📍 101 Maxwell St, Newton, Jasper County, 62448
Newton Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newton, Jasper County. The school has 487 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jessica Guzman. It is part of the Jasper County CUD 1 school district. It serves grades 1–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Newton Elem School enrolls 487 students across grades 1–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 1.8% Two or more races and 1.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 467 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
214 of the school's 487 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Newton Elem School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 55, state house district 109.
Newton Elem School is one of 4 schools in Jasper County CUD 1, based in Newton, Illinois. The district serves 1,197 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 487 students, Newton Elem School is larger than the district average of about 299 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote