Summary
Newark High School is a public high school located in Newark, Delaware, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 1,055 students. It is part of the Christina School District, which is ranked 17 out of 32 districts in Delaware and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Newark High School has consistently ranked in the middle of Delaware high schools, ranging from 13th to 26th out of 30-41 schools over the past 10 years, with a SchoolDigger rating that has fluctuated between 2 and 3 stars out of 5, indicating average to slightly above-average performance compared to other Delaware high schools. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with white students performing relatively well, ranking 9th-17th out of 34-35 Delaware high schools in recent years, while African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of Delaware high schools. Newark High School's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 67.2% to 88.9% over the past few years, with a recent improvement to 88.9% in 2022-2023, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 2.5% and 6.5%, with a recent decrease to 3.9% in 2022-2023.
Compared to nearby schools, Conrad Schools of Science and Dickinson (John) School generally outperform Newark High School across various metrics, while Christiana High School, another school in the Christina School District, performs similarly to Newark High School in terms of ranking, graduation rates, and academic proficiency. Newark High School's per-student spending of $20,046 in 2018-2019 is higher than the state average, but its student-teacher ratio of 16.2-17.0 is similar to or slightly higher than nearby schools.
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