Arts High School is dedicated to serving students who are gifted in the visual and performing arts. It is a public school that admits only residents of Newark. The academic program is interdisciplinary and rigorous, and includes concentrations in dance, drama, music and TV production. The school's athletic teams are called the Jaguars.
The school has many noteworthy alumni in all areas of art, drama and music, including jazz great Sarah Vaughan and actor/dancer Savion Glover.