For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 318 students in Newton Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Newton Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 50% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
822 Schools
# Students
1,495 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
142 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Newton Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 648 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#440 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
23%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.60
0.72
# American Indian Students
3 Students
852 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
49 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
3%
9%
# Hispanic Students
479 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
32%
37%
# Black Students
102 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
7%
19%
# White Students
809 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
54%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
49 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
74
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
78
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
63
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
73
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
72
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
69
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
71
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
58
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
71
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
94
100,013
# Students in 9th Grade:
160
7,847
# Students in 10th Grade:
186
7,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
162
6,652
# Students in 12th Grade:
176
6,207
# Ungraded Students:
88
18,508
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,711 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,008 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$37 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$37 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,711
$27,145
Spending / Student
$25,008
$26,033
Best Newton Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Halsted Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
59 Halsted Street
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 383-7440
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 383-7440
Grades: 5-8
| 318 students
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