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Newton Elementary School

Regular School · Newton, MS

Newton Elementary School is a regular school school in Newton, Mississippi, serving grades PK–05 with 367 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
367
Teachers (FTE)
23.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
No

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 277 75%
Two or more races 66 18%
White 18 5%
Hispanic/Latino 3 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 1%
Asian 1 0%
Total enrollment 367 190M / 177F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 15.0% -20.7pp 35.7% 217
Reading Proficiency 21.0% -14.3pp 35.3% 216
Science Proficiency 20-24% 65

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)
-0.38 grade levels
Math
-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
12 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
24
6.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
28
7.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 367 100%

Contact & Location

301 W. Tatum Street

Newton, MS 39345

Phone: (601)683-3979

http://www.nmsd.us/

District

NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,330

District enrollment: 816

NCES ID

280318001137

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