Enrollment
175
High
STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK CHSD 18·NCES 172826002977
Newark Comm High School
413 Chicago Rd, Newark, IL 60541 · (815) 695-5164 · Kendall County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL175 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Illinois public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
40 students
STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 44 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 49 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 22% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 58% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Newark Comm High School
Newark Comm High School's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Comm High School this school | 175 | 22.9% | 35.6% |
| Hinckley-Big Rock High School Hinckley | 217 | 25.8% | 40.1% |
| Roanoke-Benson High School Roanoke | 146 | 19.2% | 53.8% |
| Illini Bluffs High School Glasford | 249 | 24.1% | 46.4% |
| Erie High School Erie | 190 | 27.9% | 43.8% |
| Okawville Jr/Sr High School Okawville | 224 | 24.6% | 54.6% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Newark Comm High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kendall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #271 of 573 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 175 | #567 of 708 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.9% | #539 of 578 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
175
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 150
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 175 | 16 | 10.9:1 | 23% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 18.7 | 9.5:1 | 13% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 171 | 19.8 | 8.7:1 | 16% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 173 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 16.9 | 9.8:1 | 21% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 176 | 16 | 11.0:1 | 24% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 199 | 15 | 13.3:1 | 16% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 203 | 18 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 150 | 13 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newark Comm High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (165 to 175); teachers down 5% (16.9 to 16).
About Newark Comm High School
Newark Comm High School is a very small high school located in Newark, Illinois. Enrollment stands at 175 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 79% below the average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
Newark Comm High School is part of Newark CHSD 18.
White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 13% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Kendall County's residents are about 65% White, 16 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 31% means there is a 31% chance two randomly chosen students at Newark Comm High School are from different groups.
Newark Comm High School lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.9 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois is 2.9 students per teacher. About 23% of students at Newark Comm High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 9 points below the 32% average for public schools in Kendall County.
Newark Comm High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 26% of Illinois public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 35.6%, is 22.8 points below the 58.3% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
Census data for Kendall County show median household income comes to about $111,601, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 50 public schools in the county, enrolling about 29,773, Newark Comm High School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Newark Comm High School is closest to Newark Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On average proficiency, Newark Comm High School is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Newark Comm High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 173 in 2020-21 and 175 in 2024-25.
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Kendall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,675
Census ACS
Median income
$111,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
29,773 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newark
- Lisbon Grade SchoolElementary · 121 students
- Newark Elementary SchoolElementary · 116 students
- Millbrook Junior High SchoolMiddle · 89 students
- Lisbon CCSD 90Elementary
- Newark CCSD 66Elementary
- Newark CHSD 18Elementary
Nearby schools
- Newark Elementary School0.1 mi · 116
- Millbrook Junior High School4.0 mi · 89
- Sheridan Elementary School5.2 mi · 135
- Lisbon Grade School6.7 mi · 121
- Sandwich Community High School7.0 mi · 560
- Lynn G Haskin Elementary School7.0 mi · 226
Frequently asked questions
About Newark Comm High SchoolHow many students attend Newark Comm High School?
Newark Comm High School enrolls approximately 175 students in grades 09-12.
Is Newark Comm High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Newark Comm High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newark Comm High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newark Comm High School is approximately 10.9:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Newark Comm High School?
Student demographics at Newark Comm High School are roughly 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Newark Comm High School public or private?
Newark Comm High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newark CHSD 18.
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