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Newton High School
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Newton High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

44 Ryerson Avenue, Newton, NJ 07860 · (973) 383-7573 · Part of Newton Town School District

Newton’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Photo: Rkitko · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
680
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Newton High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

On the path

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

5–8Halsted Middle School280 students
9–12Newton High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, B, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

44 Ryerson Avenue, Newton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9157
Grade 10171
Grade 11162
Grade 12190
Enrollment over time
719’20
710’21
719’22
723’23
680’24

Down 5.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Hispanic 31%Black 6%Asian 3%Two or more races 3%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 High School from Newton families.

Other schools in Newton Town School District

The district →
Merriam Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Newton
C−
483 students10:1
Halsted Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Newton
C
280 students8:1

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