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About Our School

Visualize a public high school with a deep-rooted passion for pursuits both artistic and academic; a high school with a long and distinguished history of producing talented, creative individuals who pursue their dreams with a fervent desire to make a difference; a visual and performing arts high school established in 1931, the first of its kind in the United States.

As the artistic flagship of the Newark Public Schools, today’s Arts High offers a rigorous program for grades 9-12 in dance, drama, music, TV production and visual art. The interdisciplinary studies in which our students participate enable post-secondary matriculation to many of the best conservatories, colleges, and universities in the country.

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Superintendent León Congratulates Michael B. Jordan On Winning the Oscars’ Academy Award For Best Actor

March 15, 2026

NEWARK, N.J. – Superintendent León released the following statement following Arts High School 2005 graduate Michael B. Jordan winning the Oscars’ Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayals of Smoke and Stack in the motion picture, “Sinners.” “Before he was an Academy Award winner, Michael B. Jordan was a kid from Newark. And tonight, […]

Superintendent León Congratulates the Arts High School Girls Basketball Team on winning the team’s first State Championship

March 15, 2026

NEWARK, N.J. – Superintendent León released the following statement following the Arts High School Girls Basketball Team winning the NJSIAA Group 1 State Championship this afternoon, defeating New Providence, 57-45. It is the first state championship in the school’s history. “It is so great that in the middle of Women’s History Month, these young women […]

A Valentine For Newark Basketball Lovers: Four District Teams To Play In Essex County Tournament Semifinals on February 14th

February 11, 2026

Two boys teams, two girls teams to vie for the chance to play for county championships NEWARK, N.J. – It will be a Valentine’s Day to remember for Newark basketball lovers this Saturday, February 14th, as four Newark Public Schools high school basketball programs have advanced to the Essex County Basketball Tournament semifinals. “This is […]

Newark Public Schools Students Earn Honors in AIA Newark & Suburban Architects’ Student Art Contest

January 16, 2026

Student artwork to be exhibited at Newark Public Library on Saturday, January 17th NEWARK, N.J. – Several district students have earned honors in American Institute of Architects of the Newark & Suburban Area’s student art Contest. The contest, called “The Holidays,” was an architecture-inspired competition that invited students to explore how buildings and places shape […]

Arts High School’s Kennis Fairfax Named Educator of the Year

October 28, 2025

Arts High School teacher Kennis Fairfax at Seton Hall University’s Joseph A. Unanue Latino Institute gala where he was honored as Educator of the Year. NEW YORK CITY – Veteran Arts High School teacher Kennis Fairfax was honored as Educator of the Year by Seton Hall University’s Joseph A. Unanue Latino Institute, recognizing his more […]