Summary:
ZIP code 46183 covers West Newton, Indiana, and contains exactly one elementary school: West Newton Elementary School, a K–6 building in the MSD Decatur Township district serving 559 students. Because it is the only school in the area, there are no neighboring schools to compare it with — the useful comparisons are against its own district, against the state, and against its own results over time.
West Newton is on a three-year upward trend. Its state rank has improved in each cycle — 736 of 1,011, then 706 of 1,005, then 676 of 1,015 — and its rating rose from 1 star to 2 stars. It beats its district average in all three all-grade subjects: English Language Arts 33.14 vs. 26.91, Math 31.27 vs. 26.47, and Science 34.52 vs. 27.32. Sixth grade is the standout, with ELA at 52.22% — 10.92 points above the state and the only grade-level result where the school tops Indiana. Attendance is another strength: 16.3% chronic absenteeism sits below both the district (24.4%) and the state (16.7%), even though 62.61% of students are economically disadvantaged.
The weak spot is 5th grade, the only grade where the school trails its district in every subject tested. Its 5th-grade Math result of 19.77% is the lowest figure in the record — 6.75 points under the district and 22.23 under the state — and 5th-grade Social Studies is 6.31 points below district. Overall the school falls short of the state in ten of eleven grade-level tests, and math is essentially flat year over year at +0.30 points. Within this single building, results range from 19.77% to 52.22%, so the all-grade averages mask very different experiences depending on the grade.
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