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Newark Middle

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Newark Middle ranks 1030 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1030^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 63% of California middle schools

Summary

Newark Middle is a public school serving about 980 students in grades 6-8 in the Newark Unified district, a mid-sized district in the broader San Francisco Bay Area.

The school is a solid, mid-performing option that does a good job with attendance and gets reasonable academic results for the resources it has. For example, it consistently outperforms schools with similar challenges, like Cesar Chavez Middle in Hayward Unified, in both English and Math. However, there is a noticeable performance gap when compared to schools in more affluent neighboring districts, such as William Hopkins Middle in the highly-ranked Fremont Unified district.

Looking within the school, performance is strongest in 6th grade and tends to dip in 7th and 8th grades, especially in math and science. The school has shown it can effectively manage student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate that has been significantly better than both the district and state averages. While Newark Middle serves its student population efficiently, the analysis indicates that targeted support could help improve outcomes for certain student groups and maintain academic progress through all three middle school years.

980

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,188

Per pupil spending ?

40.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6201 Lafayette Ave.
Newark, CA 94560-2432

(510) 818-3000

District: Newark Unified

Students who attend Newark Middle usually attend:

High:

Newark Memorial High

Feeder schools for Newark Middle:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.6%

Asian:

23.5%

White:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2013 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,030^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

795^th of 1,543Newark 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
2025	55.0	1030 of 2761	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	1291 of 2783	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	1196 of 2781	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	1052 of 2740	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	1288 of 2715	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	1209 of 2480	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.4	1043 of 2508	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.6	824 of 2497	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.3	854 of 2477	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.2	772 of 2379	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.7	657 of 2259	70.9%	★★★★☆
2011	65.1	677 of 2236	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.5	564 of 2179	74.1%	★★★★☆
2009	61.5	710 of 2063	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.2	636 of 2005	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.4	555 of 1999	72.2%	★★★★☆
2006	63.7	566 of 1804	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.2	598 of 1777	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.0	429 of 1769	75.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	496 of 609	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.3	165 of 643	74.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	499 of 739	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	468 of 743	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	389 of 715	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	431 of 733	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	448 of 745	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	480 of 700	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.3	1017 of 1531	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1167 of 1491	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	944 of 1369	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.7	1024 of 1478	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	949 of 1521	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	700 of 1540	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	668 of 1442	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	666 of 1364	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	1001 of 2533	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	1097 of 2551	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	976 of 2531	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	1035 of 2509	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	1223 of 2380	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	1221 of 2262	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	1272 of 2395	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1618 of 2388	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1621 of 2374	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	1218 of 2359	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1420 of 2213	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1341 of 2072	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	285 of 477	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	119 of 336	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1573 of 2542	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1654 of 2579	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	1363 of 2531	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	1096 of 2458	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	1314 of 2369	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	1302 of 2230	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	968 of 2534	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	1288 of 2552	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	1223 of 2538	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	899 of 2527	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	1157 of 2407	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	1083 of 2273	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	424 of 726	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	508 of 701	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	411 of 677	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	397 of 665	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	365 of 554	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	79.2	3 of 19	84.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	663 of 1566	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	509 of 1552	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	714 of 1531	53.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	326 of 1520	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	52.1	705 of 1537	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	830 of 1543	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	1003 of 1555	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	864 of 1602	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	834 of 1496	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2019)84th percentile+32 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)60th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile-21 vs school

Homeless (2025)40th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile-30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile-23 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science26%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newark Middle	Public	6-8	6201 Lafayette Ave.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3000	980	44	22.5	40.1%	77 (7.9%)	22 (2.2%)	545 (55.6%)	230 (23.5%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.6%)	76 (7.8%)	55	1030^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.7%		45.6	1291^st of 2783 public middle schools	53.6%	261													26.1	26.1	58.5	47.6	46.4	50.9	44.4	33.0	31.3	36.3	$20,188	$19,604	$584
Thornton Middle	Public	6-8	4357 Thornton Ave.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-9090	1,972	79	25.0	24.1%	133 (6.7%)	29 (1.5%)	213 (10.8%)	1,503 (76.2%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (0.8%)	77 (3.9%)	96.5	102^nd of 2761 public middle schools	96.3%		97	93^rd of 2783 public middle schools	96.7%	9													64.9	64.9	78.1	78.6	80.3	79.0	75.1	73.0	76.3	74.9	$15,742	$15,422	$320
Centerville Middle	Public	6-8	37720 Fremont Blvd.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-2072	1,495	64	23.1	37.1%	187 (12.5%)	42 (2.8%)	317 (21.2%)	839 (56.1%)	6 (0.4%)	17 (1.1%)	87 (5.8%)	85	371^st of 2761 public middle schools	86.6%		84	397^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.7%	26													48.9	48.9	64.5	67.2	64.0	65.2	58.2	56.1	55.4	56.6	$17,523	$16,870	$653
G. M. Walters Middle	Public	6-8	39600 Logan Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-7211	1,149	56	20.4	46.0%	103 (9.0%)	30 (2.6%)	360 (31.3%)	589 (51.3%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	59 (5.1%)	71	652^nd of 2761 public middle schools	76.4%		72.1	648^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.7%	4													40.7	40.7	54.6	59.5	61.8	58.7	44.0	44.0	41.6	43.2	$19,960	$18,734	$1,226
Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	2801 Hop Ranch Rd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 487-1700	990	44	22.3	74.1%	52 (5.3%)	37 (3.7%)	576 (58.2%)	261 (26.4%)	11 (1.1%)	8 (0.8%)	43 (4.3%)	31	1796^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.0%		34.8	1639^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.1%	157													22.6	22.6	30.1	38.1	37.4	35.5	25.4	23.8	20.3	23.0	$23,420	$22,650	$770
Itliong-Vera Cruz	Public	6-8	31604 Alvarado Blvd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 489-0700	1,097	48	22.7	53.5%	67 (6.1%)	37 (3.4%)	210 (19.1%)	683 (62.3%)	5 (0.5%)	22 (2.0%)	73 (6.7%)	70.2	670^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%		71.4	664^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.1%	6													38.4	38.4	54.0	59.3	56.1	56.4	49.3	42.5	43.4	45.1	$20,906	$20,268	$638
John M. Horner Middle	Public	6-8	4350 Irvington Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-4000	1,574	64	24.6	23.2%	58 (3.7%)	13 (0.8%)	148 (9.4%)	1,299 (82.5%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	47 (3.0%)	97.2	73^rd of 2761 public middle schools	97.4%		97.8	65^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.7%	8													66.5	66.5	82.0	80.0	82.8	81.6	80.7	76.1	71.6	76.1	$17,192	$16,610	$582
William Hopkins Middle	Public	6-8	600 Driscoll Rd.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-3500	1,424	58	24.3	18.0%	53 (3.7%)	10 (0.7%)	127 (8.9%)	1,185 (83.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	44 (3.1%)	98.7	23^rd of 2761 public middle schools	99.2%		99.3	10^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.6%	13	0.0	24.2	11.0	15.0	48.5	30.1	7.5	60.6	31.5	5.0	9.1	6.9	75.8	75.8	84.0	88.7	86.8	86.5	85.4	87.6	81.7	85.0	$17,977	$17,458	$519
Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	7-8	27845 Whitman Rd.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3110	453	25	18.0	84.1%	11 (2.4%)	17 (3.8%)	333 (73.5%)	73 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	12 (2.6%)	12.7	2528^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%		9.4	2684^th of 2783 public middle schools	3.6%	156													10.8	10.8		20.3	21.8	21.0		7.4	13.0	10.1	$37,690	$34,486	$3,204
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	7-8	26890 Holly Hill Ave.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3120	669	30	22.4	82.8%	12 (1.8%)	35 (5.2%)	458 (68.5%)	112 (16.7%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.9%)	23 (3.4%)	39.1	1516^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.1%		40.3	1449^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.9%	67													27.0	27.0		40.3	41.3	40.8		25.3	26.8	26.1	$31,963	$29,916	$2,047

Frequently Asked Questions about Newark Middle

What high school do graduates of Newark Middle attend?

Students who attend Newark Middle usually go on to attend Newark Memorial High

What is the racial makeup of Newark Middle?

Students at Newark Middle are 56% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 8% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.

Is Newark Middle a good school?

Newark Middle ranks 1030^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Newark Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 980 students attended Newark Middle.

What district is Newark Middle in?

Newark Unified

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