Top 10 Best Newark Public Schools (2022-23)

For the 2022-23 school year, there are 27 public schools serving 16,512 students in Newark, DE (there are 24 private schools, serving 3,203 private students). 84% of all K-12 students in Newark, DE are educated in public schools compared to the DE state average of 86%. Newark has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Delaware.

The top ranked public schools in Newark, DE are Newark Charter School, West Park Place Elementary School and Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Newark, DE public schools have an average math proficiency score of 44% (versus the Delaware public school average of 42%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 53% statewide average). Schools in Newark have an average ranking of 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Delaware public schools.

Minority enrollment is 66% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Delaware public school average of 58% (majority Black).