Newton High School

Summary:

Newton High School is a public high school serving 255 students in grades 9-12 in Newton, Texas. The school has a diverse student body, with a racial makeup that is predominantly White (54.51%) and African American (35.29%), and smaller percentages of Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students.

Newton High School stands out for its impressive graduation and dropout rates. The school has maintained a 100% four-year graduation rate for the past two years, significantly higher than the state average and the nearby Jasper High School (98.1% in 2022-2023). Additionally, Newton High School has had a 0% dropout rate for the past four years, lower than the state average and Jasper High School (0.4% in 2021-2022). However, the school's performance on STAAR End-of-Course exams is mixed, with some subjects, such as Biology and English II Reading, performing better than the state, while others, like Algebra I and U.S. History, lag behind.

While Newton High School's special education students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 42% of Texas high schools, the school's gifted and talented students rank in the bottom 25%, indicating a potential area for improvement. Additionally, the school faces challenges related to racial disparities and socioeconomic factors, with a high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds. When compared to nearby schools, such as Kirbyville High School, Newton High School generally performs worse on STAAR exams, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and learning from more successful counterparts. Over the past decade, Newton High School's statewide ranking has steadily declined, from 1224 out of 1797 Texas high schools in 2016-2017 to 1572 out of 1987 in 2023-2024, indicating the need for comprehensive improvement strategies.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2812 Hwy 190 E
       Newton, TX  75966


(409) 420-6600

District: Newton Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1572nd of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,529 Help


Feeder schools for Newton High School:

Elementary:    Newton Elementary
Middle:    Newton Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  8.8 Help
Number of students:  278

Racial breakdown:

White:
55.4%
African American:
35.6%
Two or more races:
4.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70.5% Help


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Compare Details Newton High School ranks worse than 79.1% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.36. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Newton High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (55.4%), African American (35.6%), two or more races (4.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 70.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Newton High School is 8.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Newton High School is $17,529.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Newton High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Newton High School 1572nd of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Newton High School in the ranking list.)

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Newton Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Newton Independent School District (Isd) 794th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Newton High School

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Rank History for all students at Newton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 57.72 724th 1427 49.3%
2005 53.43 790th 1429 44.7%
2006 56.39 751st 1430 47.5%
2007 62.10 637th 1497 57.4%
2008 53.28 865th 1510 42.7%
2009 47.57 1040th 1539 32.4%
2010 28.69 1363rd 1568 13.1%
2011 45.21 1202nd 1672 28.1%
2012 30.03 1270th 1603 20.8%
2013 24.94 1358th 1652 17.8%
2014 24.75 1422nd 1734 18.0%
2015 25.84 1411th 1743 19.0%
2016 35.05 1274th 1762 27.7%
2017 31.34 1221st 1777 31.3%
2018 32.41 1224th 1797 31.9%
2019 26.15 1423rd 1857 23.4%
2021 38.88 1147th 1861 38.4%
2022 44.77 1002nd 1876 46.6%
2023 37.91 1219th 1961 37.8%
2024 22.36 1572nd 1987 20.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Newton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.80 563rd 582 3.3%
2019 14.94 539th 604 10.8%
2024 37.62 457th 730 37.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Newton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.20 766th 1347 43.1%
2019 17.06 1302nd 1357 4.1%
2021 72.50 194th 1382 86.0%
2022 73.27 183rd 1418 87.1%
2023 47.82 625th 1478 57.7%
2024 69.93 255th 1547 83.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Newton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.53 1233rd 1794 31.3%
2019 28.03 1437th 1818 21.0%
2021 43.49 1009th 1848 45.4%
2022 47.43 850th 1847 54.0%
2023 36.68 1201st 1897 36.7%
2024 22.70 1530th 1883 18.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Newton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.06 1237th 1781 30.5%
2019 29.67 1359th 1798 24.4%
2021 41.84 1067th 1815 41.2%
2022 51.10 858th 1841 53.4%
2023 58.10 699th 1891 63.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Newton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.61 622nd 1137 45.3%
2019 54.95 687th 1145 40.0%
2021 74.76 85th 1177 92.8%
2022 46.94 826th 1172 29.5%
2023 42.36 890th 1182 24.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Newton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.31 1300th 1784 27.1%
2019 28.65 1400th 1810 22.7%
2021 44.05 881st 1829 51.8%
2022 40.33 958th 1837 47.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Newton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.44 1324th 1803 26.6%
2019 19.09 1557th 1824 14.6%
2021 35.36 1180th 1840 35.9%
2022 37.91 1102nd 1853 40.5%
2023 29.57 1345th 1913 29.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Newton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.89 768th 1013 24.2%
2019 18.84 866th 1024 15.4%
2021 28.47 725th 1020 28.9%
2022 48.35 424th 1031 58.9%
2023 32.77 681st 1069 36.3%
2024 20.51 869th 1065 18.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Newton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 21.46 1439th 1762 18.3%
2023 16.57 1557th 1820 14.5%
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Rank History for White students at Newton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.09 1125th 1539 26.9%
2019 27.69 1203rd 1526 21.2%
2021 42.45 908th 1510 39.9%
2022 45.08 825th 1525 45.9%
2023 28.64 1181st 1576 25.1%
2024 12.75 1409th 1556 9.4%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Newton High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 270 165 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 435
1990 278 154 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 433
1991 283 144 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 427
1992 267 154 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 421
1993 278 159 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 439
1994 282 166 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 448
1995 249 160 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 411
1996 249 160 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 411
1997 258 182 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 443
1998 253 178 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 436
1999 258 187 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 451
2000 224 187 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 418
2001 218 161 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 388
2002 195 144 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 348
2003 195 144 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 348
2004 210 156 3 4 2 n/a n/a 0 375
2005 190 175 2 6 1 n/a n/a 0 374
2006 184 167 0 3 1 n/a n/a 0 355
2007 184 173 2 4 3 n/a n/a 0 366
2008 196 169 2 9 5 n/a n/a 0 381
2009 160 140 2 9 2 n/a n/a 0 313
2010 159 136 3 8 4 n/a n/a 0 310
2011 144 136 3 9 4 0 10 0 306
2012 157 127 3 9 0 0 5 0 301
2013 166 124 0 10 3 0 1 0 304
2014 160 122 0 9 2 0 3 0 296
2015 149 108 1 10 0 0 7 0 275
2016 156 112 1 12 0 0 8 0 289
2017 165 128 1 15 0 0 15 0 324
2018 144 118 1 15 1 0 18 0 297
2019 134 116 0 13 2 0 18 0 283
2020 140 117 1 9 1 0 21 0 289
2021 122 110 2 10 1 0 14 0 259
2022 139 95 2 12 0 0 12 0 260
2023 139 90 2 12 0 0 12 0 255
2024 154 99 1 11 0 0 13 0 278

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Newton High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 435 n/a n/a n/a
1990 433 36.0 12.0 n/a
1991 427 35.5 12.0 n/a
1992 421 39.7 10.6 32.1
1993 439 43.0 10.2 39.9
1994 448 45.7 9.8 40
1995 411 37.9 10.8 40.6
1996 411 37.9 10.8 40.6
1997 443 37.7 11.8 42.9
1998 436 35.2 12.4 45.4
1999 451 35.9 12.6 41.5
2000 418 35.8 11.7 50.5
2001 388 36.8 10.5 49
2002 348 36.7 9.5 45.7
2003 348 36.7 9.5 45.7
2004 375 35.6 10.5 56
2005 374 37.1 10.1 54.8
2006 355 36.6 9.7 43.9
2007 366 36.0 10.2 44.5
2008 381 34.1 11.2 55.9
2009 313 30.6 10.2 65.2
2010 310 32.9 9.4 61.3
2011 306 30.7 9.9 66.3
2012 301 30.2 9.9 70.8
2013 304 27.9 10.8 59.2
2014 296 29.5 10.0 68.9
2015 275 29.0 9.4 41.1
2016 289 30.0 9.6 54.3
2017 324 29.7 10.8 56.5
2018 297 29.9 9.9 72.4
2019 283 31.2 9.0 57.2
2020 289 33.7 8.5 68.2
2021 259 30.8 8.4 73.4
2022 260 32.3 8.0 70.4
2023 255 31.2 8.1 68.6
2024 278 31.5 8.8 70.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Newton High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 435 n/a n/a n/a
1990 433 36.0 12.0 n/a
1991 427 35.5 12.0 n/a
1992 421 39.7 10.6 32.1
1993 439 43.0 10.2 39.9
1994 448 45.7 9.8 40
1995 411 37.9 10.8 40.6
1996 411 37.9 10.8 40.6
1997 443 37.7 11.8 42.9
1998 436 35.2 12.4 45.4
1999 451 35.9 12.6 41.5
2000 418 35.8 11.7 50.5
2001 388 36.8 10.5 49
2002 348 36.7 9.5 45.7
2003 348 36.7 9.5 45.7
2004 375 35.6 10.5 56
2005 374 37.1 10.1 54.8
2006 355 36.6 9.7 43.9
2007 366 36.0 10.2 44.5
2008 381 34.1 11.2 55.9
2009 313 30.6 10.2 65.2
2010 310 32.9 9.4 61.3
2011 306 30.7 9.9 66.3
2012 301 30.2 9.9 70.8
2013 304 27.9 10.8 59.2
2014 296 29.5 10.0 68.9
2015 275 29.0 9.4 41.1
2016 289 30.0 9.6 54.3
2017 324 29.7 10.8 56.5
2018 297 29.9 9.9 72.4
2019 283 31.2 9.0 57.2
2020 289 33.7 8.5 68.2
2021 259 30.8 8.4 73.4
2022 260 32.3 8.0 70.4
2023 255 31.2 8.1 68.6
2024 278 31.5 8.8 70.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Newton High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,391 (9.7%) $13,018 (90.3%) $14,409
2020 $1,399 (9.6%) $13,158 (90.4%) $14,557
2021 $2,057 (11.7%) $15,472 (88.3%) $17,529

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Newton High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1423rd of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1219th of 1961 High schools
 14.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Newton High School)1039
 29%
   End of Course Algebra I (Newton Independent School District (Isd))1744
 27%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Newton High School)5654
 2%
   End of Course Biology (Newton Independent School District (Isd))5654
 2%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Newton High School)4253
 11%
   End of Course English I Reading (Newton Independent School District (Isd))4253
 11%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Newton High School)4142
 1%
   End of Course English II Reading (Newton Independent School District (Isd))4142
 1%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Newton High School)4361
 18%
   End of Course U.S. History (Newton Independent School District (Isd))4361
 18%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students283255
 9.9%
African American11690
 22.4%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian02
Hispanic1312
 7.7%
Pacific Islander00
White134139
 3.7%
Two or More Races1812
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients57.2%68.6%
 11.4%


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Newton High School ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Texas high schools.

Newton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Newton Elementary
Middle : Newton Middle

Students at Newton High School are 55% White, 36% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 278 students attended Newton High School.


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

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