West Newton Elementary School
7529 Mooresville Rd
West Newton IN, 46183, Marion County
Phone: 317-856-5237
Ranking: 
(836 out of 1,449, bottom 42%)*
(836 out of 1,449, bottom 42%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 6
School District: Decatur Township Metropolitan 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: | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 559 | 556 | 573 | 616 | 648 | 607 | 638 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 99 | 17.7% | 98 | 17.6% | 91 | 15.9% | 105 | 17.0% | 172 | 26.5% | 159 | 26.2% | 178 | 27.9% |
| Grade 2: | 94 | 16.8% | 89 | 16.0% | 99 | 17.3% | 100 | 16.2% | 161 | 24.8% | 153 | 25.2% | 173 | 27.1% |
| Grade 3: | 87 | 15.6% | 96 | 17.3% | 92 | 16.1% | 112 | 18.2% | 153 | 23.6% | 164 | 27.0% | 133 | 20.8% |
| Grade 4: | 91 | 16.3% | 87 | 15.6% | 102 | 17.8% | 94 | 15.3% | 162 | 25.0% | 131 | 21.6% | 154 | 24.1% |
| Grade 5: | 89 | 15.9% | 98 | 17.6% | 98 | 17.1% | 102 | 16.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 99 | 17.7% | 88 | 15.8% | 91 | 15.9% | 103 | 16.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 284 | 50.8% | 278 | 50.0% | 302 | 52.7% | 337 | 54.7% | 322 | 49.7% | 312 | 51.4% | 329 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 275 | 49.2% | 278 | 50.0% | 271 | 47.3% | 279 | 45.3% | 284 | 43.8% | 253 | 41.7% | 283 | 44.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 49 | 8.8% | 49 | 8.8% | 63 | 11.0% | 65 | 10.6% | 40 | 6.2% | 35 | 5.8% | 27 | 4.2% |
| Black: | 51 | 9.1% | 31 | 5.6% | 40 | 7.0% | 37 | 6.0% | 56 | 8.6% | 49 | 8.1% | 43 | 6.7% |
| White: | 424 | 75.8% | 440 | 79.1% | 439 | 76.6% | 489 | 79.4% | 515 | 79.5% | 484 | 79.7% | 542 | 85.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 5.0% | 28 | 5.0% | 23 | 4.0% | 17 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 268 | 47.9% | 243 | 43.7% | 262 | 45.7% | 292 | 47.4% | 229 | 35.3% | 211 | 34.8% | 206 | 32.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 70 | 12.5% | 92 | 16.5% | 75 | 13.1% | 93 | 15.1% | 91 | 14.0% | 81 | 13.3% | 85 | 13.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.96 | 20.59 | 19.76 | 21.40 | 21.25 | 20.20 | 19.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.1% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 83.5% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 83% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 77% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 73% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 80.3% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 77.4% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 72% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 74% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 72% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 79.3% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 82.8% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 67% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 72% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 77% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 73.4% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 78.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 71% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 71.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 76.7% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 63% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 71.9% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 66.8% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 68% | 72% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.7% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 80.5% | 86% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 55.8% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 53.9% | 67% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 72.6% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 82.6% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 80.1% | 82% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 58.8% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 49.5% | 64% |
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* West Newton Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.