Best Public Schools in Newton, NH

Summary:

The city of Newton, New Hampshire is home to a single elementary school, Memorial School, which serves grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 276 students. Memorial School is part of the Sanborn Regional School District, which is ranked 118 out of 163 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Memorial School has a predominantly white student population, with 90.58% of students identifying as white. The school's mathematics proficiency rates are generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in 3rd and 4th grades, with an overall mathematics proficiency rate of 55% in 2023-2024 compared to 40% for the district and 41% for the state. However, the school's reading and science proficiency rates are lower than the district and state averages, indicating areas for potential improvement.

Memorial School has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 6.16% in the 2022-2023 school year, suggesting a relatively affluent student population. The school also has a student-teacher ratio of 10.7, which is lower than the national average of around 16 students per teacher. While Memorial School has maintained a consistent academic performance over the past three school years, the school's demographic homogeneity and the need to address reading and science proficiency rates may be areas of focus for the district and the school community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NH SAS Mathematics (2024)				NH SAS Reading (2024)				NH SAS Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Memorial School	Public	3-5	31 W. Main St.	Newton	03858	Rockingham County	Sanborn Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 382-5251	261	22	12.0	8.8%	227 (87.0%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	51.5	118^th of 234 public elementary schools	49.6%		38	161^st of 237 public elementary schools	32.1%	43	70.0	57.0	41.0	55.0	52.0	43.0	48.0	47.0	34.0	34.0	$27,226

Cities Near Newton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kingston	3.16 mi	3	129^th
Plaistow	3.56 mi	3	109^th
East Kingston	4.18 mi	1	34^th
South Hampton	4.21 mi	1	4^th
Danville	5.37 mi	1	54^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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