Malcolm X Shabazz High School

Malcolm X Shabazz High School
Address
80 Johnson Avenue

, ,
07108

United States
Coordinates40°43′08″N 74°11′30″W / 40.718974°N 74.191804°W / 40.718974; -74.191804
Information
Typepublic high school
MottoHome of the Bulldogs
Established1912 (1912)
School districtNewark Public Schools
NCES School ID341134002198
PrincipalAtiba Buckman
Faculty25.0 FTEs
Grades912
Enrollment354 (as of 2023–24)
Student to teacher ratio14.2:1
Color(s)  Black and
  gold
Athletics conferenceSuper Essex Conference (general)
North Jersey Super Football Conference (football)
Team nameBulldogs
RivalWeequahic High School
Websitewww.nps.k12.nj.us/MXS/

Malcolm X Shabazz High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Newark in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, as part of the Newark Public Schools. Founded as South Side High School in 1912, the school was renamed in 1972 in memory of Malcolm X. The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools until July 2031.

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 354 students and 25.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.2:1. There were 228 students (64.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 28 (7.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.