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Schools in Newtown

Newtown’s public schools

Minersville Area 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?0/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.5K
▼ 20% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
1,050 students on the public path
In brief

Newtown’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Newtown’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Minersville Area El Ctr places highest (better than 39%); Minersville Area JSHS lowest (23%). 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 Newtown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KEarly Childhood Edu Ctrin PottsvilleNo scores
1–6Minersville Area El Ctrin MinersvilleC+
7–12Minersville Area JSHSin PottsvilleC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Minersville Area 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.

Minersville Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,050 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,481PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 55.1% · 556 students tested
Math21%
State average 36.1% · 522 students tested

Newtown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Newtown—Minersville Area

Every school in Newtown

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

Also serving Newtownin other towns
Early Childhood Edu Ctr
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Pottsville
101 students16:1Rate it →
Minersville Area El Ctr
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Minersville
C+
468 students13:1Rate it →
Minersville Area JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Pottsville
C−
481 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Newtown’s schools

Are Newtown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Newtown. Minersville Area 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, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Newtown in?

Minersville Area School District.

Where do Newtown kids go to high school?

Minersville Area JSHS.

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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.