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B−

Cedar Ridge School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Newark, Oil Trough and Magness.

Newark’s School Grade B− better than 48% of Arkansas school districts

Students
636
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,920
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cedar Ridge School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 48% of Arkansas districts
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 32% more per student than the AR average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6M, about $9,497 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 48% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Newark 1,184Oil Trough 222Magness 221

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Newark. Grade by grade →

K–5Cedar Ridge Elementary SchoolThis district
6–12Cedar Ridge High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 38.3% · 407 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 39.9% · 407 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 47 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,920 per student · 32% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 42%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 65%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
685’20
619’21
641’22
638’23
636’24

Down 7.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Cedar Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Newark
B−
263 students12:1
Cedar Ridge High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Newark
C−
373 students5:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.