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| Newark High School | |
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750 East Delaware Avenue , Delaware 19711 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°40′48″N 75°44′20″W / 39.68000°N 75.73889°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | Excellence is the Expectation |
| Established | 1893 |
| School district | Christina School District |
| Principal | Tina Pinkett (2022 - Present) |
| Teaching staff | 65.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,155 (2023-2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6.23[1] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Black and gold |
| Athletics | 24 varsity sports (1 club sport)[citation needed] |
| Athletics conference | Blue Hen Conference - Flight A |
| Mascot | Yellowjacket (named Buzz) |
| Yearbook | Krawen |
| Website | www |
Newark High School is a public high school in Newark, Delaware, and is one of three high schools within the Christina School District. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in the state, graduating its first class of students in 1893. In 2009, it saw its 20,000th student graduate.
Newark has been named by Newsweek magazine as one of their "Top Schools in America." In 2006 Newark was ranked #521,[2] in 2007 it was #271,[2] and in 2008 it was #1041.[3] This list represents the top 5% of the schools in the nation based on the number of AP, IB, and Cambridge exams taken divided by students graduating. The school was also named a GRAMMY Signature School in 2010 by the GRAMMY Foundation[4] for its outstanding commitment to music education. Newark won the DIAA Sportsmanship Award in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
The school serves a portion of Wilmington.[5] In the suburbs it serves almost all of Newark, most of Brookside, and the Christina School District portions of North Star, Pike Creek, and Pike Creek Valley.[6][7] Within Wilmington it serves the Church Street Historic District.[8]
- ^ a b c "Newark High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ a b America's Top Public High Schools | Newsweek Best High Schools | Newsweek.com
- ^ America's Top Public High Schools[permanent dead link]
- ^ "GRAMMY Foundation". Archived from the original on April 7, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
- ^ "Urban High Schools" (PDF). Christina School District. June 27, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
Older map: "City of Wilmington Feeder Pattern, Grades 9-12". Christina School District. November 21, 2002. Archived from the original on November 21, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2021. - ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Castle County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Suburban High Schools" (PDF). Christina School District. July 1, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
Earlier map: "Christina School District Suburban Feeder Pattern, Grades 9-12". Christina School District. November 21, 2002. Archived from the original on November 21, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2021. - ^ "Church Street Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
718-720 Church Street