Newton Middle

Newton Middle is a mid-tier middle school in Hacienda Heights, California, operated by Hacienda la Puente Unified. The school works with 565 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Hacienda la Puente Unified, which oversees 35 schools and 16,260 students, Newton Middle is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Newton Middle reports that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 12% Asian, 3% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Newton Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Newton Middle is one.

Kwis Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Newton Middle. On composite proficiency, Newton Middle comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 51.5%.

Newton Middle operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Newton Middle has fell 8%, going from 616 students in 2018 to 565 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 76% to 83% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 26.1:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Newton Middle community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.