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Newton Comm High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

201 Westend Ave, Newton, IL 62448 · (618) 783-2303 · Part of Jasper County Community Unit School District 1

Wade Township’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
412
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Newton Comm High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state

On the path

Where Wade Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8Jasper Co Jr Highin Newton
9–12Newton Comm High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

201 Westend Ave, Newton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9130
Grade 1092
Grade 1197
Grade 1293
Enrollment over time
426’20
392’21
385’22
382’23
412’24

Down 3.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Newton Comm High School from Wade Township families.

Other schools in Jasper County Community Unit School District 1

The district →
Ste Marie Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Sainte Marie
133 students17:1
Newton Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Newton
B
476 students13:1
Jasper Co Jr High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Newton
A
176 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Wade Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.