Photo: Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0Newtown’s public schools outscore 94% of Pennsylvania districts
In Newtown, 61% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Newtown, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.
From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Newtown’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 194 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Newtown’s, its schools beat 60%, lower than their 94% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 74% and math 61% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $22,295 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Newtown’s grade
A: better than 94% of Pennsylvania school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Newtown, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Newtown · depends on your address
Holland MS
Grades 7–8 · 960 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Holland
Newtown MS
Grades 7–8 · 833 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Newtown · depends on your address
Holland MS
Grades 7–8 · 960 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Holland
Newtown MS
Grades 7–8 · 833 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Newtown · depends on your address
Council Rock HS South
Grades 9–12 · 1,921 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Holland
Council Rock HS North
Grades 9–12 · 1,674 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Newtown · depends on your address
Council Rock HS South
Grades 9–12 · 1,921 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Holland
Council Rock HS North
Grades 9–12 · 1,674 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Newtown · depends on your address
Council Rock HS South
Grades 9–12 · 1,921 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Holland
Council Rock HS North
Grades 9–12 · 1,674 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Newtown · depends on your address
Council Rock HS South
Grades 9–12 · 1,921 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Holland
Council Rock HS North
Grades 9–12 · 1,674 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Newtown’s public schools are run by Council Rock School District, which also serves Newtown, Northampton, Upper Makefield and Wrightstown. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Newtown vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Newtown’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Newtown | A | Council Rock |
Every school in Newtown
14 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).
Questions about Newtown’s schools
Are Newtown’s schools good?
By Pennsylvania’s own tests, yes: the public schools Newtown children attend outscore 94% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 60%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Newtown in?
Council Rock School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 10,391 students in 14 schools (2024–25).
Where do Newtown kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Council Rock HS South and Council Rock HS North.
What is Newtown’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Council Rock School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.
How much does Newtown spend per student?
$22,295 in Council Rock School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
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 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.