South Breeze Elementary

South Breeze Elementary is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Newton, Kansas, run under Newton, teacheing 316 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Within Newton, which oversees 8 schools and 2,943 students, South Breeze Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, South Breeze Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 55%. The remainder reads as 27% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 5% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 62% of students at South Breeze Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Harvey County's rate of about 52%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, South Breeze Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 29.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Harvey County indicate median household income runs about $74,368, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Harvey County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,012 students), of which South Breeze Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Chisholm Middle School, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around South Breeze Elementary. On composite proficiency, South Breeze Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 28.0%.

South Breeze Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. South Breeze Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 383 (now 316). White enrollment moved from 63% to 55% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.