Halsted St Middle School
59 Halsted St
Newton NJ, 07860, Sussex County
Phone: 973-383-7440
Ranking: 
(1,111 out of 1,869, bottom 41%)*
(1,111 out of 1,869, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Newton Town School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 26 | 22 | |||
| Total Students: | 260 | 270 | 272 | |||
| Grade 6: | 70 | 26.9% | 80 | 29.6% | 95 | 34.9% |
| Grade 7: | 89 | 34.2% | 97 | 35.9% | 84 | 30.9% |
| Grade 8: | 97 | 37.3% | 85 | 31.5% | 89 | 32.7% |
| Ungraded: | 4 | 1.5% | 8 | 3.0% | 4 | 1.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 145 | 55.8% | 150 | 55.6% | 154 | 56.6% |
| Female: | 115 | 44.2% | 120 | 44.4% | 114 | 41.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 12 | 4.6% | 9 | 3.3% | 13 | 4.8% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 7.3% | 20 | 7.4% | 20 | 7.4% |
| Black: | 36 | 13.8% | 27 | 10.0% | 27 | 9.9% |
| White: | 190 | 73.1% | 208 | 77.0% | 209 | 76.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.5% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 25.0% | 57 | 21.1% | 53 | 19.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 11.5% | 30 | 11.1% | 35 | 12.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.30 | 8.50 | 12.40 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 76.8% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 56.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 70.2% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 61.9% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 63% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 78.8% | 79% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 66.7% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 67.9% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 70.5% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.6% | 76.6% | 77.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 75.3% | 75.3% | 70.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 64.3% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 71.1% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 64.7% | 63.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65.3% | 65.3% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 69.4% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 59.6% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 43.3% | 43.3% | 64.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 66.1% | 65.7% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 80.9% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 86.7% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 84.6% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 88.1% | 82.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 69.7% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 75.6% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 75.2% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.7% | 70.7% | 71.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.9% | 89.9% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 87.8% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 94.8% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.0% | 88.0% | 81.2% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 80.8% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.4% | 73.4% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 81.9% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 74.6% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 75.8% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.7% | 55.7% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.3% | 65.3% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 75.0% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 75.0% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.6% | 69.6% | 68.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.0% | 81.0% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 84.2% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 88.7% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 87.7% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 88.1% | 78.9% |
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* Halsted St Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.