Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALE COUNTY·NCES 010105000392
Newton Elementary School
523 South College St, Newton, AL 36352 · (334) 445-5564 · Dale County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
169 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 60% larger than its 6th grade class (30).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
59.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Alabama's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Newton Elementary School
Newton Elementary School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Elementary School this school | 293 | 57.7% | 65.8% |
| Vernon Elementary School Vernon | 277 | 58.5% | 83.3% |
| R E Thompson Intermediate School Tuscumbia | 360 | 55.8% | 55.2% |
| Dixie Elementary School Opelika | 251 | 61.8% | 46.7% |
| WS Harlan Elementary School Lockhart | 293 | 63.1% | 45.5% |
| Odenville Intermediate School Odenville | 355 | 59.2% | 49.9% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Newton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Dale County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #120 of 626 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #110 of 626 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #161 of 626 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #573 of 709 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #487 of 655 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #324 of 658 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.7% | #374 of 696 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.8% | #88 of 262 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
293
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 242
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 293 | 16 | 18.3:1 | 58% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 20.9 | 13.5:1 | 73% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 19.9 | 14.0:1 | 73% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 17 | 17.1:1 | 67% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 15 | 16.9:1 | 68% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 230 | 14 | 16.4:1 | 72% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | 19 | 12.5:1 | 52% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 222 | 16 | 13.9:1 | 64% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 242 | 19 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (253 to 293); teachers up 7% (15 to 16).
About Newton Elementary School
This page covers Newton Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school in Newton, Alabama. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 293 students. The school's enrollment is 39% smaller than the 480 average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Newton Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Dale County, which enrolls 3,376 students in total.
At 69%, White students outnumber all other groups at Newton Elementary School combined. Other students are 18% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 68% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Newton Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
Teacher staffing is 16 full-time equivalents, or about 18.3 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.0:1. About 58% of students, or 169, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Newton Elementary School would score about 42.1%. It scores 65.8%, a top-10% result among Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Dale County has these Census figures: median household income is about $54,963, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Newton Elementary School is among the 18 public schools in Dale County.
The school nearest to Newton Elementary School is South Dale Middle School, at a distance of about 3.1 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Newton Elementary School is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
NCES assigns Newton Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 291 in 2020-21 and 293 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 18.3:1, from 17.1:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Newton Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Dale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,599
Census ACS
Median income
$54,963
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dale County
- Ariton SchoolCombined · 887 students
- GW Long Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Midland City Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Dale County High SchoolHigh · 437 students
- South Dale Middle SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- George W Long High SchoolHigh · 377 students
Other schools in Newton
- Wicksburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 636 students
- Wicksburg High SchoolHigh · 461 students
- Houston County Virtual AcademyCombined · 246 students
Other Newton Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Newton Elementary. Newton Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Newton Elementary SchoolNewton, IL · 476 students
- Newton Elementary SchoolNewton, MS · 367 students
- Newton Elementary SchoolPleasant Hill, OH · 359 students
- Newton Elementary SchoolNEWTON, TX · 359 students
- Newton Elementary SchoolNewark, OH · 347 students
Nearby schools
- South Dale Middle School3.1 mi · 412
- Dale County High School5.5 mi · 437
- Midland City Elementary School5.9 mi · 478
- Daleville Middle School6.8 mi · 302
- Daleville High School6.8 mi · 347
- A M Windham Elementary School7.2 mi · 507
Frequently asked questions
About Newton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Newton Elementary School?
Newton Elementary School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Newton Elementary School serve?
Newton Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Newton Elementary School have?
Newton Elementary School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Newton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Newton Elementary School are roughly 69% White, 3% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Newton Elementary School in?
Newton Elementary School is part of Dale County.
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