Newton Elementary School
523 South College St
Newton AL, 36352, Dale County
Phone: 334-299-3581
Ranking: 
(402 out of 1,064, top 38%)*
(402 out of 1,064, top 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Dale County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 209 | 242 | 216 | 238 | 250 | 263 | 245 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 33 | 15.8% | 35 | 14.5% | 31 | 14.4% | 27 | 11.3% | 31 | 12.4% | 29 | 11.0% | 31 | 12.7% |
| Grade 1: | 25 | 12.0% | 31 | 12.8% | 27 | 12.5% | 31 | 13.0% | 30 | 12.0% | 33 | 12.5% | 53 | 21.6% |
| Grade 2: | 32 | 15.3% | 27 | 11.2% | 29 | 13.4% | 31 | 13.0% | 35 | 14.0% | 59 | 22.4% | 28 | 11.4% |
| Grade 3: | 30 | 14.4% | 35 | 14.5% | 23 | 10.6% | 33 | 13.9% | 47 | 18.8% | 30 | 11.4% | 48 | 19.6% |
| Grade 4: | 36 | 17.2% | 24 | 9.9% | 35 | 16.2% | 46 | 19.3% | 29 | 11.6% | 48 | 18.3% | 38 | 15.5% |
| Grade 5: | 23 | 11.0% | 39 | 16.1% | 47 | 21.8% | 28 | 11.8% | 40 | 16.0% | 36 | 13.7% | 24 | 9.8% |
| Grade 6: | 30 | 14.4% | 51 | 21.1% | 24 | 11.1% | 37 | 15.5% | 37 | 14.8% | 25 | 9.5% | 22 | 9.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 93 | 44.5% | 123 | 50.8% | 107 | 49.5% | 133 | 55.9% | 141 | 56.4% | 147 | 55.9% | 135 | 55.1% |
| Female: | 116 | 55.5% | 119 | 49.2% | 109 | 50.5% | 105 | 44.1% | 101 | 40.4% | 108 | 41.1% | 106 | 43.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 2.0% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.9% | 5 | 2.1% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 29 | 13.9% | 34 | 14.0% | 32 | 14.8% | 29 | 12.2% | 30 | 12.0% | 36 | 13.7% | 47 | 19.2% |
| White: | 172 | 82.3% | 197 | 81.4% | 177 | 81.9% | 198 | 83.2% | 214 | 85.6% | 224 | 85.2% | 193 | 78.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 126 | 60.3% | 152 | 62.8% | 113 | 52.3% | 113 | 47.5% | 119 | 47.6% | 127 | 48.3% | 124 | 50.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 5.7% | 7 | 2.9% | 15 | 6.9% | 11 | 4.6% | 26 | 10.4% | 26 | 9.9% | 24 | 9.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.27 | 14.24 | 11.80 | 12.53 | 15.63 | 15.80 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 39.3% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 38.7% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.7% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 33.04% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.78% | 32.23% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 64% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 57.4% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 68.4% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.34% | 56.08% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 58.88% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 45.7% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 39.7% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 48.4% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 40% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.78% | 30.55% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 41.7% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 43.5% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 53.8% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 38.7% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.56% | 31.11% | 40.59% |
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 40.4% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 49.4% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 47.2% | 45.4% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 47.2% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 60.1% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 46.1% | 60% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 49.7% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 49.4% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 58.7% | 55.1% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 42.1% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 53.5% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 51% | 51.2% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 64.7% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 61% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.42% | 65.22% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.74% | 76.37% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.67% | 76.59% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.09% | 75.82% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.72% | 82.06% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.26% | 84.09% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 79.9% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 80.2% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.21% | 83.16% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.78% | 84.81% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.33% | 83.4% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.78% | 88.57% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.85% | 87.06% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.31% | 90.91% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 78.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 71.8% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 73.7% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 70.98% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.45% | 70.81% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.74% | 71.73% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.72% | 80.59% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 82.36% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.18% | 88.21% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 77.2% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 79.5% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 86.4% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85.27% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.89% | 87.03% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.48% | 88.93% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 88.19% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.18% | 87.89% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.11% | 90.39% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 73.2% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 78.6% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.47% | 77.14% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.16% | 73.28% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.97% | 69.4% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.21% | 80.25% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93.11% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 93.82% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77.9% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 83% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87.62% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.31% | 81.89% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.79% | 78.14% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.47% | 85.71% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.33% | 89.88% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.83% | 90.18% | 88.88% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 66.5% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 77.6% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.7% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.66% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 79.81% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.83% | 75.53% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.98% | 77.04% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 86.12% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.48% | 86.16% | 77.16% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84.8% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 86.4% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 84.1% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.03% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.08% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.83% | 85.83% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.89% | 88.27% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.44% | 91.46% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.59% | 92.06% | 88.35% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 65.7% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 63.4% | 59.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81.3% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 69.2% | 74.3% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71.3% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 79.3% | 67.6% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 54.1% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.7% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 77% | 71.7% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.16% | 66.23% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.87% | 65.58% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.98% | 76.17% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.09% | 84.68% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.72% | 81.46% | 80.09% |
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* Newton Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.