Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON ISD·NCES 483273003614
Newton Elementary School
416 E ST, NEWTON, TX 75966 · (409) 420-6600 · Newton County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
283 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 33% smaller than its 4th grade class (80).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 63% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within NEWTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 33.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 33.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Elementary School
Newton Elementary School's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Elementary School this school | 359 | 78.8% | 34.2% |
| Jefferson Elementary School JEFFERSON | 286 | 78.3% | 39.4% |
| Westwood Elementary School PALESTINE | 404 | 80.7% | 32.0% |
| Gladewater Primary School GLADEWATER | 296 | 83.1% | N/A |
| Rowena Johnson Primary School SULPHUR SPRINGS | 306 | 78.4% | 47.0% |
| Weldon Elementary School GLADEWATER | 485 | 77.7% | 26.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #3,245 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,642 of 4,466 ▲ 1,129 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,916 of 4,466 ▲ 523 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #3,813 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #281 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #1,775 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.8% | #2,039 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.5% | #436 of 2,838 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
359
-64 (-15%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 359 | 30.5 | 11.8:1 | 79% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 31.2 | 11.3:1 | 81% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 32.6 | 11.7:1 | 82% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 32 | 13.2:1 | 81% (341) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 80% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 68% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 42 | 13.5:1 | 80% (452) |
| 2000-01 | 692 | 49 | 14.1:1 | 68% (471) |
| 1990-91 | 618 | 29 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (524 to 359); teachers down 18% (37 to 30.5).
About Newton Elementary School
Newton Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school located in NEWTON, Texas. Enrolled students number 359 students, in pre-K through 4. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
NEWTON ISD has 934 students in 3 schools, and Newton Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students account for 58% of enrollment at Newton Elementary School. Other groups make up 30% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Newton County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school's share is lower. Newton Elementary School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Newton Elementary School counts 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.8 students for each one. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. About 79% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Newton County average 70%.
The model predicts 40.0% for a school in Texas with Newton Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Newton Elementary School posts 34.2%.
Newton County has about 12,093 residents, and median household income is about $42,618, 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Newton County number 6 and enroll about 1,750.
The closest other public school is Newton High School, about 1.8 miles away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 34.2% is above the 33.9% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Newton Elementary School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 423 in 2020-21 and 359 in 2024-25, a decrease of 64 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.2:1 to 11.8:1.
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Newton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,093
Census ACS
Median income
$42,618
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
7%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,750 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEWTON ISD
- Newton Middle SchoolMiddle · 292 students
- Newton High SchoolHigh · 283 students
Other schools in NEWTON
- Newton Middle SchoolMiddle · 292 students
- Newton High SchoolHigh · 283 students
Other Newton Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Newton Elementary. Newton Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Newton Elementary SchoolNewton, IL · 476 students
- Newton Elementary SchoolNewton, MS · 367 students
- Newton Elementary SchoolPleasant Hill, OH · 359 students
- Newton Elementary SchoolNewark, OH · 347 students
- Newton Elementary SchoolNewton, AL · 293 students
Nearby schools
- Newton High School1.8 mi · 283
- Newton Middle School1.9 mi · 292
- Burkeville School11.9 mi · 252
- Merryville High School14.8 mi · 470
- Jean C Few Primary School15.1 mi · 546
- Jasper High School15.3 mi · 633
Frequently asked questions
About Newton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Newton Elementary School?
Newton Elementary School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Newton Elementary School serve?
Newton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newton Elementary School is approximately 11.8:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Newton Elementary School?
At Newton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 4% Hispanic, 30% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Newton Elementary School in?
Newton Elementary School is part of NEWTON ISD.
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