📍 44 Ryerson Avenue, Newton, Sussex County, 07860
Newton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newton, Sussex County. The school has 719 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newton Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 60.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Newton High School enrolls 719 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 60.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 426 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 199 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 5% |
| Asian | 32 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
88 of the school's 719 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 82 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.
Newton High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-50, state senate district 24, state house district 24.
Newton High School is one of 3 schools in Newton Public School District, based in Newton, New Jersey. The district serves 1,527 students district-wide and employs 142 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 719 students, Newton High School is larger than the district average of about 509 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe