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Newark Senior High School

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Newark Senior High School ranks 758 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

758^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 39% of New York high schools

Summary

Newark Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Newark Central School District, with 576 students. The school has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks in the bottom half of New York high schools.

Newark Senior High School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance. The school has seen a decline in its 4-year graduation rate, dropping from 90.6% in 2020-2021 to 84.3% in 2023-2024, lower than the state average of around 85%. Proficiency on Regents exams is also low, with only 25.42% of students proficient in Regents Chemistry and 28.49% proficient in Algebra I. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 37.9% in recent years, much higher than the state average of around 20%.

Interestingly, nearby high schools like Canandaigua Academy, Ruben A Cirillo High School, and Marion Junior-Senior High School perform significantly better than Newark Senior High on most metrics, despite serving similar student populations. The Newark Central School District as a whole is also ranked very low, suggesting broader systemic issues that impact the high school as well.

586

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,544

Per pupil spending ?

53.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

625 Peirson Ave
Newark, NY 14513-2099

(315) 332-3242

District: Newark Central School District

Feeder schools for Newark Senior High School:

Elementary:	Lincoln Elementary School
	Norman R Kelley Intermediate School
	Perkins Elementary School
Middle:	Newark Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.5%

Hispanic:

18.3%

African American:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓87% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (54% vs 66% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (8% vs 5%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

New York avg66%

758^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

809^th of 874Newark Central School District among New York 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	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	758 of 1234	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	812 of 1242	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	804 of 1228	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	684 of 1190	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	458 of 519	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	727 of 1207	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	716 of 1210	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.9	580 of 1221	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.6	552 of 1255	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.0	678 of 1255	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.3	622 of 1237	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.8	693 of 1217	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.1	545 of 1198	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.0	612 of 1165	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.5	682 of 1117	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.3	624 of 1086	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.0	587 of 1027	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.4	503 of 1002	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.2	550 of 986	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.7	596 of 935	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	491 of 713	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.5	638 of 690	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	547 of 671	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	459 of 686	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	506 of 679	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	780 of 1206	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	727 of 1219	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	773 of 1197	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	704 of 1155	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	239 of 290	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	684 of 1193	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	677 of 1176	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	385 of 885	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	441 of 865	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	405 of 851	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	338 of 760	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	462 of 815	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	372 of 791	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	47.8	236 of 531	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	297 of 493	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	395 of 498	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	838 of 1179	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	872 of 1170	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	835 of 1155	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	713 of 1101	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.4	260 of 289	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	795 of 1179	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	765 of 1154	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	750 of 1201	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	832 of 1211	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	812 of 1191	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	632 of 1154	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.4	331 of 354	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	761 of 1190	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	713 of 1176	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	42.0	186 of 306	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	846 of 1149	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1016 of 1144	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	805 of 1130	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	675 of 1038	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	111 of 137	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	937 of 1132	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	990 of 1095	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	682 of 788	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	690 of 781	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	694 of 776	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	605 of 738	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	131 of 133	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	620 of 793	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	610 of 765	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2023)56th percentile+21 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)39th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government81%+6 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts77%~ state avg

Physics77%+8 vs state

Global History and Geography72%-3 vs state

Life Science Biology56%~ state avg

Earth and Space Sciences55%~ state avg

Geometry48%-12 vs state

Common Core Algebra II41%-33 vs state

Living Environment37%-20 vs state

Algebra I28%-28 vs state

Earth Science28%-37 vs state

Chemistry25%-39 vs state

Common Core Geometry7%-17 vs state

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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 (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	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newark Senior High School	Public	8-12	625 Peirson Ave	Newark	14513	Wayne County	Newark Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 332-3242	586	60	9.7	53.8%	384 (65.5%)	60 (10.2%)	107 (18.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	39.1	758^th of 1234 public high schools	38.6%		33.6	812^th of 1242 public high schools	34.6%	54	25.4	41.4	77.5	7.1	27.8	72.5	37.0	76.9	81.4	28.5	56.3	48.0	54.6						100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,544	$1,734	$29,811
Midlakes Middle/High School	Public	7-12	1554 Rt 488	Clifton Springs	14432	Ontario County	Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 548-6300	677	72	9.4	42.2%	585 (86.4%)	7 (1.0%)	65 (9.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	53.8	598^th of 1234 public high schools	51.5%		62.6	482^nd of 1242 public high schools	61.2%	116	61.4	90.0	79.3	14.3	70.8	73.7	27.8	81.3	81.2	51.8	65.0	46.9		49.0	48.4	57.3	22.2	40.3	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,027	$1,906	$28,121
Lyons Senior High School	Public	9-12	10 Clyde Rd	Lyons	14489	Wayne County	Lyons Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 946-2200	266	28	9.5	63.5%	175 (65.8%)	28 (10.5%)	22 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (13.9%)	49.8	644^th of 1234 public high schools	47.8%		33.1	820^th of 1242 public high schools	34.0%	176	40.0	60.9	78.3	9.5	50.0	83.6	50.7	66.7	74.4	55.6		64.9							100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$37,775	$1,965	$35,811
Palmyra-Macedon Senior High School	Public	9-12	151 Hyde Pkwy	Palmyra	14522	Wayne County	Palmyra-Macedon Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 597-3420	513	52	9.8	34.9%	473 (92.2%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	64.8	417^th of 1234 public high schools	66.2%		69	359^th of 1242 public high schools	71.1%	58	68.9	91.3	85.9		60.0	86.9	29.7		79.7	68.7		77.6							99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	$29,619	$1,373	$28,246
Red Jacket High School	Public	9-12	1506 Rt 21	Shortsville	14548	Ontario County	Manchester-Shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 289-3966	232	24	9.4	47.8%	202 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	42	734^th of 1234 public high schools	40.5%		47.3	674^th of 1242 public high schools	45.7%	60	100.0	88.5	67.7	16.7	75.5	65.3	65.7	50.0	56.9	41.7		32.8							97.2	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.6	97.6	$28,894	$1,232	$27,663
Marion Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	4034 Warner Rd	Marion	14505	Wayne County	Marion Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 926-4228	268	28	9.6	39.6%	231 (86.2%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	71.3	307^th of 1234 public high schools	75.1%		75.3	233^rd of 1242 public high schools	81.2%	74	29.4	100.0	84.6		96.2	76.0	72.2		94.4	90.2		75.0		48.0	67.6	80.0	65.6	69.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$35,252	$1,640	$33,613
Ruben A Cirillo High School	Public	9-12	3195 Wiedrick Rd	Walworth	14568	Wayne County	Gananda Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 986-3521	256	28	9.0	31.6%	210 (82.0%)	3 (1.2%)	26 (10.2%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	65.1	411^th of 1234 public high schools	66.7%		66.7	414^th of 1242 public high schools	66.7%	3	81.8	93.0	89.4	10.0	71.4	82.7	60.0	50.0	78.5	56.6		63.4							98.6	98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	98.6	100.0	$31,315	$1,012	$30,304
Canandaigua Academy	Public	9-12	435 East St	Canandaigua	14424	Ontario County	Canandaigua City School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 396-3800	998	97	10.2	36.7%	863 (86.5%)	16 (1.6%)	57 (5.7%)	18 (1.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.0%)	75.5	232^nd of 1234 public high schools	81.2%		79.2	143^rd of 1242 public high schools	88.5%	89	64.7	98.5	89.5		76.1	84.5	81.1	60.0	84.4	80.9		93.2							99.4	99.8	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.7	99.7	99.8	$26,762	$923	$25,839
Geneva High School	Public	9-12	101 Carter Rd	Geneva	14456	Ontario County	Geneva City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 781-0402	602	60	10.1	62.1%	239 (39.7%)	74 (12.3%)	205 (34.1%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (12.6%)	28.5	877^th of 1234 public high schools	28.9%		30	854^th of 1242 public high schools	31.2%	23	71.1	68.9	60.1	0.0	36.1	60.0	37.1	61.5	76.2	23.9		41.8							99.7	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.8	99.8	$26,668	$1,708	$24,960
Williamson Senior High School	Public	9-12	5891 Rt 21	Williamson	14589	Wayne County	Williamson Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 589-9621	277	34	8.2	39.4%	217 (78.3%)	12 (4.3%)	28 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	57.3	555^th of 1234 public high schools	55.0%		58.6	540^th of 1242 public high schools	56.5%	15	70.7	95.7	80.5	45.5	61.1	63.2	55.6	85.7	73.8	62.5	75.0	59.6							99.7	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	99.7	$28,890	$1,189	$27,701

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