For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 296 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 56% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
1,543 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
142 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Newton Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 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
0.61
0.72
# American Indian Students
3 Students
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
45 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
3%
9%
# Hispanic Students
531 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
34%
38%
# Black Students
111 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
7%
18%
# White Students
798 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
52%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
53 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
77
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
84
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
108
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
89
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
82
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
84
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
80
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
74
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
66
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
76
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
191
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
164
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
190
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
178
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,942 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,230 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$37 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$37 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,942
$26,931
Spending / Student
$24,230
$25,828
Best Newton Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Halsted Middle 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
| 296 students
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