Enrollment
53
High
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON·NCES 200996002109
Opportunity Academy
900 West Broadway, Newton, KS 67114 · (316) 284-6590 · Harvey County
GRADES 06–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL53 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Kansas public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
45 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 6 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 3 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 10 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 17 | 32% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 58% · 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
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
14.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
9.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.3% | 9.5% |
| 2023-24 | 8.7% | 0.0% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
7.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Opportunity Academy
Opportunity Academy's state test result (7.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opportunity Academy this school | 53 | 84.9% | 7.4% |
| Golden Plains High Rexford | 55 | 78.2% | 28.3% |
| Chetopa High Chetopa | 73 | 82.2% | 14.1% |
| Hope Street Charter Academy Topeka | 103 | 78.6% | 9.8% |
| Macksville High Macksville | 81 | 71.6% | 24.4% |
| Lyons High School Lyons | 221 | 73.3% | 19.1% |
Matched among Kansas high 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 Opportunity Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Harvey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 53 | #305 of 332 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
53
+9 (+20%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 7.3:1
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 | 53 | 4.7 | 11.3:1 | 85% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 49 | 7.5 | 6.5:1 | 80% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 59 | 7.5 | 7.9:1 | 92% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 44 | 6 | 7.3:1 | 86% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Opportunity Academy.
About Opportunity Academy
In Newton, Kansas, part of Harvey County, Opportunity Academy is a high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 53 students in grades 6 through 12. The average for high schools in Kansas is about 410 students, so this school is 87% smaller than average.
Opportunity Academy is one school in an 8-school district, Newton, which enrolls 2,943 students.
By race and ethnicity, Opportunity Academy is 64% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. In Harvey County overall, about 84% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Opportunity Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
Teachers at Opportunity Academy total 4.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.3:1. Across high schools in Kansas, the average ratio is about 11.9:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 85%. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Harvey County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Opportunity Academy is D. Compared with Kansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 14% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Opportunity Academy would be expected to post about 21.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 7.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Harvey County, median household income is about $74,368, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Opportunity Academy is one of 18 public schools in Harvey County, which together enroll about 5,012 students.
The nearest other public school, Sunset Elementary, is about 0.2 miles away. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Opportunity Academy. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Opportunity Academy is 9th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Opportunity Academy the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Opportunity Academy saw enrollment rise 20% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 7.3:1 to 11.3:1 over the same years.
The Opportunity Academy community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Newton Sr HighHigh · 932 students
- 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
Other schools in Newton
- Newton Sr HighHigh · 932 students
- 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
Other Opportunity Academy schools
One other US public school is named Opportunity Academy. Opportunity Academy is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Opportunity AcademyHayward, CA · 175 students
Nearby schools
- Sunset Elementary0.2 mi · 199
- Newton Sr High0.5 mi · 932
- Santa Fe 5/6 Center0.9 mi · 440
- Northridge Elementary1.2 mi · 345
- South Breeze Elementary1.7 mi · 316
- Slate Creek Elementary1.8 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Opportunity AcademyHow large is Opportunity Academy?
Opportunity Academy enrolls approximately 53 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Opportunity Academy serve?
Opportunity Academy serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Opportunity Academy have?
Opportunity Academy employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Opportunity Academy?
Student demographics at Opportunity Academy are roughly 64% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Opportunity Academy public or private?
Opportunity Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newton.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.