Enrollment
291
High
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON LOCAL·NCES 390486303323
Newton High School
201 N Long St, Pleasant Hill, OH 45359 · (937) 676-2002 · Miami County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Ohio public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
143 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 43%
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 7 | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 60 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 13% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Newton Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
77.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.8pp since 2021
Math
66.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.8% | 66.5% |
| 2023-24 | 77.2% | 74.5% |
| 2022-23 | 77.8% | 60.5% |
| 2021-22 | 75.0% | 63.3% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
76.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 (76.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton High School this school | 291 | 49.1% | 76.5% |
| Lynchburg-Clay High School Lynchburg | 278 | 52.5% | 67.4% |
| Shenandoah High School Sarahsville | 240 | 51.3% | 58.3% |
| Danville High School Danville | 221 | 48.9% | 64.1% |
| Eastern High School Winchester | 259 | 44.0% | 73.0% |
| Northwestern High School West Salem | 327 | 52.0% | 62.4% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Ohio | In Miami County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #134 of 403 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #165 of 776 ▼ 93 | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #167 of 774 ▲ 16 | #3 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #410 of 742 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #625 of 888 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #337 of 739 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.4% | #686 of 749 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.1% | #174 of 435 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #125 of 198 | N/A |
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
291
+32 (+12%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 291 | 18.3 | 15.9:1 | 49% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 18.3 | 14.5:1 | 34% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 18 | 15.8:1 | 31% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | 16 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 18 | 15.4:1 | 42% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 257 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 53% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 249 | 16 | 15.6:1 | 63% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 6 | 50.8:1 | 17% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 276 | 14 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newton High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (277 to 291); teachers up 1% (18 to 18.3).
About Newton High School
Newton High School, a low-enrollment high school, is located in Pleasant Hill, Ohio. It is open to students in grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 291 students. It has 48% fewer students than the average for high schools in Ohio (about 565).
Newton Local enrolls 650 students in 2 schools, including Newton High School.
At Newton High School, 96% of students are White. The diversity index for Newton High School is 7%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Newton High School comes to 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.9:1. High schools in Ohio average 17.7:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. Newton High School counts 49% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Newton High School lands at A, ahead of 85% of Ohio public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Newton High School is +6.3 points: 76.5% actual, 70.3% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Miami County, median household income comes to about $76,817, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 36, with about 16,719 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Newton Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 5 other public schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 259 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 291 by 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Newton High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Miami County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,296
Census ACS
Median income
$76,817
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
16,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pleasant Hill
- Newton Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
Other Newton High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Newton High. Newton High School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Newton High SchoolCovington, GA · 2,499 students
- Newton High SchoolNEWTON, NJ · 680 students
- Newton High SchoolNEWTON, TX · 283 students
- Newton High SchoolNewton, MS · 237 students
Nearby schools
- Newton Elementary School0.0 mi · 359
- Concord Elementary School4.3 mi · 632
- Covington Elementary School4.5 mi · 380
- Covington Middle School4.5 mi · 183
- Covington High School4.5 mi · 220
- Milton-Union Elementary School6.3 mi · 656
Frequently asked questions
About Newton High SchoolHow many students attend Newton High School?
Newton High School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Newton High School serve?
Newton High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Newton High School?
Approximately 15.9:1 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 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Newton High School public or private?
Newton High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newton Local.
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