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B+

Newark Comm High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

413 Chicago Rd, Newark, IL 60541 · (815) 695-5164 · Part of Newark Community High School District 18

Big Grove Township’s School Grade A better than 86% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
175
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Newark Comm High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

On the path

Where Big Grove Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Newark Comm High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

413 Chicago Rd, Newark

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 944
Grade 1049
Grade 1144
Grade 1238
Enrollment over time
173’20
168’21
171’22
178’23
175’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 4%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Newark Comm High School from Big Grove Township families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Big Grove Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.