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Newark City Schools

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At a glance

497^thof 773 Ohio districts▼ 16

Better than 35% of Ohio districts

Elementary 7 Middle 3 High 1 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

621 Mount Vernon Rd
Newark, OH 43055-4615·(740) 670-7005·All Ohio district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 35.7% of districts

Schools

5,789

Students

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

McGuffey Elementary School 14.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

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1★

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

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Summary:

Newark City Schools is a 12-school Ohio district serving about 5,587 students across seven elementary schools, three middle schools, one high school, and one alternative school, and it ranks 497th of 773 districts (36th percentile, 2 stars). The district is sharply divided: two elementary schools and one middle school perform well above district and state averages, while several middle, high school, and alternative settings fall below them. Note that free/reduced lunch data is blank for every school, spending figures are from 2018-19, and student-teacher ratios are from 2024-25, so those measures should be read cautiously.

Hillview Elementary School is the strongest school in the list, with average 2025-26 proficiency near 79%, a 76th percentile rank, 4 stars, 5th grade science at 85.0%, and 4th grade math at 92.5% — all far above district and state. Legend Elementary is close behind at about 77% average proficiency, 74th percentile, and 4 stars, with 5th grade ELA at 85.5% and low chronic absenteeism of 13.9%. Liberty Middle School is the strongest middle school (65th percentile, 3 stars), beating district and state in 8th grade science (70.9%), 8th grade math (66.4%), and 7th grade ELA (65.3%), though its rank has slipped from 74th percentile in 2023-24.

Heritage Middle School is the most urgent concern: 29th percentile, 1 star, low ELA, math, and science proficiency, and the district's highest chronic absenteeism at 46.2% versus the district's 28.0%. Newark High School (25th percentile, 1 star) is below the state in every 2025-26 End-of-Course subject, with geometry lowest at 36.5%, though its 84.7% graduation rate tops the district's 80.8%. NCS Digital, the alternative school, has the lowest average proficiency at about 39% and a 63.2% graduation rate. Absenteeism tracks with performance but not perfectly: Liberty does well despite 24.5% absenteeism, while McGuffey Elementary School has relatively low absenteeism but the lowest elementary proficiency (about 51%). Middle-school Algebra I scores (100%, 95.5%, 93.3%) likely reflect small advanced cohorts, not overall math strength.

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Ranking:

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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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2024)	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
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	63.7%	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	68.6%	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	90.5%	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	82.2%	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	64.9%	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	77.9%	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	53.5%	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	55.0%	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	82.4%	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	66.3%	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	86.2%	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
Little Learners Preschool	Public	PK	1440 Granville Rd Ste G	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 670-7005	202	11	18.3		160 (79.2%)	8 (4.0%)	12 (5.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	19 (9.4%)								(n/a)
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Heath City	0.86 mi	5	132^nd
Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy	1 mi	1	548^th
Career and Technology Educational Centers	3.55 mi	1
Granville Exempted Village	4.1 mi	4	25^th
Lakewood Local	6.24 mi	4	385^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.