definition of Terms

Malcolm X Shabazz High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Essex County, NJ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1359 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

108 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 303 students

Grade 10 - 319 students

Grade 11 - 296 students

Grade 12 - 251 students

Grade Not Listed - 190 students

This School

(NJ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:13

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NJ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	7%
% Hispanic	6%	15%
% Black	94%	17%
% White	n/a	61%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NJ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

38%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

n/a

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NJ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Newark City School District

This School's Agency

(NJ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	75	5
Number of Students Managed	42,555 students	2,429 students
District Total Revenue	$956,412,000	$39,780,000
District Expenditure	$959,550,000	$39,973,000
District Revenue / Student	$22,475	$16,377
District Expenditure / Student	$22,548	$16,457
District Graduation Rates	80%	81%

DiIonno: Property taxes the major concern for N.J. voters despite political affiliation (The Star-Ledger)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 12:17:12 am
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Investigators probe East Orange woman's death as a homicide (The Star-Ledger)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 11:32:24 pm
EAST ORANGE -- Investigators believe the death of East Orange resident Deborah Long, a Newark school clerk, may have been a homicide, authorities said. Assistant Essex County Prosecutor Gregory DeMattia, director of the homicide unit, said this afternoon that because...
Hackensack hospital will cut up to 125 positions, sell off home care unit (The Star-Ledger)
posted on September 26, 2009 at 12:32:12 pm
The downsizing is expected to save $15 million annually
Stocks give back early gains on weak existing home sales (The Star-Ledger)
posted on September 24, 2009 at 11:47:29 am
NEW YORK --Stocks have reversed early gains and are slightly lower after a report showing a surprising drop in home sales. The National Association of Realtors said existing home sales fell 2.7 percent in August compared with a 7.2 percent...
Former Judge Julius A. Feinberg of Essex County dies (The Star-Ledger)
posted on September 18, 2009 at 04:02:12 am
Jim Pathe/The Star-LedgerJudge Julius Feinberg at the Essex County Courthouse in Newark in this Nov. 1995 file photo. NEWARK -- When he was growing up here, Julius A. Feinberg was forbidden from doing any work around the house, relatives said....

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Malcolm X Shabazz High School is a four-year public high school in Newark, New Jersey, as part of the Newark Public Schools. The school was formerly named South Side High School, but was renamed in 1972.
As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,307 students and 80 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 16.3.
The school was the 296th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 312th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The Malcolm X Shabazz High School Bulldogs compete in the Watchung Conference, which consists of public high schools covering Essex County, Hudson County and Union County in northern New Jersey. The conference is a high school sports association that operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
The girls basketball team won the 2003 Tournament of Champions, defeating Marlboro High School 48-45 in the tournament final.
The boys basketball team won the 2001 North II, Group III state sectional title with a 56-45 win against Cranford High School. The team won the 2005 NJSIAA Group III State Championship, defeating Ramapo High School 64-59 in the semifinals and Camden High School 76-58 in the championship game.
The Boys' Basketball Team won the 2006 North 2 Group III State Championships. In the Group III State Tournament, the team knocked off North 2 Group III champion Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan 77-68 in the semifinals, before falling to Hamilton High School 66-34 in the Group III championship game on March 12, 2006, at Rutgers University.
Notable alumni
Anthony Avent (born 1969), former NBA player for several teams, most recently of the Los Angeles Clippers.
Cissy Houston (born 1933), Grammy Award winning singer. Known as Emily Drinkard while attending Southside High
Ed Koch (born 1924), former Mayor of New York City, graduated from the school in 1941 when it was South Side High School.
Greg Latta (born 1952), former tight end for the Chicago Bears.
Amir Pinnix (born 1985), former college football running back for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Stylez G. White (born 1979), defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Known as Greg White while attending Malcolm X Shabazz
Lonnie Wright, who played in the AFL with the Denver Broncos and the ABA with the Denver Nuggets
Lonnie Wright, who played in the NFL with the Denver Broncos and the ABA with the Denver Nuggets
External links
Malcolm X Shabazz High School web pages
Newark Public Schools
Data for the Newark Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

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