📍 416 e St, Newton, Newton County, 75966
Newton el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newton, Newton County. The school has 380 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jenie Walker. It is part of the Newton Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Newton el enrolls 380 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 29% Black or African American and 7.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 227 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 111 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 7.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
311 of the school's 380 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 311 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Newton el 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 3, state house district 19.
Newton el is one of 3 schools in NEWTON ISD, based in NEWTON, Texas. The district serves 934 students district-wide and employs 91 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 380 students, Newton el is larger than the district average of about 311 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote