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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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Newark Public Schools Students Excel at New Jersey Speech and Debate Tournament

March 26, 2026

Multiple students earn national qualifications across categories PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. – Newark Public Schools students delivered an outstanding performance at the New Jersey Speech and Debate Tournament, held earlier this month at Phillipsburg High School. Students earned multiple top finishes and securing several national qualifications for the National Speech and Debate Association Championships scheduled to be […]

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 […]

Superintendent León Congratulates Statewide Historic All-District Sectional Basketball Championship Games

March 10, 2026

NEWARK, N.J. – The Newark Public Schools proudly released the following statements congratulating the Arts High School and University High School Girls Basketball Teams and the Malcolm X Shabazz and Arts High School Boys Basketball Teams on making history by achieving the All-Newark Public Schools Sectional Basketball Championship games. In 2020, the district implemented a […]

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 […]