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C−

Newark Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Arcadia, Newark and Palmyra, and parts of Manchester, Phelps and Lyons.

Arcadia’s School Grade C− better than 23% of New York school districts

Students
1,817
Schools
5
Spent per student
$28,610
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Debt
$26.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Newark Central School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 23% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the NY average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $26.5M, about $14,601 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 23% of the 1,013 New York 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 well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Arcadia 13,522C−Newark 8,919CPalmyra 7,319

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Arcadia. Grade by grade →

PK–32 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Newark Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Newark Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 46.5% · 913 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 48.9% · 880 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.2% · 172 in the class

87% 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
$28,610 per student · 17% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 32%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 64%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,000’20
1,941’21
1,925’22
1,841’23
1,817’24

Down 9.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 65%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 9%Black 7%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Perkins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Newark
266 students9:1
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Newark
207 students11:1
Norman R Kelley Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Newark
C−
363 students9:1
Newark Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Newark
D
395 students9:1
Newark Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Newark
A−
586 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Palmyra-Macedon Central School DistrictMacedon, Palmyra
$25,144per student
Canandaigua City School DistrictHopewell
$24,052per student
Gananda Central School DistrictMacedon
$26,490per student
Geneva City School DistrictGeneva, Seneca
$28,287per student

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 New York.