Newark High School

750 East Delaware Avenue, Newark DE, 19711 | Christina School District | 302-631-4700
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1131
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 30% 33% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 38 in Newark
  • Ranked #0 of 325 in Delaware
Proficiency Averages
36%Newark
44%Delaware

Newark High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Christina School District" in Newark, DE. There are a total of 1,131 students and 66 teachers at Newark High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Newark High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 29.5%, which is 33% lower than the Delaware average.

Newark High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1131
Teachers66
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Newark High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All22%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School20-24%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All37%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School35-39%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Newark High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictDelawareNational
White 42.5% 34.4% 48.2% 51.1%
Black 36.1% 40.0% 30.8% 15.9%
Asian 5.8% 4.7% 3.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 14.2% 17.5% 14.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.3% 0.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.2% 2.8% 2.4% 3.1%

Newark demographics profile

StatisticNewarkDelawareNational
Population70,655973,764328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)6,48550491
Median age35.939.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)33%54%55%
Speak English88%87%79%
Speak Spanish9%7%13%

Education level achieved in Newark

IndexNewarkDelawareNational
Completed 8th grade80.4%86.3%84.3%
Completed high school79.2%85.3%83.0%
Completed some college49.1%57.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree31.3%38.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors27.0%30.5%30.3%
Completed masters11.3%12.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.1%3.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.3%1.7%1.3%
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Source: The Newark High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.