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Schools in Newton Township

Newton Township’s public schools

Rensselaer Central School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Newton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▲ 23% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,522 students on the public path
In brief

Newton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Newton Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Van Rensselaer Elementary School places highest (better than 83%); Rensselaer Central Middle School lowest (52%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Newton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Rensselaer Central Primary Schoolin RensselaerNo scores
3–5Van Rensselaer Elementary Schoolin RensselaerA−
6–8Rensselaer Central Middle Schoolin RensselaerB−
9–12Rensselaer Central High Schoolin RensselaerA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rensselaer Central School Corporation.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Rensselaer Central School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,522 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$16,803IN $13,688 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 41.3% · 799 students tested
Math50%
State average 37.5% · 797 students tested

Newton Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Newton Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Newton Township—Rensselaer Central School Corporation
Jordan—Rensselaer Central School Corporation
Jackson—North Newton School Corporation
MarionARensselaer Central School Corporation
UnionA−Rensselaer Central School Corporation PK–12 · Kankakee Valley School Corporation PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Rensselaer Central School Corporation with Newton Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Newton Township

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Newton Townshipin other towns
Rensselaer Central Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Rensselaer
398 students16:1Rate it →
Van Rensselaer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Rensselaer
A−
329 students16:1Rate it →
Rensselaer Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rensselaer
B−
363 students16:1Rate it →
Rensselaer Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rensselaer
A−
432 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Newton Township’s schools

Are Newton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Newton Township. Rensselaer Central School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Newton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Newton Township in?

Rensselaer Central School Corporation.

Where do Newton Township kids go to high school?

Rensselaer Central High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.