📍 900 West Broadway, Newton, Harvey County, 67114
Opportunity Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newton, Harvey County. The school has 59 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.9:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Opportunity Academy enrolls 59 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 42% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 6.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 34 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 6.8% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
54 of the school's 59 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 48 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
Opportunity Academy 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.
Opportunity Academy 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 59 students, Opportunity Academy is smaller 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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