NEWTON H S

NEWTON H S is one of the minimally staffed high schools in NEWTON, Texas, part of NEWTON ISD, with 283 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 64% below the state mean of about 796.

Within NEWTON ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 934 students, NEWTON H S is one campus in the system.

On demographics, NEWTON H S lists that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 35% Black, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, NEWTON H S reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, NEWTON H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Newton County put median household earnings sit near $42,618, roughly 7% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. NEWTON H S is one of 6 public schools in Newton County (combined enrollment of about 1,750 students).

Nearest neighbor: NEWTON MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NEWTON H S ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.5%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. NEWTON H S's enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 297 (now 283). White enrollment moved from 48% to 55% across the same window.

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