Bard High School Early College Newark

Bard High School Early College Newark
Location
321 Bergen Street

, ,
07103

United States

40°44′03″N 74°11′43″W / 40.734101°N 74.195289°W / 40.734101; -74.195289
Information
TypeMagnet public high school
Established2011
School district
Newark Public Schools
NCES School ID
341134003158[1]
Principal
Rafael Inoa[2]
Faculty31.5 FTEs[1]
Grades9th-12th
Enrollment395 (as of 2024–25)[1]
Student to teacher ratio
12.5:1[1]
CampusUrban
Websitewww.nps.k12.nj.us/BEH

Bard High School Early College Newark is a magnet public high school in Newark, in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Established in 2011, it is part of Newark Public Schools.

As of the 2024–25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 395 students and 31.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1. There were 208 students (52.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 39 (9.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Working with Bard College, students earn 60 college credits as part of a liberal arts and sciences curriculum toward an associate degree in addition to a high school diploma.[3] The college program is operated as a branch of Bard College at Simon's Rock and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 School data for Bard Early College High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2026.
  2. ↑ From Our Principal, Bard High School Early College Newark. Accessed January 18, 2026.
  3. ↑ Home Page, Bard High School Early College Newark. Accessed May 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ Bard High School Early College Newark 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 7, 2016.