Newton Elementary School

As a moderately sized primary school in Newark, Ohio, Newton Elementary School teaches 347 students from grades K through 5, run under North Fork Local.

Across the 5 schools in North Fork Local (1,459 students total), Newton Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Newton Elementary School records that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Newton Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Newton Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 71.2%, the actual is 63.2%, a residual of -8.0 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Licking County) records that the typical household earns roughly $84,426 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Licking County runs 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,815 students), of which Newton Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Hillview Elementary School, roughly 3.2 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 7%: 372 students in 2018 compared to 347 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.