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West Newton Elementary School

Regular School · West Newton, IN

West Newton Elementary School is a regular school school in West Newton, Indiana, serving grades KG–06 with 559 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 06
Enrollment
559
Teachers (FTE)
36.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 242 43%
White 190 34%
Hispanic/Latino 87 16%
Two or more races 35 6%
Asian 3 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Total enrollment 559 283M / 276F

English Language Learners: 76 (14% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 29.0% -8pp 37.0% 415
Reading Proficiency 33.0% -9.2pp 42.2% 414
Science Proficiency 26.0% 213

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.01 grade levels
Math
+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
69 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
60
10.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 559 100%

Contact & Location

7529 Mooresville Rd

West Newton, IN 46183

Phone: (317)856-5237

District

MSD Decatur Township

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,950

District enrollment: 6,709

NCES ID

180264000317

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD