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Newark Memorial High

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Newark Memorial High ranks 622 nd of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

622^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 71% of California high schools

Summary

Newark Memorial High is a public school serving grades 9–12 in Newark, California, with 1,367 students in Newark Unified. Its 2025–2026 graduation rate was 94%, compared with 88% statewide and 93% in the district. The clearest takeaway is that the school’s results are strong against state benchmarks, especially in English, but lag behind nearby comprehensive high schools.

English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) is its strongest subject: 61% of students were proficient, 12 points above the state and 13 above the district. Science proficiency was 41%, 5 points above the state and 9 above the district. Math was 36%—2 points below the state and 4 below the district. In all three subjects, Newark Memorial ranked fourth among five nearby comprehensive high schools with comparable results: it was ahead of John F. Kennedy High, but behind American High, Irvington High and Washington High. Those four schools averaged 76% in ELA, 60% in math and 58% in science, versus Newark Memorial’s 61%, 36% and 41%.

Results have improved since 2022–2023: proficiency rose 8 points in ELA, 12 in math and 18 in science. Science moved from 6 points below the state to 5 above, while math is now just 2 points below. SchoolDigger gives the school 4 stars and a 71st-percentile statewide ranking for 2025–2026, up 14 percentile points from the previous year. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 25.8, the highest among the nearby comprehensive schools with reported ratios. The school’s free/reduced lunch eligible share was 39% in 2024–2025. One subgroup result stands out: SchoolDigger ranked how well the school serves Special Education Students at the 18th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 71st percentile, down from that group’s 83rd-percentile ranking in 2023–2024.

1,367

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,805

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

39375 Cedar Blvd.
Newark, CA 94560-5007

(510) 818-4300

District: Newark Unified

Feeder schools for Newark Memorial High:

Elementary:	August Schilling Elementary
	Birch Grove Intermediate
	Birch Grove Primary
	Coyote Hills Elementary
	More...
	John F. Kennedy Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
Middle:	Newark Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.5%

Asian:

25.1%

White:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg43%

California avg42%

622^nd of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Newark Unified

705^th of 1,530Newark Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	622 of 2135	70.9%	★★★★☆
2025	55.3	930 of 2162	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	800 of 2159	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	857 of 2170	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	680 of 2123	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	828 of 2133	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	913 of 2017	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.7	755 of 2021	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.5	637 of 2039	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.4	668 of 1994	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.6	666 of 2426	72.5%	★★★★☆
2012	51.6	751 of 2354	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.3	731 of 2367	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.9	764 of 2281	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.6	668 of 2238	70.2%	★★★★☆
2008	55.8	551 of 2117	74.0%	★★★★☆
2007	56.7	519 of 2063	74.8%	★★★★☆
2006	55.1	564 of 1968	71.3%	★★★★☆
2005	63.9	349 of 1901	81.6%	★★★★☆
2004	61.8	313 of 1653	81.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	91.4	34 of 517	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	63.1	162 of 521	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	226 of 592	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.6	433 of 582	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	229 of 575	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.6	406 of 585	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	382 of 573	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	361 of 591	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	395 of 581	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	314 of 582	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	408 of 581	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.7	719 of 1161	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	910 of 1117	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	887 of 1052	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.1	160 of 1085	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	35.5	672 of 1064	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.2	107 of 1044	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	30.7	744 of 941	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.4	259 of 938	72.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	486 of 1864	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	53.6	837 of 1906	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	820 of 1915	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	772 of 1915	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	767 of 1858	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	847 of 1833	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	856 of 1760	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	893 of 1880	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.1	1201 of 1900	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	1051 of 1902	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	1047 of 1917	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	1070 of 1861	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	1045 of 1814	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	1055 of 1742	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	49 of 358	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	58.2	144 of 410	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.2	32 of 290	89.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	776 of 1997	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.1	1087 of 2013	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.0	789 of 2026	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	891 of 2030	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	834 of 1943	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	977 of 1937	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	1055 of 1862	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	689 of 1930	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.0	895 of 1942	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	711 of 1948	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	813 of 1963	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	561 of 1916	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.6	725 of 1880	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	866 of 1834	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	435 of 588	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.7	282 of 577	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	334 of 574	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	256 of 541	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	290 of 515	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	340 of 422	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	73.9	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	1012 of 1235	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	935 of 1252	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	74.1	201 of 1216	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	39.2	620 of 1197	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	517 of 1130	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.6	385 of 1155	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	725 of 1173	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	688 of 1193	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	489 of 1204	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	739 of 1222	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	664 of 1173	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2024)93rd percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2026)86th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile+22 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)79th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)64th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)60th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)54th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)26th percentile-45 vs school

Special Education (2026)18th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Science41%+5 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newark Memorial High	Public	9-12	39375 Cedar Blvd.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-4300	1,367	53	25.8	38.9%	120 (8.8%)	41 (3.0%)	745 (54.5%)	343 (25.1%)	3 (0.2%)	27 (2.0%)	85 (6.2%)	70.1	622^nd of 2135 public high schools	70.9%		55.3	930^th of 2162 public high schools	57.0%	308		41.5		41.4			61.4	61.4			36.4	36.4			$17,805	$239	$17,566
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	39999 Blacow Rd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-4070	1,273	62	20.3	52.7%	145 (11.4%)	49 (3.8%)	494 (38.8%)	508 (39.9%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	64 (5.0%)	61.9	778^th of 2135 public high schools	63.6%		70	600^th of 2162 public high schools	72.2%	178		34.5	33.3	34.4			58.1	58.1			32.4	32.4			$17,769	$1,127	$16,642
Mission Valley Regional Occupational Center Program	Public	9-12	5019 Stevenson Blvd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Mission Valley Regional Occupational Center/Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 657-1865	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Young Adult Program	Public	9-12	4700 Calaveras Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-2350	48	5	9.6	22.9%	5 (10.4%)	2 (4.2%)	13 (27.1%)	26 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)								(n/a)															$49,289	$23,081	$26,208
Irvington High	Public	9-12	41800 Blacow Rd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-5711	2,157	86	25.1	24.7%	121 (5.6%)	22 (1.0%)	230 (10.7%)	1,717 (79.6%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	56 (2.6%)	97	48^th of 2135 public high schools	97.8%		96.5	68^th of 2162 public high schools	96.9%	20		72.4		72.5			86.0	86.0			75.1	75.1			$14,963	$419	$14,544
Robertson High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	4455 Seneca Park Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-9155	169	16	10.4	81.7%	22 (13.0%)	14 (8.3%)	101 (59.8%)	15 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	10 (5.9%)	14.6	1767^th of 2135 public high schools	17.2%		20	1694^th of 2162 public high schools	21.6%	73			10.2	9.0			15.5	15.5			2.4	2.4			$33,203	$3,454	$29,749
Vista Alternative	Public	7-12	4455 Seneca Park Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-7028	39	5	7.4	56.4%	5 (12.8%)	1 (2.6%)	14 (35.9%)	13 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	4 (10.3%)	78.4	445^th of 2135 public high schools	79.2%					(n/a)				45.5			75.0	66.7			36.0	32.1			$32,400	$3,313	$29,087
Washington High	Public	9-12	38442 Fremont Blvd.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 505-7300	1,957	81	24.1	36.4%	261 (13.3%)	53 (2.7%)	483 (24.7%)	1,036 (52.9%)	10 (0.5%)	11 (0.6%)	101 (5.2%)	87.2	256^th of 2135 public high schools	88.0%		91.5	174^th of 2162 public high schools	92.0%	82		56.3	30.8	55.6			69.6	69.6			54.1	54.1			$15,436	$653	$14,783
Crossroads High (Alternative)	Public	6-12	35753 Cedar Blvd.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3200	31	1	62.0	51.6%	5 (16.1%)	3 (9.7%)	15 (48.4%)	3 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	3 (9.7%)								(n/a)															$17,937	$424	$17,513
Bridgepoint High	Public	9-12	35753 Cedar Blvd.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3200	60	5	12.1	58.3%	2 (3.3%)	2 (3.3%)	44 (73.3%)	7 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	2 (3.3%)	13.1	1807^th of 2135 public high schools	15.4%		7.1	2146^th of 2162 public high schools	0.7%	339		14.3		14.3			18.5	18.5			0.0	0.0			$33,647	$3,170	$30,477

Frequently Asked Questions about Newark Memorial High

What is the racial makeup of Newark Memorial High?

Students at Newark Memorial High are 54% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 9% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools feed into Newark Memorial High?

Newark Memorial High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : August Schilling Elementary
Elementary : Birch Grove Intermediate
Elementary : Birch Grove Primary
Elementary : Coyote Hills Elementary
Elementary : John F. Kennedy Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Middle : Newark Middle

Is Newark Memorial High a good school?

Newark Memorial High ranks 622^nd of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Newark Memorial High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,367 students attended Newark Memorial High.

What district is Newark Memorial High in?

Newark Unified

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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