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Newton Elementary

Summary:

Newton Elementary is a public elementary school located in Newton, Texas, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 380 students. The school is part of the Newton Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 794 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Newton Elementary's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 25.32% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the state average of 48.85%. The school's performance has been consistently low, with its statewide ranking among Texas elementary schools ranging from 1,462 (in 2014-2015) to 3,698 (in 2023-2024), placing it in the bottom 20-30% of schools in the state. The performance of student subgroups, such as African American, White, and Gifted and Talented students, is also concerning, with the school's rankings for these groups in the bottom 50% of Texas elementary schools. Additionally, the school's performance for male students is particularly low, ranking in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools in recent years.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Newton Elementary, ranging from $9,448 to $12,355 per student in recent years, the school's academic performance remains significantly below the state average and nearby schools, such as Kirbyville Elementary and Parnell Elementary. Kirbyville Elementary and Parnell Elementary both outperform Newton Elementary on STAAR test scores and statewide rankings, with Kirbyville Elementary performing particularly well in reading and mathematics. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as school leadership, teaching quality, and targeted interventions, may be more important in driving student success at the elementary school level.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 416 E St
       Newton, TX  75966

(409) 420-6600

District: Newton Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3698th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,355 Help


Students who attend Newton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Newton Middle
High:    Newton High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.2 Help
Number of students:  352

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.9%
African American:
28.4%
Two or more races:
8.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  81.3% Help


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Compare Details Newton Elementary ranks worse than 79.1% of elementary schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.81. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (59.9%), African American (28.4%), two or more races (8.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 81.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Newton Elementary is 11.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Newton Elementary is $12,355.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Newton Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Newton Elementary 3698th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Newton Elementary 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 Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Newton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 29.35 2888th 3465 16.7%
2005 16.17 3264th 3475 6.1%
2006 20.58 3141st 3476 9.6%
2007 34.50 2897th 3724 22.2%
2008 13.27 3597th 3768 4.5%
2009 16.61 3633rd 3884 6.5%
2010 43.86 2648th 3937 32.7%
2011 43.36 2778th 4095 32.2%
2012 50.45 2243rd 4206 46.7%
2013 51.81 2198th 4221 47.9%
2014 55.92 1990th 4260 53.3%
2015 66.13 1462nd 4320 66.2%
2016 56.89 1954th 4286 54.4%
2017 54.94 1709th 4329 60.5%
2018 37.36 2724th 4359 37.5%
2019 29.09 3392nd 4479 24.3%
2021 41.13 2493rd 4578 45.5%
2022 27.97 3480th 4581 24.0%
2023 43.81 2548th 4647 45.2%
2024 25.81 3698th 4675 20.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Newton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 44.25 658th 1112 40.8%
2022 19.81 894th 1004 11.0%
2024 43.75 680th 1114 39.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Newton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.19 1241st 3558 65.1%
2019 59.84 946th 3684 74.3%
2021 33.38 2530th 3799 33.4%
2022 52.38 1425th 3952 63.9%
2023 42.71 2102nd 4086 48.6%
2024 22.88 3674th 4261 13.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Newton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.23 2283rd 4264 46.5%
2019 25.07 3747th 4309 13.0%
2021 51.23 1931st 4451 56.6%
2022 30.89 3454th 4477 22.9%
2023 57.54 1680th 4521 62.8%
2024 26.60 3780th 4560 17.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Newton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.90 2625th 4306 39.0%
2019 33.90 3071st 4348 29.4%
2021 41.61 2493rd 4499 44.6%
2022 46.94 2338th 4561 48.7%
2023 59.44 1605th 4588 65.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Newton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.82 2113th 3106 32.0%
2019 52.58 1926th 3184 39.5%
2021 60.85 1356th 3006 54.9%
2022 45.65 2023rd 2958 31.6%
2023 37.63 2342nd 2980 21.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Newton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.80 2319th 4240 45.3%
2019 37.16 2881st 4295 32.9%
2021 35.75 2910th 4331 32.8%
2022 23.33 3893rd 4461 12.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Newton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.04 2767th 4319 35.9%
2019 27.10 3464th 4357 20.5%
2021 41.50 2473rd 4498 45.0%
2022 14.75 4235th 4563 7.2%
2023 28.80 3491st 4585 23.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Newton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.06 1580th 2483 36.4%
2019 23.29 2195th 2515 12.7%
2021 37.36 1525th 2444 37.6%
2022 18.14 2249th 2421 7.1%
2023 42.69 1344th 2443 45.0%
2024 23.12 2107th 2421 13.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Newton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.19 655th 4168 84.3%
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Rank History for White students at Newton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.92 2135th 3127 31.7%
2019 33.77 2307th 3142 26.6%
2021 30.64 2331st 3082 24.4%
2022 19.93 2721st 3082 11.7%
2023 28.34 2481st 3106 20.1%
2024 19.44 2749th 3078 10.7%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Newton Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 343 190 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 538
1990 262 173 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 442
1991 373 240 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 618
1992 354 244 0 5 1 n/a n/a 0 604
1993 354 245 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 601
1994 396 204 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 603
1995 360 211 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 577
1996 360 211 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 577
1997 330 174 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 509
1998 350 213 1 10 2 n/a n/a 0 576
1999 326 229 1 10 0 n/a n/a 0 566
2000 358 309 3 15 1 n/a n/a 0 686
2001 385 292 4 10 1 n/a n/a 0 692
2002 388 252 4 9 1 n/a n/a 0 654
2003 388 252 4 9 1 n/a n/a 0 654
2004 362 248 5 17 1 n/a n/a 0 633
2005 345 237 2 17 1 n/a n/a 0 602
2006 353 240 4 6 1 n/a n/a 0 604
2007 333 258 2 10 1 n/a n/a 0 604
2008 374 246 3 18 2 n/a n/a 0 643
2009 341 238 2 17 3 n/a n/a 0 601
2010 320 234 2 25 3 n/a n/a 0 584
2011 296 234 0 29 3 4 2 0 568
2012 289 210 1 29 4 0 27 0 560
2013 264 190 2 26 5 0 24 0 511
2014 262 187 2 23 4 0 24 0 502
2015 253 191 3 25 3 0 21 0 496
2016 264 191 3 33 3 0 21 0 515
2017 261 187 4 21 2 0 23 0 498
2018 292 176 3 29 2 0 22 0 524
2019 294 178 1 24 2 0 38 0 537
2020 305 186 2 29 2 0 30 0 554
2021 240 137 1 17 2 0 26 0 423
2022 246 101 1 21 1 0 26 0 396
2023 227 111 1 12 0 0 29 0 380
2024 211 100 1 11 0 0 29 0 352

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 Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 538 n/a n/a n/a
1990 442 27.0 16.3 n/a
1991 618 29.0 21.3 n/a
1992 604 41.3 14.6 54.3
1993 601 38.0 15.8 65.4
1994 603 40.4 14.9 53.6
1995 577 41.3 14.0 54.9
1996 577 41.3 14.0 54.9
1997 509 39.1 13.0 51.7
1998 576 36.2 15.9 52.4
1999 566 34.0 16.6 51.4
2000 686 48.4 14.2 69.4
2001 692 49.6 14.0 68.1
2002 654 47.7 13.7 69.6
2003 654 47.7 13.7 69.6
2004 633 46.8 13.5 74.6
2005 602 45.9 13.1 74.1
2006 604 44.5 13.6 65.2
2007 604 43.3 13.9 74.7
2008 643 46.7 13.8 76.2
2009 601 47.8 12.6 77.2
2010 584 44.5 13.1 78.9
2011 568 42.3 13.3 79.6
2012 560 39.5 14.1 80
2013 511 36.8 13.8 74.2
2014 502 36.3 13.8 78.7
2015 496 35.0 14.1 50.8
2016 515 37.0 13.9 67.8
2017 498 36.3 13.7 69.9
2018 524 36.9 14.1 80
2019 537 37.6 14.2 76.9
2020 554 36.8 15.0 78.9
2021 423 32.5 12.9 80.6
2022 396 34.1 11.5 76.8
2023 380 32.5 11.6 81.8
2024 352 31.1 11.2 81.3

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 Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 538 n/a n/a n/a
1990 442 27.0 16.3 n/a
1991 618 29.0 21.3 n/a
1992 604 41.3 14.6 54.3
1993 601 38.0 15.8 65.4
1994 603 40.4 14.9 53.6
1995 577 41.3 14.0 54.9
1996 577 41.3 14.0 54.9
1997 509 39.1 13.0 51.7
1998 576 36.2 15.9 52.4
1999 566 34.0 16.6 51.4
2000 686 48.4 14.2 69.4
2001 692 49.6 14.0 68.1
2002 654 47.7 13.7 69.6
2003 654 47.7 13.7 69.6
2004 633 46.8 13.5 74.6
2005 602 45.9 13.1 74.1
2006 604 44.5 13.6 65.2
2007 604 43.3 13.9 74.7
2008 643 46.7 13.8 76.2
2009 601 47.8 12.6 77.2
2010 584 44.5 13.1 78.9
2011 568 42.3 13.3 79.6
2012 560 39.5 14.1 80
2013 511 36.8 13.8 74.2
2014 502 36.3 13.8 78.7
2015 496 35.0 14.1 50.8
2016 515 37.0 13.9 67.8
2017 498 36.3 13.7 69.9
2018 524 36.9 14.1 80
2019 537 37.6 14.2 76.9
2020 554 36.8 15.0 78.9
2021 423 32.5 12.9 80.6
2022 396 34.1 11.5 76.8
2023 380 32.5 11.6 81.8
2024 352 31.1 11.2 81.3

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 Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,578 (16.7%) $7,870 (83.3%) $9,448
2020 $1,624 (16.9%) $7,973 (83.1%) $9,597
2021 $2,689 (21.8%) $9,666 (78.2%) $12,355

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Newton Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 3392nd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2548th of 4647 Elementary schools
 20.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Newton Elementary)2741
 14%
   3rd Grade Reading (Newton Independent School District (Isd))2741
 14%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Newton Elementary)2729
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Newton Independent School District (Isd))2729
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Newton Elementary)2848
 20%
   4th Grade Reading (Newton Independent School District (Isd))2848
 20%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Newton Elementary)2049
 29%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Newton Independent School District (Isd))2049
 29%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students537380
 29.2%
African American178111
 37.6%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian11
Hispanic2412
 50%
Pacific Islander00
White294227
 22.8%
Two or More Races3829
 23.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76.9%81.8%
 4.9%

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Students who attend Newton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Newton Middle
High : Newton High School

Newton Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Texas elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 352 students attended Newton Elementary.

Students at Newton Elementary are 60% White, 28% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.


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