How can I start another activity on clicking an item from a custom list?

Your code is working fine. I did it without Customadapter. Everything you need is below.

MainActivity.java

public class MainActivity extends Activity {


    String[] web = {
              "Notifications",
              "School",
              "What Hot",
              "Tell a friend",
              "Hit us up",
              "Settings",
              "About & Help"
      };

   @Override
   protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
      setContentView(R.layout.activity_mainlist);

      ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, 
      R.layout.activity_listview, web);

      ListView list = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.list);
      list.setAdapter(adapter);

      list.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
          @Override
            public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view,
                                    int position, long id) {
                switch(position){
                case 0:  Intent newActivity = new Intent(MainActivity.this, School.class);     
                startActivity(newActivity);
                break;


             }

            }
        @SuppressWarnings("unused")
        public void onClick(View v){ 
            };
        });

   }//end oncreate


}//endactivity

      

        
        
        
      

    

School.java

public class School extends Activity{
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.school);


    Intent newActivity1=new Intent();
    setResult(RESULT_OK, newActivity1);
    //finish();
}

}

      

        
        
        
      

    

activity_mainlist.xml

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context=".ListActivity" >

   <ListView
   android:id="@+id/list"
   android:layout_width="match_parent"
   android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
   </ListView>

 </LinearLayout>

      

        
        
        
      

    

activity_listview.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!--  Single List Item Design -->
<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/label"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:padding="10dip"
    android:textSize="16dip"
    android:textStyle="bold" >
</TextView>

      

        
        
        
      

    

AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.zzztest2"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >

<uses-sdk
    android:minSdkVersion="16"
    android:targetSdkVersion="21" />

<application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name">
    <activity
        android:name=".MainActivity"
        android:label="@string/app_name" >
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
    <activity android:name="com.example.zzztest2.School" android:label="@string/app_name"> </activity>
</application>