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Schools in Newark · Cedar Ridge School District

Newark’s public schools score below 52% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Newark, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Reading proficiency in Newark’s districts is 35%, below the Arkansas average (40%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
35%
▼ 5 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
▼ 2 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.9K
▲ 32% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.6
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
636 students on the public path
In brief

Newark’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 231 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Newark’s, its schools beat 55%, higher than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,920 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Cedar Ridge High School. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Newark’s grade

C+ Test scores

B−: better than 48% of Arkansas school districts. Test scores are below the Arkansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (231)Better than 55%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 407 test results could put Newark anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Newark’s students in the tested grades sat them (407 in math, 407 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Newark, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Cedar Ridge Elementary SchoolCedar Ridge School DistrictB−
6–12Cedar Ridge High SchoolCedar Ridge School DistrictC−

Newark’s public schools are run by Cedar Ridge School District, which also serves Magness and Oil Trough. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cedar Ridge School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 636 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 6.6 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$17,920AR $13,585 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 39.9% · 407 students tested
Math36%
State average 38.3% · 407 students tested

Newark vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Newark’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
NewarkB−Cedar Ridge

Every school in Newark

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Newarkby address
Cedar Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
B−
263 students12:1Rate it →
Cedar Ridge High School
High · Grades 6–12
C−
373 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Newark’s schools

Are Newark’s schools good?

On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Newark children attend score below 52% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Newark in?

Cedar Ridge School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 636 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Newark spend per student?

$17,920 in Cedar Ridge School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arkansas. Stars are from neighbors.