following the war, an influx of families to the city of newark (which only increased with the building of i-95 nearby) caused the student population to swell at a rate of nearly 15% a year between 1945 and 1960. enrollment jumped at nhs from 586 in 1956 to 1096 in 1960. this growth eventually led to calls for a newer facility, which was completed in 1956.