📍 750 East Delaware Avenue, Newark, New Castle County, 19711
Newark High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newark, New Castle County. The school has 1,105 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Christina School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 80%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Newark High School enrolls 1,105 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 65 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Black or African American, 34% White and 21% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 412 | 37% |
| White | 380 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 230 | 21% |
| Asian | 44 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Newark High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE At-Large, state senate district 8, state house district 25.
Newark High School is one of 28 schools in Christina School District, based in Newark, Delaware. The district serves 12,954 students district-wide and employs 1,096 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,105 students, Newark High School is larger than the district average of about 463 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large