Newton Middle School
Public middle school in Newton, Texas · Newton ISD · Grades 5–8
Newton Middle School serves 292 students in grades 5–8 in Newton (Newton County). It is one of 3 schools in Newton ISD. By enrollment it is the 1402nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 9.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 29.57 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Newton ISD |
| County | Newton County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483273003616 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Newton ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 292 | 934 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 9.9 | 10.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.3% | 75.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Newton Middle School in context
Size
Newton Middle School is the only middle school in Newton ISD. Its 292 students are 31.3% of the district's 934. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 37.6 miles away and have a median of 310 students, so Newton Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 80 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 63, against an average of 73 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 74 in grade 5 and 75 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 56.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Newton ISD (56.7%). Black students are next, at 32.2%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
75.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.8% across Newton ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Newton Middle School has 29.57 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 292 students would have about 20.3 teachers, so Newton Middle School has 9.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Kirbyville Junior High School, 15.8 miles away in Kirbyville CISD. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 56.8% |
| Black | 32.2% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |
| Hispanic | 5.1% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 74 |
| Grade 6 | 63 |
| Grade 7 | 80 |
| Grade 8 | 75 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2814 Hwy 190 E, Newton, TX 75966
Phone: (409)420-6600
Website: newtonisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Newton Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirbyville Junior High School | Kirbyville CISD | 15.8 mi | 326 | 12.1 | 50% |
| Jasper Junior High School | Jasper ISD | 17.4 mi | 464 | 12.3 | 75.4% |
| Buna Junior High School | Buna ISD | 30.1 mi | 318 | 11.9 | 46.2% |
| Hemphill Middle School | Hemphill ISD | 36.7 mi | 219 | 9.8 | 65.8% |
| Evadale Junior High School | Evadale ISD | 38.5 mi | 108 | 12.2 | 37% |
| Woodville Middle School | Woodville ISD | 41.3 mi | 301 | 11.9 | 67.8% |
| Warren Junior High School | Warren ISD | 41.4 mi | 286 | 13.8 | 64.3% |
| Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle School | Silsbee ISD | 41.9 mi | 597 | 12.8 | 64.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Newton ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 359 |
| Newton High School | High | 9–12 | 283 |