Newark Charter School is an independently-operated public school serving 1,338 students in grades K-8. The Mission of the Newark Charter School is to promote high levels of student effort, achievement and decorum for children in the Greater Newark community by providing continuous, engaging and rigorous academic challenges grounded in a sequential core of common knowledge, delivered in a community of students, educators and involved parents who value scholarship and appropriate behavior.

The guiding vision and philosophy of the Newark Charter School is that all children can learn when they are challenged, supported, respected and motivated.

Newark Charter School offers an educational alternative within the public school system for families and students seeking a strong academic program that invites family involvement in children’s education.

Newark Charter School (NCS) celebrated its 10-year anniversary this year. NCS is the largest charter school in Delaware and has been named a Superior School by the Delaware Department of Education each year based on its high levels of student achievement. In 2010 the United States Department of Education named NCS a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, one of only 14 charter schools in the nation to receive that honor. The school uses the Core Knowledge curriculum and NCS has been cited as one of the top 10 Core Knowledge schools in the country. School Director, Gregory Meece, also serves as President of the Delaware Charter Schools Network. In 2011 he received the Catalyst in Education Award for his leadership as a change agent in Delaware's public education landscape.