Enrollment
292
Middle
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON ISD·NCES 483273003616
NEWTON MIDDLE
2814 HWY 190 E, NEWTON, TX 75966 · (409) 420-6600 · Newton County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
220 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
NEWTON MIDDLE→NEWTON H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NEWTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
292
+87 (+42%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.4:1
% White
57%
was 50%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
32%
was 39%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NEWTON MIDDLE
NEWTON MIDDLE is one of the compact middle schools in NEWTON, Texas, one of the schools within NEWTON ISD, with 292 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 55% smaller than typical.
NEWTON ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 934 students; NEWTON MIDDLE is among them.
In terms of who attends, NEWTON MIDDLE records that 57% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 32% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Newton County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 75% of students at NEWTON MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NEWTON MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.0%, the actual is 33.3%, a residual of -7.7 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Newton County put median household earnings sit near $42,618, 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. NEWTON MIDDLE is one of 6 public schools in Newton County (combined enrollment of about 1,750 students).
Nearest neighbor: NEWTON H S, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEWTON MIDDLE at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.8%.
NEWTON MIDDLE operates from a rural location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NEWTON MIDDLE has grew 42%, going from 205 students in 2018 to 292 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 39% to 32% across the same window.
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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 ELElementary · 359 students
- NEWTON H SHigh · 283 students
Other schools in NEWTON
- NEWTON ELElementary · 359 students
- NEWTON H SHigh · 283 students
Nearby schools
- NEWTON H S0.2 mi · 283
- NEWTON EL1.9 mi · 359
- BURKEVILLE SCHOOL13.1 mi · 252
- Merryville High School13.2 mi · 470
- KIRBYVILLE H S15.1 mi · 427
- KIRBYVILLE EL15.7 mi · 686
Frequently asked questions
About NEWTON MIDDLEHow many students attend NEWTON MIDDLE?
NEWTON MIDDLE enrolls approximately 292 students in grades 05-08.
Is NEWTON MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
NEWTON MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does NEWTON MIDDLE have?
NEWTON MIDDLE employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the student diversity at NEWTON MIDDLE?
Student demographics at NEWTON MIDDLE are roughly 57% White, 5% Hispanic, 32% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is NEWTON MIDDLE public or private?
NEWTON MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEWTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.