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Enrollment
932
High
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON·NCES 200996000796
Newton Sr High
900 West 12th, Newton, KS 67114 · (316) 284-6280 · Harvey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL932 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
482 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 51%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Newton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
26.8%
KS avg 44.5% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
16.2%
KS avg 38.8% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
932
-72 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.4:1
% White
60%
was 62%
% Hispanic
30%
was 28%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Newton Sr High
Located at 900 West 12th, in Newton, Kansas, Newton Sr High is an expansive 9-12 campus that teaches 932 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Newton. Compared to the state average of about 410 students per school, that is 127% above typical.
Within Newton, which oversees 8 schools and 2,943 students, Newton Sr High is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Newton Sr High logs that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 30% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Harvey County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. The state averages about 11.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Newton Sr High is in the bottom 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 37.4%; Newton Sr High posts 18.5%, -19.0 points below that line.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Harvey County put the typical household earns roughly $74,368 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Harvey County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,012 students), of which Newton Sr High is one.
The closest other public school is Opportunity Academy, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Newton Sr High comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 29.3%.
Newton Sr High operates from a town-center location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Newton Sr High has declined 7%, going from 1,004 students in 2018 to 932 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the Newton Sr High community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Harvey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,756
Census ACS
Median income
$74,368
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,012 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newton
- Santa Fe 5/6 CenterMiddle · 440 students
- Chisholm Middle SchoolMiddle · 422 students
- Northridge ElementaryElementary · 345 students
- South Breeze ElementaryElementary · 316 students
- Slate Creek ElementaryElementary · 236 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 199 students
Other schools in Newton
- Santa Fe 5/6 CenterMiddle · 440 students
- Chisholm Middle SchoolMiddle · 422 students
- Northridge ElementaryElementary · 345 students
- South Breeze ElementaryElementary · 316 students
- Slate Creek ElementaryElementary · 236 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 199 students
Nearby schools
- Opportunity Academy0.5 mi · 53
- Sunset Elementary0.7 mi · 199
- Northridge Elementary0.9 mi · 345
- Santa Fe 5/6 Center1.1 mi · 440
- Slate Creek Elementary2.0 mi · 236
- Chisholm Middle School2.1 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About Newton Sr HighHow many students attend Newton Sr High?
Newton Sr High enrolls approximately 932 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Newton Sr High serve?
Newton Sr High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Newton Sr High have?
Newton Sr High employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Newton Sr High?
At Newton Sr High, the student body is approximately 60% White, 30% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Newton Sr High in?
Newton Sr High is part of Newton.
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