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Newark Unified Schools
Newark Unified is a public school district in California, based in Alameda County (Newark). SchoolGrade grades 10 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Newark Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Newark Unified
9 of 10 schools in Newark Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 5C: 2F: 2
Best schools in Newark Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Birch Grove Intermediate (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ Lincoln Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ John F Kennedy Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Newark Junior High (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Newark Memorial High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Coyote Hills Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Crossroads High Alternative (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F August Schilling Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Bridgepoint High (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Newark Unified
High schools (3)
- F Bridgepoint High, Newark
- C- Crossroads High Alternative, Newark
- B- Newark Memorial High, Newark
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B+ Birch Grove Intermediate, Newark
- B- Newark Junior High, Newark
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- F August Schilling Elementary, Newark
- Birch Grove Primary, Newark
- C Coyote Hills Elementary, Newark
- B+ John F Kennedy Elementary, Newark
- B+ Lincoln Elementary, Newark
Where Newark Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Newark (10)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Alameda County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,828 students with 182 full-time-equivalent teachers and 373 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0627060
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Fremont Unified (42 schools, 5 mi)
- Ravenswood City Elementary (4 schools, 6 mi)
- New Haven Unified (13 schools, 6 mi)
- Mountain View Whisman (11 schools, 7 mi)
- Santa Clara Unified (29 schools, 8 mi)
- Sunnyvale (10 schools, 8 mi)
- Mountain View-Los Altos Union High (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Menlo Park City Elementary (4 schools, 9 mi)
Questions about Newark Unified
How many schools are in Newark Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 10 public schools in Newark Unified, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Newark Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Newark.
How good are the schools in Newark Unified?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 32.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 42.4%. 11% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Newark Unified?
4,828 students were enrolled in Newark Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 26.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Newark Unified?
Newark Unified is in California, based in Alameda County, with its district office in Newark. Its boundary covers about 14.0 sq mi.