Newton High High School
44 Ryerson Ave
Newton NJ, 07860, Sussex County
Phone: 973-383-7573
Ranking: 
(138 out of 340, top 41%)*
(138 out of 340, top 41%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Newton Town School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 61 | 66 | 59 | |||
| Total Students: | 826 | 844 | 857 | |||
| Grade 9: | 209 | 25.3% | 200 | 23.7% | 219 | 25.6% |
| Grade 10: | 193 | 23.4% | 223 | 26.4% | 228 | 26.6% |
| Grade 11: | 211 | 25.5% | 210 | 24.9% | 208 | 24.3% |
| Grade 12: | 201 | 24.3% | 198 | 23.5% | 187 | 21.8% |
| Ungraded: | 12 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.5% | 15 | 1.8% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 428 | 51.8% | 441 | 52.3% | 451 | 52.6% |
| Female: | 398 | 48.2% | 403 | 47.7% | 402 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.8% | 12 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 23 | 2.8% | 14 | 1.7% | 17 | 2.0% |
| Hispanic: | 60 | 7.3% | 49 | 5.8% | 42 | 4.9% |
| Black: | 34 | 4.1% | 29 | 3.4% | 29 | 3.4% |
| White: | 695 | 84.1% | 733 | 86.8% | 764 | 89.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 83 | 10.0% | 69 | 8.2% | 64 | 7.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 4.2% | 30 | 3.6% | 25 | 2.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.54 | 10.60 | 14.50 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 86.9% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 88.1% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 89.6% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 90.9% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 91.2% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.1% | 91.1% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 92.6% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 94.1% | 89.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 72.3% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 78.0% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 82.3% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 86.6% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 78.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 85.6% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.1% | 80.1% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 82.3% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 72.3% | 75.2% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79.8% | 79.8% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Newton High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.