Newark Elem School

Newark Elem School is an elementary-level community of tiny scale in Newark, Illinois, overseen by Newark CCSD 66, enrolling 116 students in grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Newark Elem School sits 70% below that benchmark.

Within Newark CCSD 66, which oversees 2 schools and 205 students, Newark Elem School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Newark Elem School records that nearly all students (82%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kendall County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Newark Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Kendall County) reports that median household earnings sit near $111,601, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kendall County's 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,773 students), Newark Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Newark Comm High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Newark Elem School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 51.1%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 19%: 144 students in 2018 compared to 116 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 6% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Newark Elem School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.