Newton High School

44 Ryerson Avenue, Newton NJ, 7860 | Newton Town School District | 973-383-7573
  • grades 9-12
  • students 719
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 43% 17% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 9 in Newton
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
53%Newton
52%New Jersey

Newton High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Newton Town School District" in Newton, NJ. There are a total of 719 students and 68 teachers at Newton High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 11 to 1.

Newton High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 43.0%, which is 17% lower than the New Jersey average.

Newton High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students719
Teachers68
Student/Teacher ratio11:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment75
Taking some courses72
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses64
Passing no courses14

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Newton High School, there are a total of 75 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 72 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All29%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School29%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All57%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School57%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Newton High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 89.9% 85.7% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 3.3% 4.3% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 1.3% 1.6% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.7% 6.7% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.9% 0.9% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.5% 0.7% 1.5% 3.1%

Newton demographics profile

StatisticNewtonNew JerseyNational
Population7,9358,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,3621,21591
Median age46.139.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)50%56%55%
Speak English86%69%79%
Speak Spanish10%16%13%

Education level achieved in Newton

IndexNewtonNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade82.9%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school81.7%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college48.1%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree29.9%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors22.2%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters7.0%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.1%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.4%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Newton High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.