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South Newton Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

306 West I Street, Newton, NC 28658 · (828) 464-4061 · Part of Newton-Conover City Schools

Newton’s School Grade B better than 61% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
328
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about South Newton Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Newton kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5South Newton ElementaryYou are here
7–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

306 West I Street, Newton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten58
Grade 151
Grade 258
Grade 355
Grade 441
Grade 550
Enrollment over time
343’20
349’21
350’22
326’23
328’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 38%Hispanic 34%Black 16%Two or more races 6%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Newton Elementary from Newton families.

Other schools in Newton-Conover City Schools

The district →
Conover Special Education
Other · Grades PK–12 · Conover
C−
107 students9:1
Shuford Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Conover
B+
402 students15:1
North Newton Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Newton
B−
388 students14:1
Newton-Conover Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Conover
B−
559 students15:1
Newton-Conover High
High · Grades 9–12 · Newton
B+
724 students17:1
Discovery High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Newton
A+
146 students22:1

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