South Newton Middle School
13100 South 50 East Kentland IN, 47951, Newton County Phone: 219-474-5167 Ranking:  (801 out of 1,449, bottom 45%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: South Newton School Corporation 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: | 23 | 22 | NA | NA | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 198 | 197 | 210 | 210 | 218 | 198 | 199 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 60 | 30.3% | 69 | 35.0% | 76 | 36.2% | 58 | 27.6% | 76 | 34.9% | 71 | 35.9% | 71 | 35.7% |
| Grade 7: | 66 | 33.3% | 71 | 36.0% | 56 | 26.7% | 79 | 37.6% | 73 | 33.5% | 64 | 32.3% | 66 | 33.2% |
| Grade 8: | 72 | 36.4% | 57 | 28.9% | 78 | 37.1% | 73 | 34.8% | 69 | 31.7% | 63 | 31.8% | 62 | 31.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 113 | 57.1% | 99 | 50.3% | 105 | 50.0% | 99 | 47.1% | 103 | 47.2% | 101 | 51.0% | 103 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 85 | 42.9% | 98 | 49.7% | 105 | 50.0% | 111 | 52.9% | 96 | 44.0% | 86 | 43.4% | 89 | 44.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.5% | 2 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 8.1% | 16 | 8.1% | 24 | 11.4% | 20 | 9.5% | 19 | 8.7% | 19 | 9.6% | 20 | 10.1% |
| Black: | 4 | 2.0% | 5 | 2.5% | 3 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% |
| White: | 176 | 88.9% | 176 | 89.3% | 180 | 85.7% | 184 | 87.6% | 184 | 84.4% | 171 | 86.4% | 173 | 86.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 87 | 43.9% | 99 | 50.3% | 99 | 47.1% | 89 | 42.4% | 83 | 38.1% | 68 | 34.3% | 73 | 36.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 11.6% | 14 | 7.1% | 13 | 6.2% | 23 | 11.0% | 29 | 13.3% | 31 | 15.7% | 18 | 9.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.80 | 8.95 | NA | NA | 14.74 | 16.12 | 14.90 | 15.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 51.6% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95.7% | 82.5% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.3% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.9% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.1% | 64% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 69% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 70% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 67% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 77% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 75% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 69% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 73% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 75% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 78% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 57% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.5% | 68% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.5% | 71% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 69% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 65% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 69% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 72% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 73% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 71% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 72% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 74% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 66% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 72% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69.7% | 77% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 80% |
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* South Newton 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.