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Opportunity Academy

PublicHighGrades 6–12

900 West Broadway, Newton, KS 67114 · (316) 284-6590 · Part of Newton Unified School District 373

Newton’s School Grade C better than 25% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
53
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Opportunity Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 20.5% since 2020–21

On the path

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

PK–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–12Opportunity AcademyYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

900 West Broadway, Newton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 86
Grade 93
Grade 1010
Grade 1117
Grade 1217
Enrollment over time
44’20
50’21
59’22
49’23
53’24

Up 20.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 64%Hispanic 26%Two or more races 6%Black 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Opportunity Academy from Newton families.

Other schools in Newton Unified School District 373

The district →
Northridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Newton
B
345 students18:1
South Breeze Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Newton
B+
316 students13:1
Slate Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Newton
C+
236 students11:1
Sunset Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Newton
B−
199 students11:1
Santa Fe 5/6 Center
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Newton
C
440 students13:1
Chisholm Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Newton
C−
422 students12:1

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 Kansas’s other public schools; Newton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.