📍 310 E 23rd St S, Newton, Jasper County, 50208
Aurora Heights Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newton, Jasper County. The school has 268 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Aurora Heights Elementary School enrolls 268 students across grades K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 235 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
153 of the school's 268 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 135 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. 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.
Aurora Heights Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 IA-10, state senate district 15, state house district 29.
Aurora Heights Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Newton Comm School District, based in Newton, Iowa. The district serves 2,693 students district-wide and employs 203 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 268 students, Aurora Heights Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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