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Best Public Schools in Newark, OH

At a glance

Schools

8,945

Students

Districts

Top rankedHillview Elementary School370^th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools

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Biggest riser

John Clem Elementary School up 188 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy 13.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Newark, Ohio has 19 schools serving about 8,945 students across elementary, middle, high, alternative, and career-tech settings, with most enrollment in Newark City Schools and Licking Valley Local. The data include 2023–24 through 2025–26 rank history, graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, Ohio State Test proficiency, student-teacher ratios, and 2018–19 per-student spending. Some schools have no test-score or rank rows, including Career and Technology Educational Centers and Licking Valley Online Learning School.

Top standouts include Hillview Elementary School, which ranks 370 of 1,560 elementary schools, 76th percentile with 4 stars, and has all seven supplied 2025–26 tests above state, such as Mathematics 4th grade at 92.5 vs. 67.3. Legend Elementary ranks 408 of 1,560, 74th percentile with 4 stars, and also has all seven tests above state. Liberty Middle School ranks 362 of 1,046, 65th percentile with 3 stars, and all eight tests above state. Licking Valley High School ranks 384 of 795, 52nd percentile with 3 stars, has a 96.3% graduation rate, and beats state in 5 of 6 End-of-Course tests, though Geometry is 26.3 vs. 43.3. Licking Valley Elementary School ranks 62nd percentile with 3 stars and beats state in 6 of 7 tests.

Challenges are concentrated at Heritage Middle School (29th percentile, 1 star, 46.2% chronic absenteeism), Newark High School (25th percentile, 1 star, 84.7% graduation, 38.2% absenteeism, 0 of 6 tests above state), and NCS Digital (63.2% graduation, 34.0% absenteeism, 0 of 11 tests above state). Par Excellence Academy dropped from 63rd to 36th percentile. Chronic absenteeism often tracks with lower performance; district rates are Newark City Schools 28.0%, Licking Valley Local 15.5%, and North Fork Local 16.3%. Middle-school Algebra I scores are unusually high (100 at Licking Valley Middle School and Liberty Middle School, 95.5 at Heritage Middle School, 93.3 at Wilson Middle School) vs. state 61.6, likely small advanced cohorts, not overall math mastery. Spending and class size show no simple relationship with performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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	Directly certified (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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1350 Granville Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 344-7279	187	14	13.8	84.5%	129 (69.0%)	13 (7.0%)	5 (2.7%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	34 (18.2%)	42.9	995^th of 1560 public elementary schools	36.2%		56.4	792^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	49.2%	203	64.5				68.8	40.6	58.1	46.7			62.5	31.3	77.4	26.7							$12,425
Cherry Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1040 W Main St	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7330	346	21	16.7	58.4%	275 (79.5%)	12 (3.5%)	15 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.4%)	49.6	898^th of 1560 public elementary schools	42.4%		57.7	767^th of 1558 public elementary schools	50.8%	131	62.2				69.8	52.5	51.1				64.2	55.0	66.7								$12,673
John Clem Elementary School	Public	K-5	475 Jefferson Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7130	386	26	14.9	56.7%	296 (76.7%)	21 (5.4%)	17 (4.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.4%)	51	873^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	44.0%		36.1	1061^st of 1558 public elementary schools	31.9%	188	75.0				67.3	59.4	41.7				65.5	53.1	66.7								$11,699
Ben Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	533 Beacon Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7340	265	18	14.3	83.8%	198 (74.7%)	24 (9.1%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.2%)	46.8	938^th of 1560 public elementary schools	39.9%		36.5	1056^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.2%	118	57.1				42.5	63.2	51.4				70.0	55.3	68.6								$14,312
McGuffey Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 Green Wave Dr	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7140	415	29	14.1	71.1%	351 (84.6%)	11 (2.7%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.1%)	34.7	1086^th of 1560 public elementary schools	30.4%		44.9	969^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.8%	117	66.1				50.0	46.2	37.1				54.8	42.4	61.3								$11,643
Newark High School	Public	9-12	314 Granville St	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 670-7400	1,369	69	19.7	49.2%	1,099 (80.3%)	64 (4.7%)	39 (2.8%)	11 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (11.3%)	30.6	593^rd of 795 public high schools	25.4%		44	526^th of 855 public high schools	38.5%	67			61.9	66.1													61.1	57.1	36.5	54.2	$11,947
Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	805 W Church St	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 670-7120	389	24	16.1	55.5%	324 (83.3%)	12 (3.1%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.8%)	42.9	645^th of 1046 public middle schools	38.3%		43.5	627^th of 1036 public middle schools	39.5%	18		45.7						62.3	36.1	38.6				59.4	49.1	42.2				93.3	$11,900
Legend Elementary	Public	K-5	1075 Evans Blvd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7100	475	30	15.8	42.1%	362 (76.2%)	18 (3.8%)	25 (5.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.3%)	76.1	408^th of 1560 public elementary schools	73.8%		78.2	361^st of 1558 public elementary schools	76.8%	47	76.8				72.3	70.1	82.6				78.3	75.3	85.5								$12,785
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1055 Evans Blvd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 670-7320	456	24	19.2	34.9%	380 (83.3%)	13 (2.9%)	11 (2.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.6%)	67.2	362^nd of 1046 public middle schools	65.4%		69.7	333^rd of 1036 public middle schools	67.9%	29		70.9						60.5	55.2	66.4				62.5	65.3	60.4				100.0	$11,564
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Arlington Ave	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 670-7110	416	25	16.5	66.6%	327 (78.6%)	28 (6.7%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)	30.9	747^th of 1046 public middle schools	28.6%		38.6	661^st of 1036 public middle schools	36.2%	86		46.3						43.8	36.7	39.6				30.8	40.3	41.8				95.5	$11,539
Hillview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1927 Horns Hill Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7310	407	23	18.0	68.1%	327 (80.3%)	14 (3.4%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.0%)	77.3	370^th of 1560 public elementary schools	76.3%		76.6	399^th of 1558 public elementary schools	74.4%	29	85.0				69.5	92.5	83.3				66.1	79.1	80.0								$11,912
Carson Elementary School	Public	K-5	549 E Main St	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7300	414	26	16.0	72.0%	334 (80.7%)	16 (3.9%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.1%)	51.4	868^th of 1560 public elementary schools	44.4%		42.2	1001^st of 1558 public elementary schools	35.8%	133	79.6				53.7	51.4	65.3				56.7	53.4	73.5								$12,207
NCS Digital	Public, Virtual, Alternative	2-12	1440 Granville Rd Ste J	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(740) 328-2022	249	15	17.1	—	222 (89.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.8%)								(n/a)		46.2	45.2	60.7					25.0	8.3					58.3	28.6	55.6	46.2	7.1	50.0	$14,498
Licking Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1379 Licking Valley Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Licking Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 763-3396	523	24	21.7	—	489 (93.5%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	56.2	505^th of 1046 public middle schools	51.7%		58.4	471^st of 1036 public middle schools	54.5%	34		50.6						60.4	52.2	63.2				58.4	55.4	52.8				100.0	$10,407
Licking Valley High School	Public	9-12	100 Hainsview Dr	Newark	43055	Licking County	Licking Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 763-3721	589	31	19.0	—	556 (94.4%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	52.8	384^th of 795 public high schools	51.7%		50.8	460^th of 855 public high schools	46.2%	76			82.6	84.3													67.4	76.3	26.3	62.6	$11,647
Licking Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 Licking Valley Rd NE	Newark	43055	Licking County	Licking Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 763-3525	913	47	19.4	—	857 (93.9%)	9 (1.0%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.1%)	66.9	597^th of 1560 public elementary schools	61.7%		69.8	537^th of 1558 public elementary schools	65.5%	60	66.5				60.8	85.7	64.8				68.5	71.4	78.6								$9,845
Licking Valley Online Learning School	Public, Virtual	8-12	100 Hainsview Dr	Newark	43055	Licking County	Licking Valley Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(740) 763-3721	10	8	1.2	—	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Newton Elementary School	Public	K-5	6645 Mount Vernon Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	North Fork Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 745-5982	347	22	15.9	—	325 (93.7%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	49.1	902^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	42.2%		47.4	934^th of 1558 public elementary schools	40.1%	32	72.4				53.6	59.1	32.8				51.8	66.7	79.3								$13,145
Career and Technology Educational Centers	Public	6-12	150 Price Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Career and Technology Educational Centers	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 366-3351	789	41	19.2	—	692 (87.7%)	31 (3.9%)	26 (3.3%)	20 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Newark

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Granville	5.29 mi	4	26^th
Heath	5.43 mi	5	169^th
Utica	8.33 mi	3	417^th
Johnstown	10.34 mi	7	250^th
Hebron	10.89 mi	4	412^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.