Approximately 90 percent of NA’s 81 teachers and administrators hold advanced degrees and 20 have earned doctoral degrees. The average tenure of NA teachers is 10 years.
NA is the 1st IB school in New Jersey. Approximately 94% of the Class of 2024 is enrolled in at least one International Baccalaureate (IB) course. NA offers AP courses and exam preparation in select subjects.
More than 60 student clubs and activities are available to students in the Upper School. There are 24 extracurricular clubs for Middle School students.
Upper School students in grades 9-11 pursue a passion or discover a new interest during June Term. Middle School students engage in a year-ending Capstone travel adventure during the final two weeks of the school year.
NA's Jazz band Chameleon won Essentially Ellington and became the No. 1 high school jazz band in the country. More than 40 visual and performing arts courses are offered and led by NA's experienced faculty.
Newark Academy's Director of Band, Julius Tolentino, has been named the recipient of a DownBeat Lifetime Achievement Award in Jazz Education by DownBeat magazine, a national music publication devoted to jazz, blues and beyond.
Newark Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.