Newton High School

Newton High School operates as an intimate 9-12 campus in NEWTON, New Jersey, overseen by Newton Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 680 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 929 students each, so Newton High School sits 27% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Newton Public School District, which oversees 3 schools and 1,443 students, Newton High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Newton High School records that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 31% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Sussex County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Newton High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.1%; this one comes in at 31.2%, -18.9 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Sussex County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $116,186 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Newton High School is one of 46 public schools in Sussex County (combined enrollment of about 19,579 students).

The closest other public school is Merriam Avenue School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Newton High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 48.7%.

Newton High School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Newton High School's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 719 (now 680). White enrollment moved from 81% to 57% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.