Newark High School
750 East Delaware Ave Newark DE, 19711, New Castle County Phone: 302-631-4700 Ranking:  (17 out of 25, bottom 32%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Christina School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 97 | 96 | 94 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 88 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,549 | 1,530 | 1,449 | 1,612 | 1,512 | 1,610 | 1,619 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 453 | 29.2% | 493 | 32.2% | 466 | 32.2% | 476 | 29.5% | 503 | 33.3% | 478 | 29.7% | 463 | 28.6% |
| Grade 10: | 451 | 29.1% | 395 | 25.8% | 344 | 23.7% | 420 | 26.1% | 360 | 23.8% | 396 | 24.6% | 384 | 23.7% |
| Grade 11: | 336 | 21.7% | 307 | 20.1% | 312 | 21.5% | 336 | 20.8% | 343 | 22.7% | 339 | 21.1% | 389 | 24.0% |
| Grade 12: | 309 | 19.9% | 335 | 21.9% | 327 | 22.6% | 380 | 23.6% | 306 | 20.2% | 365 | 22.7% | 329 | 20.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 778 | 50.2% | 770 | 50.3% | 732 | 50.5% | 830 | 51.5% | 745 | 49.3% | 805 | 50.0% | 815 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 771 | 49.8% | 760 | 49.7% | 717 | 49.5% | 782 | 48.5% | 759 | 50.2% | 797 | 49.5% | 800 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 90 | 5.8% | 94 | 6.1% | 95 | 6.6% | 93 | 5.8% | 76 | 5.0% | 84 | 5.2% | 83 | 5.1% |
| Hispanic: | 227 | 14.7% | 187 | 12.2% | 175 | 12.1% | 171 | 10.6% | 146 | 9.7% | 157 | 9.8% | 146 | 9.0% |
| Black: | 558 | 36.0% | 526 | 34.4% | 493 | 34.0% | 577 | 35.8% | 540 | 35.7% | 575 | 35.7% | 534 | 33.0% |
| White: | 655 | 42.3% | 708 | 46.3% | 678 | 46.8% | 761 | 47.2% | 749 | 49.5% | 794 | 49.3% | 854 | 52.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 1.0% | 10 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 525 | 33.9% | 635 | 41.5% | 519 | 35.8% | 653 | 40.5% | 602 | 39.8% | 552 | 34.3% | 407 | 25.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 99 | 6.5% | 108 | 7.5% | 84 | 5.2% | 104 | 6.9% | 116 | 7.2% | 60 | 3.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.97 | 15.94 | 15.41 | 18.32 | 16.62 | 17.70 | 18.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 41.3% | 58.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 55% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.45% | 59.09% | 69.24% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 47% | 63.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 54% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.25% | 63.27% | 73.34% |
| 2011 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 35.4% | 62.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 66% | 57% | 72% |
| 2013 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 56.24% | 52.35% | 69.35% |
| 2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 46% | 39.7% | 57.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 54.19% | 52.02% | 66.80% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Newark High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.