Summary:
The city of Newark, Arkansas is home to two schools that are part of the Cedar Ridge School District, which is ranked 92 out of 250 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Cedar Ridge High School and Cedar Ridge Elementary School serve students in the area.
While Cedar Ridge Elementary School has maintained a relatively stable statewide ranking, going from 205 out of 492 Arkansas elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 196 out of 495 in 2024-2025, Cedar Ridge High School has seen more fluctuations, dropping from 158 out of 305 Arkansas high schools in 2023-2024 to 250 out of 295 in 2022-2023, before improving to 167 out of 291 in 2024-2025. This suggests the high school has struggled to maintain consistent high performance.
Both schools have an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 99.16% and 98.92% respectively in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. While Cedar Ridge Elementary School has seen more mixed test scores, with some grade levels performing above the state averages in certain subjects, Cedar Ridge High School generally has test scores below the state averages in English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, and Science.
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