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Newton Elementary School

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Newton Elementary School ranks 167 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

167^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Newton Elementary School serves 293 students in Pre-K through 6th grade in Newton, Alabama, as part of the Dale County school district. The school has maintained a solid 4-star rating for over a decade, consistently ranking in the upper quartile of Alabama elementary schools.

Newton Elementary's standout strength is its exceptional 5th grade performance. In the most recent school year, 79.55% of 5th graders were proficient in math—nearly double the state average—and 90.91% were proficient in English, a 21-point advantage over the state. The school also deserves credit for dramatic improvements in attendance: chronic absenteeism fell from 17.8% to just 7.7% over two years, now well below the state average. Additionally, the school serves its economically disadvantaged students well, with low-income students ranking in the 76th percentile statewide despite nearly 58% of the student body qualifying for free/reduced lunch.

The school's main challenge is a significant performance drop in 6th grade. While 5th graders excel, only 29.41% of 6th graders were proficient in math—a 50-point decline from the same cohort's 5th grade performance—and English proficiency fell to 50%. This may be cohort-specific, as the previous year's 6th graders performed much better, but it deserves attention. Another concern is a sharp decline in male student performance, which dropped from the 78th to 59th percentile in one year. When compared to nearby schools, Newton significantly outperforms Girard Elementary and Morris Slingluff Elementary in Dothan, where math proficiency is in the single digits, and also surpasses Midland City Elementary within its own district. However, it trails Wicksburg Elementary, a 5-star school just 7.5 miles away that serves a more affluent population. Overall, Newton offers reliable, above-average education with notable strengths in upper elementary grades and attendance, though families should watch how the school addresses the 6th grade transition.

293

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,232

Per pupil spending ?

57.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

523 South College St
Newton, AL 36352-4017

(334) 445-5564

District: Dale County

Students who attend Newton Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Dale County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

African American:

18.4%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (64% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Alabama elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg62%

Alabama avg51%

167^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Dale County

25^th of 139Dale County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	167 of 686	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	127 of 680	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	162 of 684	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	111 of 680	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	72 of 687	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	80 of 692	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	155 of 681	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	136 of 680	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	68.7	182 of 688	73.5%	★★★★☆
2016	70.5	168 of 691	75.7%	★★★★☆
2015	61.0	229 of 691	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.1	363 of 695	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.6	492 of 696	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	62.5	294 of 696	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.4	343 of 709	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.0	430 of 704	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.9	340 of 696	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.4	140 of 698	79.9%	★★★★☆
2007	64.0	247 of 698	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.4	153 of 689	77.8%	★★★★☆
2005	42.9	446 of 688	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	60.3	240 of 623	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	92 of 652	85.9%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	118 of 649	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	145 of 650	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	107 of 645	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	100 of 656	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	95 of 656	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	155 of 646	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	98 of 640	84.7%	★★★★☆
2017	64.0	204 of 639	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	161 of 668	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.5	97 of 660	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	117 of 670	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	63 of 623	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	12 of 651	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	18 of 653	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	67.6	162 of 649	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	110 of 651	83.1%	★★★★☆
2017	69.7	121 of 567	78.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	271 of 660	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.9	146 of 651	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	192 of 655	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	114 of 649	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	71 of 669	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	66 of 669	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	74.3	135 of 650	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	163 of 650	74.9%	★★★★☆
2017	69.0	168 of 639	73.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	120 of 500	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	119 of 532	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	151 of 535	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	123 of 528	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	87 of 540	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	102 of 539	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	129 of 529	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	116 of 508	77.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)86th percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile~ school

Male (2026)59th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English70%+7 vs state

Science62%+12 vs state

Mathematics59%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	523 South College St	Newton	36352	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 445-5564	293	16	18.3	57.7%	202 (68.9%)	54 (18.4%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.5%)	73.2	167^th of 686 public elementary schools	75.7%		78.9	127^th of 680 public elementary schools	81.3%	40	62.9	65.5	79.6	29.4	62.1	70.6	69.0	90.9	50.0	$10,232	$1,898	$8,333
Midland City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	48 Second Street	Midland City	36350	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 983-4591	478	24	19.9	69.7%	260 (54.4%)	155 (32.4%)	27 (5.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)	56.7	297^th of 686 public elementary schools	56.7%		61.5	263^rd of 680 public elementary schools	61.3%	34	41.4	51.8			52.4	62.6	61.5			$9,207	$1,340	$7,865
A M Windham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	626 N Daleville Ave	Daleville	36322	Dale County	Daleville City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 598-4466	507	25	20.2	75.5%	181 (35.7%)	146 (28.8%)	137 (27.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.5%)	24.4	523^rd of 686 public elementary schools	23.8%		38	441^st of 680 public elementary schools	35.1%	82	19.1	20.2			32.7	48.9	56.2			$8,742	$1,494	$7,234
Wicksburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1172 S State Highway 123	Newton	36352	Dale County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(334) 692-5549	636	38	16.7	38.5%	541 (85.1%)	23 (3.6%)	45 (7.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.5%)	90.9	46^th of 686 public elementary schools	93.3%		89	56^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.8%	10	94.4	65.1	57.8	66.0	72.9	88.7	86.1	83.3	84.5
Harry N Mixon Intermediate School	Public	1-6	349 Sherrill Ln	Ozark	36360	Dale County	Ozark City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 774-4912	383	25	15.3	80.2%	117 (30.5%)	211 (55.1%)	23 (6.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.0%)	47.8	373^rd of 686 public elementary schools	45.6%		48.7	362^nd of 680 public elementary schools	46.8%	11	49.2	46.7	35.8		39.7	53.9	55.8	66.7		$9,386	$1,904	$7,482
Kelly Springs Elementary School	Public	K-5	1124 Kelly Springs Rd	Dothan	36303	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 983-6565	516	30	17.2	72.5%	108 (20.9%)	281 (54.5%)	81 (15.7%)	15 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	23.1	533^rd of 686 public elementary schools	22.3%		19.8	545^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.9%	12	16.4	12.0	30.7		40.0	41.7	50.7	52.0		$10,321	$2,045	$8,049
Highlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 S Brannon Stand Rd	Dothan	36305	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	No	(334) 794-1459	501	33	15.1	38.7%	299 (59.7%)	109 (21.8%)	55 (11.0%)	37 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.7	192^nd of 686 public elementary schools	72.0%		61.2	266^th of 680 public elementary schools	60.9%	74	54.0	54.4	37.7		67.7	77.0	69.1	73.1		$8,606	$701	$7,667
Joseph W Lisenby Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	860 Faust Ave	Ozark	36360	Dale County	Ozark City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 774-4919	494	29	17.0	71.1%	156 (31.6%)	254 (51.4%)	45 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.1%)								(n/a)										$9,925	$1,598	$8,328
Girard Elementary School	Public	K-5	522 Girard Ave	Dothan	36303	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1467	380	23	16.5	89.5%	49 (12.9%)	289 (76.1%)	23 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	5.1	678^th of 686 public elementary schools	1.2%		5	673^rd of 680 public elementary schools	1.0%	5	8.6	2.3	10.0		14.0	35.1	9.3	37.5		$11,590	$2,606	$8,755
Heard Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Daniel Cir	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1471	389	21	18.5	65.8%	115 (29.6%)	209 (53.7%)	37 (9.5%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	32.3	477^th of 686 public elementary schools	30.5%		29.8	474^th of 680 public elementary schools	30.3%	3	30.6	19.6	16.0		33.3	67.4	56.9	60.0		$8,142	$635	$7,269

Frequently Asked Questions about Newton Elementary School

Is Newton Elementary School a good school?

Newton Elementary School ranks 167^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Newton Elementary School in?

Dale County

What is the racial makeup of Newton Elementary School?

Students at Newton Elementary School are 69% White, 18% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Newton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Newton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Dale County High School

How many students attend Newton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Newton Elementary School.

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