Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Newton ISD: B

Total students

260

Avg. teacher experience

13.4 years

Newton ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

98.4 %

Newton ISD: 98.4%

Statewide: 90%

Newton High School is a high school in Newton, TX, in the Newton ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 260 students. 53.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 98.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Newton High School was 925 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 17.8.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $49,396, which is $9,491 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.newtonisd.net

Address

2812 Hwy 190 E
Newton, TX 75966

Office phone number

(409) 420-6600

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Newton High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 05. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 05.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

260

African American

95 (36.5%)

Newton ISD: 33%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Newton ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.8%)

Newton ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

12 (4.6%)

Newton ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Newton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

139 (53.5%)

Newton ISD: 56.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

12 (4.6%)

Newton ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

36.5%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.8%

Hispanic

4.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

53.5%

Two or more races

4.6%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

53.8 %

Newton ISD: 58.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

70.4 %

Newton ISD: 76%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

0 %

Newton ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

53.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

70.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

0%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

0 %

Newton ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

10.4 %

Newton ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

17.3 %

Newton ISD: 17.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

0%

Gifted and talented

10.4%

Special education

17.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Newton ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Newton ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Newton ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Newton ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

98.4 %

Newton ISD: 98.4%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Newton ISD: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Newton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Newton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Newton ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Newton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

95.2 %

Newton ISD: 95.2%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Newton ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

95.2%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0 %

Newton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Newton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Newton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Newton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Newton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Newton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Newton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Newton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

39.7 %

Newton ISD: 24.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

33 %

Newton ISD: 23.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Newton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Newton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

27.3 %

Newton ISD: 25.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Newton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

45.5 %

Newton ISD: 23%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

50 %

Newton ISD: 42%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

0 %

Newton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Newton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Newton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Newton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Newton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Newton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Newton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Newton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

N/A

Newton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Newton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Newton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Newton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Newton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Newton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Newton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Newton ISD: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

925

Newton ISD: 925

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

17.8

Newton ISD: 17.8

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

16.7 %

Newton ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

5 %

Newton ISD: 5%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

5 %

Newton ISD: 5%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

16.7%

Math

5.0%

Reading + Math

5.0%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

32.3

African American

2 (6.2%)

Newton ISD: 17.9%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Newton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Newton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (3.1%)

Newton ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Newton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

29.3 (90.7%)

Newton ISD: 81.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Newton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

5.1 (15.8%)

Newton ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

20.4 (63.3%)

Newton ISD: 79.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6.8 (20.9%)

Newton ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Newton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

8

Newton ISD: 10.2

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

13.4 years

Newton ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$49,396

Newton ISD: $45,621

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$37,390

Newton ISD: $35,105

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$36,328

Newton ISD: $36,416

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$48,874

Newton ISD: $46,273

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$52,564

Newton ISD: $51,860

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$59,849

Newton ISD: $57,913

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$56,875

Newton ISD: $56,908

Statewide: $71,111

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