[9] Malcolm X Shabazz has scored 20.4 and 46.1 in the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) test results in the subjects of math and language arts respectively.

[10] The Malcolm X Shabazz High School Bulldogs[2] compete in the Super Essex Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Essex County and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

[13] The football team competes in the National Red division of the North Jersey Super Football Conference, which includes 112 schools competing in 20 divisions, making it the nation's biggest football-only high school sports league.

[16] Varsity sports include basketball, volleyball, track and field, football, soccer, wrestling, golf, baseball and softball.

[19] The team won the 2001 North II, Group III state sectional title with a 56–45 win against Cranford High School.

[29][30] The 2023 team won the program's third sectional title with a 40-13 win against Butler High School in the tournament final.

[35] According to Ted Dintersmith and Tony Wagner, the authors of the book Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era, Divine Bradley of The Future Project and the school's principal, Gemar Mills, worked together to address what they described as one of the "country's most troubled high schools".

Divine reaches out to students on an individual basis and asks, "What's something big and bold you'd like to do with your life to make your world better?

As a result of this kind of engagement, students at Shabazz rise to challenges, take on ambitious projects, and approach education and life with newfound purpose."