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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JASPER COUNTY CUD 1·NCES 172038002303
Newton Elementary School
101 Maxwell St, Newton, IL 62448 · (618) 783-8464 · Jasper County
GRADES 01–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
235 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 18% |
This year's 1st grade class (75) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (84).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jasper County CUD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
56.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.8pp since 2023
Math
53.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 53.8% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 33.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 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 (53.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Elementary School this school | 476 | 49.4% | 53.2% |
| Meridian Elementary School Blue Mound | 460 | 48.0% | 43.9% |
| North Greene Elementary School Roodhouse | 468 | 51.7% | 31.8% |
| Staunton Elementary School Staunton | 541 | 48.6% | 55.1% |
| Denning Elementary School West Frankfort | 439 | 46.9% | N/A |
| Albion Grade School Albion | 427 | 47.1% | 52.7% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #498 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #566 of 2,077 ▲ 146 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #782 of 2,077 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #641 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #856 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.1% | #1,887 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #1,316 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #823 of 1,461 |
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
476
-35 (-7%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 397
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 | 476 | 36.9 | 12.9:1 | 49% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 33.6 | 14.3:1 | 45% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 44% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 32.1 | 16.8:1 | 43% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 29 | 19.2:1 | 43% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 24 | 15.9:1 | 50% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 335 | 28 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 397 | 23 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (540 to 476); teachers up 15% (32.1 to 36.9).
About Newton Elementary School
Newton Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Jasper County CUD 1 in Newton, Illinois. Students in grades 1 through 6 attend, and enrollment is 476 students. The school's enrollment is 25% above the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Jasper County CUD 1 has 1,197 students in 4 schools, and Newton Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students are the large majority at Newton Elementary School, with 95% of enrollment. Other groups include 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 97% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Newton Elementary School comes in at 10%.
Staffing totals 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 49%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Newton Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Newton Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.2%; the prediction is 43.0%.
Newton Elementary School is located in Jasper County, where median household income is about $74,755, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 6 public schools in Jasper County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,197.
The nearest other public school, Newton Comm High School, is about 0.8 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Newton Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Newton Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Newton Elementary School's location as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was 511 in 2020-21 and 476 in 2024-25, a decrease of 35 students.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,180
Census ACS
Median income
$74,755
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,197 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jasper County CUD 1
- Newton Comm High SchoolHigh · 412 students
- Jasper Co Jr HighMiddle · 176 students
- Ste Marie Elementary SchoolElementary · 133 students
Other schools in Newton
- Newton Comm High SchoolHigh · 412 students
- Jasper Co Jr HighMiddle · 176 students
Other Newton Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Newton Elementary. Newton Elementary School is the largest of the 6.
- 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
- Newton Elementary SchoolNewton, AL · 293 students
Nearby schools
- Newton Comm High School0.8 mi · 412
- Jasper Co Jr High0.9 mi · 176
- Ste Marie Elementary School8.2 mi · 133
- Dieterich Elementary School12.9 mi · 359
- Dieterich Jr/Sr High School12.9 mi · 273
- Oblong Elementary School13.2 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Newton Elementary SchoolHow large is Newton Elementary School?
Newton Elementary School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades 01-06.
What grades does Newton Elementary School serve?
Newton Elementary School serves grades 01-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newton Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Newton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Newton Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Newton Elementary School in?
Newton Elementary School is part of Jasper County CUD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.