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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