Newton Elementary School

As a low-enrollment elementary school in Newton, Alabama, Newton Elementary School caters to 293 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by Dale County. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Newton Elementary School sits 39% below that benchmark.

Dale County comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,376 students; Newton Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Newton Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 69%; the rest comes out to 18% Black, 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Dale County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Newton Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Alabama schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 42.1%; actual is 65.8%, +23.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Dale County indicate median household earnings sit near $54,963, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Dale County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,437 students), Newton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: South Dale Middle School, around 3.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Newton Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 37.4%.

Newton Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Newton Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 16% since 2018, when it stood at 253 (now 293). Over the same period, the White share fell from 75% to 69%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

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