School district · California
Newark Unified
Newark Unified in California: 10 public schools with 4,661 students and 24.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,194 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 10
- Students
- 4,661
- Students per teacher
- 24.4
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $17,194
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 191
- Counselors (FTE)
- 6.0
- Students per counselor
- 777
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 5.5
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%49%proficient
+5.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 61% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
1,938 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%41%proficient
+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 67% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
1,955 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 4.8% · $4.7M
- State
- 34% · $33.3M
- Local
- 61% · $59.8M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $9,525
- Support services
- $6,949
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $4.3M
- Long-term debt
- $87.2M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
August Schilling ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 344 | 20.2 | 14% | 12% |
Birch Grove IntermediateFree meals for all | 3–5 | 289 | 28.9 | 62% | 59% |
Birch Grove PrimaryFree meals for all | K–2 | 409 | 25.6 | — | — |
Coyote Hills ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 440 | 25.9 | 39% | 33% |
John F. Kennedy ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 455 | 26.7 | 52% | 56% |
Lincoln ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 286 | 23.8 | 52% | 57% |
Newark MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 980 | 22.5 | 51% | 36% |
Bridgepoint HighAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 60 | 12.1 | — | — |
Crossroads High (Alternative)Alternative | 6–12 | 31 | 62.0 | — | — |
Newark Memorial HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,367 | 25.9 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 5715 Musick Ave., Newark, CA 94560
- Phone
- (510)818-4103
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.