High Schools in Newton

The Newton area has two high schools: Newton Senior High and Opportunity Academy. Both schools have consistently underperformed compared to the Newton district and the state of Kansas, with Opportunity Academy ranking in the bottom 10% of Kansas high schools over the past three years.

Newton Senior High has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 200 out of 318 Kansas high schools, with lower academic proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages. In contrast, Opportunity Academy has a 0-star rating and ranks 309 out of 318 Kansas high schools, with significantly lower proficiency rates across all subject areas.

Both schools serve a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with Newton Senior High having a free/reduced lunch rate of 50.73% and Opportunity Academy having an extremely high rate of 91.53%. Despite having a lower student-teacher ratio, Opportunity Academy continues to underperform, suggesting the need for targeted interventions to address the unique challenges faced by the school and its student population.