Editing Newark, Delaware (section)

==Education==
[[File:UDel Memorial and Magnolia Circle.JPG|thumb|right|University of Delaware]]

===Public schools===
Public education in Newark is managed by the [[Christina School District]] and,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st10_de/schooldistrict_maps/c10003_new_castle/DC20SD_C10003.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Castle County, DE|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 18, 2021}} - Compare with school boundary maps.</ref> for regional vocational schools, the [[New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District]]. The Christina School District manages public education for Newark and environs, and also for parts of [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]].

Christina School District elementary schools (K-5) serving portions of the city limits include:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christina.k12.de.us/FeederPattern/Maps/Suburban-ES.pdf|title=Suburban Elementary Schools|publisher=[[Christina School District]]|date=December 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229043131/http://www.christina.k12.de.us/FeederPattern/Maps/Suburban-ES.pdf|accessdate=June 24, 2021|archive-date=December 29, 2009}}</ref>
*Downes Elementary School
*Maclary Elementary School
*McVey Elementary School
*West Park Place Elementary School
*Brookside Elementary School (in nearby [[Brookside, Delaware|Brookside]])

Other schools with Newark addresses:
*Gallaher Elementary School (grades K-5)
*Jennie E. Smith Elementary School (grades K-5)

Shue/Medill Middle School, in an [[unincorporated area]], serves most of the Newark city limits, while small parts are zoned to Gauger-Cobbs Middle School in Brookside. George Kirk Middle School, also in Brookside, previously served sections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christina.k12.de.us/FeederPattern/Maps/Suburban-MS.pdf|title=Suburban Middle Schools|publisher=[[Christina School District]]|date=December 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229043205/http://www.christina.k12.de.us/FeederPattern/Maps/Suburban-MS.pdf|accessdate=June 24, 2021|archive-date=December 29, 2009}}<br>Older map: {{cite web|url=http://www.christina.k12.de.us/en2/schools_district/maps/map_78_suburbs.htm|title=Christina School District Suburban Feeder Pattern, Grades 7-8|publisher=[[Christina School District]]|date=November 21, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021121185819/http://www.christina.k12.de.us/en2/schools_district/maps/map_78_suburbs.htm|accessdate=June 22, 2021|archive-date=November 21, 2002}}</ref>

[[Newark High School (Delaware)|Newark High School]] serves almost all of the city limits, with small portions in the south zoned to [[Glasgow High School (Delaware)|Glasgow High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christina.k12.de.us/FeederPattern/Maps/Suburban-HS.pdf|title=Suburban High Schools|publisher=[[Christina School District]]|date=July 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627030038/http://www.christina.k12.de.us/FeederPattern/Maps/Suburban-HS.pdf|accessdate=June 22, 2021|archive-date=June 27, 2011}}<br>Earlier map: {{cite web|url=http://www.christina.k12.de.us/en2/schools_district/maps/map_912_suburbs.htm|title=Christina School District Suburban Feeder Pattern, Grades 9-12|publisher=[[Christina School District]]|date=November 21, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021121183956/http://www.christina.k12.de.us/en2/schools_district/maps/map_912_suburbs.htm|accessdate=June 22, 2021|archive-date=November 21, 2002}}</ref> [[Christiana High School]] (grades 9-12) has a Newark postal address but does not, as of 2008, serve any of the Newark city limits.

[[Delaware School for the Deaf]] (grades K-12), operated by the State of Delaware, is in nearby Brookside.

[[Newark Charter School]] is a [[charter school|state-chartered school]] offering grades K-12.

===History of education===
Until 1884, Newark's public education system was grades 1-8 only, with [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] having the nearest public high school, and with the private [[Newark Academy (Delaware)|Newark Academy]] being the private option. The [[Old Newark Comprehensive School]] served as the first public high school for Newark.<ref name="nrhpinv_ny">{{cite web|url= {{NRHP url|id=82002348}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old Newark Comprehensive School|date=December 1982|accessdate=April 20, 2010 |author=Valerie Cesna and Betsy Bahr|publisher=[[National Park Service]] and {{NRHP url|id=82002348|title=accompanying photos|photos=y}}}}</ref>

The Newark School District merged into the [[New Castle County School District]] in 1978. That district was divided into four districts, among them the Christina district, in 1981.<ref name=Delgovhist>{{cite web|url=https://archives.delaware.gov/delaware-agency-histories/new-castle-county-school-district/|title=
New Castle County School District|publisher=Government of Delaware|access-date=2025-03-31}}</ref>

===University of Delaware===
{{Main|University of Delaware}}
Newark is home to the [[University of Delaware]] (UD). The school has programs in a broad range of subjects, but is probably best known for its [[business education|business]], [[chemical engineering]], [[chemistry]] and [[biochemistry]] programs, drawing from the historically strong presence of the nation's chemical and [[pharmaceutical]] industries in the state of Delaware. In 2006, UD's graduate engineering program was ranked number 11 in the nation by [[The Princeton Review]].<ref name="PrincetonReview">{{cite web|last= Thomas|first= Neil|publisher= The University of Delaware, Office of Public Relations|work= Udaily|title= Graduate engineering at UD ranked No. 11 nationally|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100612231045/http://www.ce.udel.edu/news/Graduate%20engineering%20at%20UD%20ranked%20No_%2011%20nationally.htm|archive-date= June 12, 2010|url= http://www.ce.udel.edu/news/Graduate%20engineering%20at%20UD%20ranked%20No_%2011%20nationally.htm|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all}}</ref> Newark's Main Street is popular among both the University of Delaware students as well as the residents of Newark, offering many restaurant and boutique options.