Enrollment
237
High
DISTRICT 261 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280318000626
Newton High School
201 W. First Street, Newton, MS 39345 · (601) 683-2232 · Newton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Mississippi public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
188 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 80%
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 9 | 56 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 61 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 68 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 52 | 22% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 62% · 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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -8.4pp since 2023
Math
63.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 63.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.4% | 66.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 High School
Newton High School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton High School this school | 237 | 79.3% | 56.2% |
| Holly Springs High School Holly Springs | 288 | 84.0% | 41.7% |
| Velma Jackson High School Camden | 224 | 90.6% | 57.0% |
| Tylertown High School Tylertown | 526 | 76.6% | 40.8% |
| Bay Springs High School BAY SPRINGS | 241 | 94.2% | 41.9% |
| Ashland High School Ashland | 212 | 88.2% | 35.9% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Newton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #105 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #96 of 199 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #152 of 199 ▼ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 237 | #184 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #18 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #167 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.3% | #99 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #59 of 121 |
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
237
-24 (-9%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 237 | 24 | 9.9:1 | 79% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 238 | 30 | 7.9:1 | 100% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 31.1 | 8.0:1 | 100% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 100% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 19.7 | 13.3:1 | 100% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 14 | 19.7:1 | 100% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 17 | 18.8:1 | 86% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 18 | 17.1:1 | 75% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 20 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newton High School.
About Newton High School
Federal records list Newton High School as a high school in Newton, Mississippi. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 237 students. Average enrollment for high schools in Mississippi is about 651, so this school runs 64% smaller than that.
NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools with a combined 782 students. Newton High School is one of them.
The large majority of students at Newton High School, 92%, are Black. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial. Newton County as a whole is about 32% Black, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Newton High School comes in at 14%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 9.9:1, with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Newton High School is 79%.
Newton High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 45% of Mississippi public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Newton High School would score about 54.5%. It scores 56.2%, 1.6 points above that figure.
In Newton County (population about 21,093), median household income is about $50,540, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. Newton High School is one of 12 public schools in Newton County, which together enroll about 3,634 students.
Newton Elementary School is located about 0.3 miles from Newton High School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The school's 56.2% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Newton High School had 261 students in 2020-21 and 237 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.7:1 to 9.9:1.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
- N H Pilate Middle SchoolMiddle · 178 students
- NEWTON MUNICIPAL CAREER CENTERHigh
Other schools in Newton
- Newton Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
- N H Pilate Middle SchoolMiddle · 178 students
- NEWTON MUNICIPAL CAREER CENTERHigh
Other Newton High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Newton High. Newton High School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Newton High SchoolCovington, GA · 2,499 students
- Newton High SchoolNEWTON, NJ · 680 students
- Newton High SchoolPleasant Hill, OH · 291 students
- Newton High SchoolNEWTON, TX · 283 students
Nearby schools
- Newton Elementary School0.3 mi · 367
- N H Pilate Middle School0.9 mi · 178
- Newton County High School8.4 mi · 768
- Lake Elementary School9.5 mi · 333
- Newton County Elementary School9.5 mi · 882
- Lake High School9.5 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About Newton High SchoolHow many students attend Newton High School?
Newton High School enrolls approximately 237 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Newton High School serve?
Newton High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Newton High School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Newton High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Newton High School?
At Newton High School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 0% Hispanic, 92% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Newton High School?
Newton High School is overseen by NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Newton County.
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