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Newark High School

Q: Is Newark High School a good school?

Newark High School ranks 526 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 38% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Newark High School is a public high school serving 1,408 students in grades 9-12 in Newark, Ohio. The school is part of the Newark City School District, which is ranked 481 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

In recent years, Newark High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 290 out of 819 Ohio high schools in 2020-2021 to 526 out of 855 in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 2 stars over the same period. While the school performs relatively well for its African American and Hispanic student populations, it struggles with its White, Multi-racial, and Gifted and Talented student groups, ranking in the bottom half of Ohio high schools. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 78.6% and 88.3%, which is below the state average, and it has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.9% to 43.9% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Northridge High School and Granville High School consistently outperform Newark High School in terms of statewide ranking, graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, and test scores. The nearby Licking Valley High School and Heath High School also tend to outperform Newark High School, though the differences are less pronounced. The school's challenges may be partly attributed to the socioeconomic factors of its student population, as Newark High School has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients.

1,369

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,947

Per pupil spending ?

64.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

314 Granville St
Newark, OH 43055-4483

(740) 670-7400

District: Newark City

Feeder schools for Newark High School:

Elementary:	Ben Franklin Elementary School
	Carson Elementary School
	Cherry Valley Elementary School
	Hillview Elementary School
	More...
	John Clem Elementary School
	Legend Elementary
	McGuffey Elementary School
Middle:	Heritage Middle School
	Liberty Middle School
	Wilson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.3%

Two or more races:

11.3%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Algebra I scores 12 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg57%

Ohio avg62%

526^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

481^st of 828Newark City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	526 of 855	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	494 of 864	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	433 of 867	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	408 of 836	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	290 of 819	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	391 of 836	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	546 of 800	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.6	524 of 773	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.0	457 of 784	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.3	491 of 778	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.9	574 of 769	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	52.2	514 of 767	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.0	463 of 832	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.3	549 of 818	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.3	587 of 819	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.9	542 of 791	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.2	565 of 767	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.9	552 of 756	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.1	565 of 696	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.8	514 of 689	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.0	606 of 681	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	140 of 328	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	157 of 318	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.7	37 of 323	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	47.3	146 of 306	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	106 of 284	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	117 of 303	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	139 of 279	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	48.7	236 of 606	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	112 of 596	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	195 of 628	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	151 of 550	72.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	518 of 809	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	517 of 798	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	422 of 813	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	388 of 794	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	336 of 775	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	384 of 781	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	414 of 751	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	35.5	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	5 of 12	58.3%	★★★★☆
2022	49.6	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	6 of 13	53.8%	★★★★☆
2019	50.1	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	19 of 31	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	155 of 244	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.6	99 of 280	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	188 of 308	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	206 of 312	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.0	127 of 349	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	105 of 272	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.6	444 of 538	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	130 of 270	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.7	202 of 273	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.5	148 of 270	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	114 of 260	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.0	66 of 239	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	35.7	146 of 207	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	5 of 37	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	8 of 28	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	391 of 815	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	472 of 822	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	326 of 805	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	277 of 773	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	205 of 763	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	332 of 779	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	465 of 758	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	520 of 817	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	457 of 816	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	443 of 819	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	423 of 808	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.9	306 of 778	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	396 of 792	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.4	534 of 763	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	193 of 254	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	169 of 242	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	190 of 239	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	159 of 222	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.9	124 of 211	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	103 of 208	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	72 of 201	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	357 of 617	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	403 of 598	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	260 of 614	57.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	513 of 748	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	493 of 754	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	414 of 756	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	378 of 749	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	312 of 727	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	396 of 739	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	518 of 718	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)86th percentile+48 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+13 vs school

Foster Care (2024)47th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government73%~ state avg

American History71%~ state avg

Biology66%~ state avg

English II59%~ state avg

Algebra I48%-12 vs state

Geometry32%-11 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, February 3, 2017

Levy after levy passed, to the benefit of the teachers and the administrators. Upgraded buildings, then tore them down and built new ones. Great teacher to student ratio, lousy liberal teachers and administrators. Students suffer! Please, DO NOT ever send your child to a Newark public school! More money and more tax levies cannot fix this! ONLY parents that refuse to send their children to substandard schools can do that! PARENTS, PLEASE STAND UP! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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	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 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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
Newark High School	Public	9-12	314 Granville St	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 670-7400	1,369	69	19.7		1,099 (80.3%)	64 (4.7%)	39 (2.8%)	11 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (11.3%)	44	526^th of 855 public high schools	38.5%		46.4	494^th of 864 public high schools	42.8%	32		73.2	70.7							66.0	58.6	32.0	47.6	$11,947
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)
Heath High School	Public	9-12	300 Licking View Dr	Heath	43056	Licking County	Heath City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 788-3300	447	31	14.4	39.6%	374 (83.7%)	11 (2.5%)	17 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.6%)	71.9	164^th of 855 public high schools	80.8%		71.6	176^th of 864 public high schools	79.6%	12		85.4	87.1							87.4	82.1	44.9	75.4	$13,098
Granville High School	Public	9-12	248 New Burg St	Granville	43023	Licking County	Granville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 587-8105	845	41	20.7	12.9%	756 (89.5%)	8 (0.9%)	25 (3.0%)	16 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.5%)	86.4	28^th of 855 public high schools	96.7%		85.9	33^rd of 864 public high schools	96.2%	5		95.7	93.9							96.4	93.1	81.1	83.3	$14,616
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	36.2%	556 (94.4%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	50.8	460^th of 855 public high schools	46.2%		50	461^st of 864 public high schools	46.6%	1		76.5	72.0							69.6	68.7	20.5	64.9	$11,647
Licking Valley Online Learning School	Public, Virtual	7-12	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)
Lakewood High School	Public	9-12	9331 Lancer Rd	Hebron	43025	Licking County	Lakewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 928-4526	450	33	13.6	46.7%	405 (90.0%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	52.9	427^th of 855 public high schools	50.1%		54.2	413^th of 864 public high schools	52.2%	14		82.1	66.1							63.9	56.9	39.8	80.6	$16,724
Utica High School	Public	9-12	260 N Jefferson St	Utica	43080	Licking County	North Fork Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 892-2855	400	28	14.4		385 (96.3%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	38.5	574^th of 855 public high schools	32.9%		41.8	533^rd of 864 public high schools	38.3%	41		78.2	73.4							52.4	58.2	19.2	35.7	$12,885
Northridge High School	Public	9-12	6066 Johnstown Utica Rd	Johnstown	43031	Licking County	Northridge Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 967-6651	351	21	17.0		326 (92.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	55.5	393^rd of 855 public high schools	54.0%		66.9	241^st of 864 public high schools	72.1%	152		88.0	69.0							64.6	67.8	42.2	63.8	$15,551
Millersport Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	11850 Lancaster St	Millersport	43046	Fairfield County	Walnut Township Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 467-2929	260	18	14.2		243 (93.5%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	45.4	512^th of 855 public high schools	40.1%		57.8	366^th of 864 public high schools	57.6%	146	63.4	73.5	65.9	33.3	61.5	19.4	45.5	69.2	55.0	62.0	63.6	24.4	66.7	$16,898

Frequently Asked Questions about Newark High School

How many students attend Newark High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,369 students attended Newark High School.

Is Newark High School a good school?

Newark High School ranks 526^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Newark High School?

Newark High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ben Franklin Elementary School
Elementary : Carson Elementary School
Elementary : Cherry Valley Elementary School
Elementary : Hillview Elementary School
Elementary : John Clem Elementary School
Elementary : Legend Elementary
Elementary : McGuffey Elementary School
Middle : Heritage Middle School
Middle : Liberty Middle School
Middle : Wilson Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Newark High School?

Students at Newark High School are 80% White, 11% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Newark High School in?

Newark City

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