📍 900 E. First, Newton, Harvey County, 67114
Chisholm Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Newton, Harvey County. The school has 489 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chisholm Middle School enrolls 489 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 304 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 137 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
282 of the school's 489 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 237 qualify for free lunch and 45 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.
Chisholm Middle 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 KS-40, state senate district 31, state house district 72.
Chisholm Middle School is one of 9 schools in Newton, based in Newton, Kansas. The district serves 2,965 students district-wide and employs 259 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 489 students, Chisholm Middle School is larger than the district average of about 329 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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