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B+

Newark Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

503 Chicago Rd, Newark, IL 60541 · (815) 695-5143 · Part of Newark Community Consolidated School District 66

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

Directions
Students
116
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Newark Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Big Grove Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–4Newark Elem SchoolYou are here
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts34%
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 ↗

503 Chicago Rd, Newark

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten19
Grade 123
Grade 221
Grade 320
Grade 432
Enrollment over time
111’20
106’21
111’22
108’23
116’24

Up 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 3%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in Newark Community Consolidated School District 66

The district →
Millbrook Junior High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Newark
A−
89 students11:1

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.