Newark High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Newark, Delaware

Newark High School in Newark, Delaware enrolled 1,039 students in 2024-25 with 68.0 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Delaware high-school median of 15.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Delaware: 42.2% and 30.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 71% (Delaware: 88.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

1,105 students in 2022-23, 1,055 students in 2023-24, 1,039 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 65.0 to 68.0.

Students enrolled at Newark High School by school year2022-23: 1,105, 2023-24: 1,055, 2024-25: 1,03905001k1.5k2022-231,1052023-241,0552024-251,039
Students enrolled at Newark High School by school year2022-23: 1,105, 2023-24: 1,055, 2024-25: 1,03905001k1.5k2022-231,1052023-241,0552024-251,039
Students enrolled at Newark High School by school year2022-23: 1,105, 2023-24: 1,055, 2024-25: 1,03905001k1.5k2022-231,1052023-241,0552024-251,039
Students enrolled at Newark High School by school year2022-23: 1,105, 2023-24: 1,055, 2024-25: 1,03905001k1.5k2022-231,1052023-241,0552024-251,039
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,10565.017.0
2023-241,05565.016.2
2024-251,03968.015.3

15.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 Delaware high schools

Among the 40 Delaware high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Delaware high schools, 2024-2540 values from 9.2 to 24.3; Newark High School 15.3; state median 15.4.510152025students per full-time teacherNewark High School 15.3state median 15.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Delaware high schools, 2024-2540 values from 9.2 to 24.3; Newark High School 15.3; state median 15.4.510152025students per full-time teacherNewark High School 15.3state median 15.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Delaware high schools, 2024-2540 values from 9.2 to 24.3; Newark High School 15.3; state median 15.4.510152025students per full-time teacherNewark High School 15.3state median 15.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Delaware high schools, 2024-2540 values from 9.2 to 24.3; Newark High School 15.3; state median 15.4.510152025students per full-time teacherNewark High School 15.3state median 15.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

16 AP courses and one counselor per 267 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Newark High School enrolled 1,067 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 183 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses16
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 267 of the 1,067 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions183
  • Chronically absent27.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.4% of students were Black, 28.2% White, 24.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black38.4%
  2. White28.2%
  3. Hispanic24.4%
  4. Two or more races5.8%
  5. Asian2.6%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Newark High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 42.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.7% in math in 2022-23 across Delaware. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Delaware, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtDelaware
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240‑44%35%42.2%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%24% (2021-22)30.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

71% of the 335 students in Newark High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.9% across Delaware. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtDelaware
Four-year graduation rate71%73%88.9%
Students in the class33582910,914

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Newark

4 public high schools in Newark report 2024-25 enrollment; Newark High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Christiana High School1,42516.8not reported
Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School1,10413.5not reported
Newark High School1,03915.3not reported
Glasgow High School90817.8not reported

All public schools in Newark →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Newark High School

  1. Christiana High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 1,425 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Glasgow High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.5 miles away: 908 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  3. Compare Newark High School with Christiana High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Christina School District spends per student$33,954 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$33,954
  5. The largest public schools in DelawareNewark High School is the number 20 by size of 41 Delaware high schools open in 2024-25.#20 of 41
  6. Delaware schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Delaware median of 15.4 for high schools.15.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Newark High School

  1. How many students attend Newark High School?
    1,039 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,105 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Newark, DE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Newark High School?
    15.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Delaware median for high schools is 15.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Newark High School a Title I school?
    Newark High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Newark High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Newark High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 42.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.7% in math in 2022-23 across Delaware. Delaware's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Newark High School?
    71% of the 335 students in Newark High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.9% across Delaware. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Newark High School in?
    Christina School District, NCES district ID 1000200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 100020000238 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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