Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 261 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280318001137
Newton Elementary School
301 W. Tatum Street, Newton, MS 39345 · (601) 683-3979 · Newton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
276 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary 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
Students here typically continue to
Newton Elementary School→N H Pilate Middle School
Based on grade levels within NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -6.3pp since 2023
Math
25.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 57% typical for Mississippi 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
367
-121 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.3:1
% White
5%
was 9%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
75%
was 87%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Newton Elementary School
As a small K-5 school in Newton, Mississippi, Newton Elementary School teaches 367 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 782 students. Newton Elementary School is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, Newton Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 18% multiracial, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 32% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, Newton Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Mississippi public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 56.6%; Newton Elementary School posts 35.2%, -21.4 points below that line.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Newton County shows median household income runs about $50,540, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Newton County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,634 students), Newton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Newton High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Newton Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Newton Elementary School comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 65.3%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 25%: 488 students in 2018 compared to 367 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 87% to 75%.
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Newton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,093
Census ACS
Median income
$50,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,634 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Newton High SchoolHigh · 237 students
- N H Pilate Middle SchoolMiddle · 178 students
- NEWTON MUNICIPAL CAREER CENTERHigh
Other schools in Newton
- Newton High SchoolHigh · 237 students
- N H Pilate Middle SchoolMiddle · 178 students
- NEWTON MUNICIPAL CAREER CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Newton High School0.3 mi · 237
- N H Pilate Middle School1.0 mi · 178
- Newton County High School8.6 mi · 768
- Lake Elementary School9.4 mi · 333
- Lake High School9.5 mi · 231
- Newton County Elementary School9.7 mi · 882
Frequently asked questions
About Newton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Newton Elementary School?
Newton Elementary School enrolls approximately 367 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Newton Elementary School serve?
Newton Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newton Elementary School is approximately 15.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Newton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Newton Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 1% Hispanic, 75% Black, 0% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Who oversees Newton Elementary School?
Newton Elementary School is overseen by NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Newton County.
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