Newton High School
44 Ryerson Ave Newton NJ, 07860, Sussex County Phone: 973-383-7573 Ranking: (143 out of 346, top 41%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Newton Town School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 64 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 61 | 66 | 59 | |||||||
Total Students: | 752 | 700 | 800 | 790 | 826 | 844 | 857 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 189 | 25.1% | 105 | 15.0% | 216 | 27.0% | 182 | 23.0% | 209 | 25.3% | 200 | 23.7% | 219 | 25.6% |
Grade 10: | 172 | 22.9% | 199 | 28.4% | 192 | 24.0% | 190 | 24.1% | 193 | 23.4% | 223 | 26.4% | 228 | 26.6% |
Grade 11: | 195 | 25.9% | 192 | 27.4% | 195 | 24.4% | 191 | 24.2% | 211 | 25.5% | 210 | 24.9% | 208 | 24.3% |
Grade 12: | 188 | 25.0% | 195 | 27.9% | 187 | 23.4% | 217 | 27.5% | 201 | 24.3% | 198 | 23.5% | 187 | 21.8% |
Ungraded: | 8 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.5% | 15 | 1.8% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 413 | 54.9% | 362 | 51.7% | 414 | 51.8% | 411 | 52.0% | 428 | 51.8% | 441 | 52.3% | 451 | 52.6% |
Female: | 339 | 45.1% | 338 | 48.3% | 386 | 48.3% | 379 | 48.0% | 398 | 48.2% | 403 | 47.7% | 402 | 46.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.8% | 12 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.1% | 23 | 3.3% | 30 | 3.8% | 28 | 3.5% | 23 | 2.8% | 14 | 1.7% | 17 | 2.0% |
Hispanic: | 30 | 4.0% | 39 | 5.6% | 54 | 6.8% | 50 | 6.3% | 60 | 7.3% | 49 | 5.8% | 42 | 4.9% |
Black: | 25 | 3.3% | 33 | 4.7% | 47 | 5.9% | 46 | 5.8% | 34 | 4.1% | 29 | 3.4% | 29 | 3.4% |
White: | 682 | 90.7% | 600 | 85.7% | 663 | 82.9% | 661 | 83.7% | 695 | 84.1% | 733 | 86.8% | 764 | 89.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 95 | 12.6% | 78 | 11.1% | 67 | 8.4% | 87 | 11.0% | 83 | 10.0% | 69 | 8.2% | 64 | 7.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 3.9% | 38 | 5.4% | 48 | 6.0% | 36 | 4.6% | 35 | 4.2% | 30 | 3.6% | 25 | 2.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.75 | 10.89 | 12.53 | 13.96 | 13.54 | 10.60 | 14.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 86.9% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 88.1% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 89.6% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 90.9% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 91.2% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 91.1% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 92.6% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 94.1% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 93.8% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 95.9% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 72.3% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 78.0% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 82.3% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 86.6% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 78.2% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 85.6% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.1% | 80.1% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 82.3% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 72.3% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 76.7% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 82.6% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 79.8% | 72.7% |
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* Newton High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.