Newark High School (Delaware)
| Newark High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,155 (2023-2024) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6.23 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Black and gold |
| Athletics | 24 varsity sports (1 club sport) |
| 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, in 2007 it was #271, and in 2008 it was #1041. 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 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. 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. Within Wilmington it serves the Church Street Historic District.