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Schools in Newtown

Newtown’s public schools

Newtown-Harris R-III School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Newtown. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Spent per student
$24.2K
▲ 66% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
5.4
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
77 students on the public path
In brief

Newtown’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Newtown’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Newtown-Harris High places highest (better than 52%); Newtown-Harris Elem. lowest (27%). See the path ↓

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

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Newtown-Harris Elem.Newtown-Harris R-III School DistrictC
6–12Newtown-Harris HighNewtown-Harris R-III School DistrictB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Newtown-Harris R-III School District.

The district

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

Newtown-Harris R-III School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 77 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 5.4 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$24,179MO $14,569 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 43.2% · 40 students tested
Math24%
State average 39.2% · 38 students tested

Newtown vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Newtown’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Newtown—Newtown-Harris R-III

Every school in Newtown

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

District schools in Newtownby address
Newtown-Harris Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
41 students7:1Rate it →
Newtown-Harris High
High · Grades 6–12
B−
36 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Newtown’s schools

Are Newtown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Newtown. Newtown-Harris R-III School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Newtown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Newtown in?

Newtown-Harris R-III School District.

Where do Newtown kids go to high school?

Newtown-Harris High.

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What Newtown families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.