Abraham Clark High School

Summary:

Abraham Clark High School is a public high school in Roselle, New Jersey, serving 884 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Roselle Public School District, which is ranked 547 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Abraham Clark High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New Jersey high schools over the past 10 years, with academic performance significantly below state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 45.2% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 58.1%. In Algebra I, only 2.7% of students were proficient, compared to the state average of 39.7%. Nearby Roselle Park High School has notably higher proficiency rates in these subjects.

The school's four-year graduation rate is around 90%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has been between 1.1% and 2.7% in recent years, higher than the state average. Abraham Clark High School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.8% to 23.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. These factors likely contribute to the school's ongoing academic struggles, which appear to be more severe than those of nearby schools in the Roselle Park Public School District and the Linden Public School District.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 122 East 6th Ave
       Roselle, NJ  07203-2026


(908) 298-2000

District: Roselle Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
365th of 426 New Jersey High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,218 Help


Feeder schools for Abraham Clark High School:

Elementary:    Dr. Charles C. Polk School
    Harrison Elementary School
    Kindergarten Success Academy
    Washington Elementary School
Middle:    Grace Wilday Junior High School
    Leonard V Moore Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  918

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
49.9%
African American:
46.8%
White:
1.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.5% Help


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Compare Details Abraham Clark High School ranks worse than 85.7% of high schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.18. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Abraham Clark High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (49.9%), African American (46.8%), White (1.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Abraham Clark High School is 15.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Abraham Clark High School is $13,218.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Abraham Clark High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Abraham Clark High School 365th of 426 New Jersey public high schools. (See Abraham Clark High School in the ranking list.)

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Roselle Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Roselle Public School District 547th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Abraham Clark High School

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Rank History for all students at Abraham Clark High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 9.81 310th 343 9.6%
2004 16.89 306th 348 12.1%
2005 5.84 326th 351 7.1%
2006 5.93 331st 357 7.3%
2007 10.20 324th 361 10.2%
2008 6.79 329th 359 8.4%
2009 9.47 337th 370 8.9%
2010 10.11 336th 371 9.4%
2011 17.03 331st 378 12.4%
2012 7.77 355th 388 8.5%
2013 9.84 357th 396 9.8%
2014 14.75 361st 411 12.2%
2015 14.68 393rd 406 3.2%
2016 19.61 361st 409 11.7%
2017 20.52 341st 411 17.0%
2018 23.67 324th 415 21.9%
2019 12.04 372nd 416 10.6%
2021 12.89 371st 405 8.4%
2022 12.00 390th 415 6.0%
2023 11.93 391st 422 7.3%
2024 16.18 365th 426 14.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Abraham Clark High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.04 73rd 146 50.0%
2019 34.08 87th 138 37.0%
2021 43.31 42nd 101 58.4%
2022 34.19 75th 137 45.3%
2023 46.39 60th 161 62.7%
2024 50.13 60th 179 66.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Abraham Clark High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.36 339th 355 4.5%
2019 30.81 230th 349 34.1%
2021 11.60 331st 333 0.6%
2023 17.51 317th 339 6.5%
2024 23.02 285th 349 18.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Abraham Clark High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.93 200th 345 42.0%
2019 22.52 288th 347 17.0%
2021 18.80 300th 326 8.0%
2022 22.89 266th 324 17.9%
2023 24.64 279th 344 18.9%
2024 30.11 244th 350 30.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Abraham Clark High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.86 317th 403 21.3%
2019 10.34 368th 408 9.8%
2021 13.46 367th 402 8.7%
2022 10.72 383rd 414 7.5%
2023 9.71 391st 416 6.0%
2024 14.29 364th 416 12.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Abraham Clark High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.12 304th 405 24.9%
2019 13.73 346th 407 15.0%
2021 10.79 386th 402 4.0%
2022 10.93 378th 410 7.8%
2023 12.42 366th 414 11.6%
2024 19.00 325th 415 21.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Abraham Clark High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.01 146th 266 45.1%
2019 23.85 206th 254 18.9%
2021 22.94 219th 247 11.3%
2022 24.58 206th 256 19.5%
2023 20.80 214th 250 14.4%
2024 36.73 149th 260 42.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Abraham Clark High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.91 190th 368 48.4%
2019 23.39 295th 364 19.0%
2021 43.57 181st 374 51.6%
2022 18.83 329th 382 13.9%
2023 23.46 303rd 385 21.3%
2024 24.20 308th 394 21.8%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Abraham Clark High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 238 585 12 86 2 n/a n/a 0 923
1989 227 601 14 83 0 n/a n/a 0 925
1990 168 545 18 93 0 n/a n/a 0 824
1991 169 594 14 99 1 n/a n/a 0 877
1992 157 594 9 109 0 n/a n/a 0 869
1993 108 620 8 112 0 n/a n/a 0 848
1994 105 637 16 118 0 n/a n/a 0 876
1995 84 625 7 126 0 n/a n/a 0 842
1996 84 625 7 126 0 n/a n/a 0 842
1998 71 730 6 151 0 n/a n/a 0 958
1999 63 748 15 135 0 n/a n/a 0 961
2000 59 722 22 145 0 n/a n/a 0 948
2001 59 742 20 160 0 n/a n/a 0 981
2002 32 766 21 222 1 n/a n/a 0 1042
2003 32 766 21 222 1 n/a n/a 0 1042
2004 25 774 22 260 1 n/a n/a 0 1082
2005 30 806 19 277 0 n/a n/a 0 1132
2006 25 733 17 263 1 n/a n/a 0 1039
2007 24 706 18 274 0 n/a n/a 0 1022
2008 20 710 14 286 0 n/a n/a 0 1030
2009 20 760 17 272 0 0 0 0 1069
2010 13 734 11 256 0 0 0 0 1014
2011 19 742 16 288 0 1 0 0 1066
2012 16 536 11 221 0 2 1 0 787
2013 15 497 10 218 1 0 0 0 741
2014 17 494 8 194 0 1 0 0 714
2015 12 482 4 221 0 1 0 0 720
2016 11 441 7 214 0 1 0 0 674
2017 18 409 6 244 1 0 0 0 678
2018 23 438 11 266 2 0 0 0 740
2019 20 383 13 322 5 0 3 0 746
2020 19 376 11 326 5 1 3 0 741
2021 17 403 9 344 2 1 5 0 781
2022 17 392 9 396 2 1 4 0 821
2023 15 443 6 416 1 0 3 0 884
2024 17 430 6 458 2 0 5 0 918

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Abraham Clark High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 923 73.0 12.6 n/a
1989 925 70.0 13.2 n/a
1990 824 71.0 11.6 2.4
1991 877 73.0 12.0 5.5
1992 869 69.0 12.5 6.7
1993 848 70.6 12.0 10.5
1994 876 72.4 12.1 11.1
1995 842 67.9 12.4 21.6
1996 842 67.9 12.4 21.6
1998 958 71.0 13.5 18.6
1999 961 71.0 13.5 18.9
2000 948 77.3 12.3 22.2
2001 981 78.3 12.5 20.2
2002 1042 68.3 15.3 18.2
2003 1042 68.3 15.3 18.2
2004 1082 75.3 14.4 24.8
2005 1132 82.6 13.7 n/a
2006 1039 82.6 12.6 34.5
2007 1022 81.6 12.5 37.3
2008 1030 64.0 16.1 36.1
2009 1069 60.1 16.1 50.6
2010 1014 75.0 13.5 52.9
2011 1066 70.5 15.1 60.8
2012 787 70.0 11.2 52.7
2013 741 72.5 10.2 74.5
2014 714 75.5 9.4 67.4
2015 720 83.0 8.6 69.7
2016 674 73.0 9.2 73
2017 678 61.0 11.1 68.3
2018 740 62.0 11.9 76.6
2019 746 74.0 10.0 64.5
2020 741 83.0 8.9 68
2021 781 79.0 9.8 62
2022 821 72.0 11.4 45.3
2023 884 69.0 12.8 48.3
2024 918 59.0 15.5 62.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Abraham Clark High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 923 73.0 12.6 n/a
1989 925 70.0 13.2 n/a
1990 824 71.0 11.6 2.4
1991 877 73.0 12.0 5.5
1992 869 69.0 12.5 6.7
1993 848 70.6 12.0 10.5
1994 876 72.4 12.1 11.1
1995 842 67.9 12.4 21.6
1996 842 67.9 12.4 21.6
1998 958 71.0 13.5 18.6
1999 961 71.0 13.5 18.9
2000 948 77.3 12.3 22.2
2001 981 78.3 12.5 20.2
2002 1042 68.3 15.3 18.2
2003 1042 68.3 15.3 18.2
2004 1082 75.3 14.4 24.8
2005 1132 82.6 13.7 n/a
2006 1039 82.6 12.6 34.5
2007 1022 81.6 12.5 37.3
2008 1030 64.0 16.1 36.1
2009 1069 60.1 16.1 50.6
2010 1014 75.0 13.5 52.9
2011 1066 70.5 15.1 60.8
2012 787 70.0 11.2 52.7
2013 741 72.5 10.2 74.5
2014 714 75.5 9.4 67.4
2015 720 83.0 8.6 69.7
2016 674 73.0 9.2 73
2017 678 61.0 11.1 68.3
2018 740 62.0 11.9 76.6
2019 746 74.0 10.0 64.5
2020 741 83.0 8.9 68
2021 781 79.0 9.8 62
2022 821 72.0 11.4 45.3
2023 884 69.0 12.8 48.3
2024 918 59.0 15.5 62.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Abraham Clark High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $651 (4.9%) $12,567 (95.1%) $13,218

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Abraham Clark High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 372nd of 416 High schoolsRanks 391st of 422 High schools
 3.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Abraham Clark High School)22.327.3
 5%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Roselle Public School District)22.327.3
 5%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)55.952.1
 3.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (Abraham Clark High School)3.81.9
 1.9%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Roselle Public School District)3.81.9
 1.9%
   9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)27.219.2
 8%
9th Grade Geometry (Abraham Clark High School)11.10
 11.1%
   9th Grade Geometry (Roselle Public School District)11.10
 11.1%
   9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)59.150
 9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Abraham Clark High School)3.71.9
 1.8%
   End of Course Algebra I (Roselle Public School District)1812.3
 5.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Abraham Clark High School)3.30
 3.3%
   End of Course Geometry (Roselle Public School District)3.30
 3.3%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students746884
 18.5%
African American383443
 15.7%
American Indian51
 80%
Asian136
 53.8%
Hispanic322416
 29.2%
Pacific Islander00
White2015
 25%
Two or More Races33
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients64.5%48.3%
 16.2%


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Abraham Clark High School ranks in the bottom 14.3% of New Jersey high schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 918 students attended Abraham Clark High School.

Students at Abraham Clark High School are 50% Hispanic, 47% African American, 2% White.


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