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Newton, NJ
Public School Ratings




Newton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Newton Public School District details

Newton Public School District
57 Trinity Street
Newton, NJ 07860

1,627 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Newton Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

4

(10 is best)

Better than 33.3% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 60.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
44%
48%
50%
28%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Halsted Middle School
59 Halsted Street
Newton, NJ, 07860
05-08
Merriam Avenue School
81 Merriam Avenue
Newton, NJ, 07860
PK-04
Newton High School
44 Ryerson Avenue
Newton, NJ, 07860
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 55.7% 40.1%
Black 7.1% 15.1%
Hispanic 33.4% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.2% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 25.8% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 23.2% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.5% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,709 $20,678,000 55.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,814 $4,578,000 12.2%
Staff $451 $733,000 2.0%
General Administration $414 $674,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,353 $2,201,000 5.9%
Operation $1,496 $2,434,000 6.5%
Transportation $342 $557,000 1.5%
Other $666 $1,083,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,535 $12,260,000 32.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,734 $4,449,000 11.9%
Total Expenditures $22,979 $37,387,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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