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South Breeze Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

556^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

South Breeze Elementary is a public elementary school located in Newton, Kansas, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 323 students. The school is part of the Newton school district, which is ranked 243 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Breeze Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the years, dropping from a high of 126th out of 656 Kansas elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 556th out of 656 in 2024-2025, with a 1-star rating. This is significantly lower than the nearby Slate Creek Elementary (ranked 421st) and Northridge Elementary (ranked 509th), which have higher rankings and 2-star and 1-star ratings, respectively. South Breeze Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, is generally lower than the Newton district and the state averages.

The school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 16.8% to 24.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, South Breeze Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 39.25% to 58.82% over the past few years, suggesting a high proportion of students from low-income families. To address these challenges, the school and district may need to implement targeted interventions, focus on equity and access, and explore best practices from higher-performing nearby schools.

316

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,465

Per pupil spending ?

62%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1020 Old Main
Newton, KS 67114

(316) 284-6560

District: Newton

Students who attend South Breeze Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chisholm Middle School
	Santa Fe 5/6 Center
High:	Newton Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.1%

Hispanic:

27.2%

Two or more races:

10.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 58 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg27%

Kansas avg42%

556^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 58 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Newton

243^rd of 264Newton among Kansas 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	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	556 of 656	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	489 of 653	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	385 of 660	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	411 of 668	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.2	300 of 670	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	244 of 667	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	285 of 656	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.6	290 of 659	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	75.8	126 of 656	80.8%	★★★★☆
2015	68.4	182 of 678	73.2%	★★★★☆
2013	69.7	215 of 668	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	79.7	28 of 660	95.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	56.8	243 of 591	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	176 of 591	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	253 of 574	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	82 of 262	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	130 of 260	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	102 of 245	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	95 of 254	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	34 of 229	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	94 of 235	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.9	20 of 207	90.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	456 of 533	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	388 of 546	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.2	149 of 541	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	248 of 512	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	169 of 494	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	161 of 509	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	140 of 512	72.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	55.2	260 of 605	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	254 of 586	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	245 of 575	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2022	71.3	55 of 305	82.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	529 of 576	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	496 of 579	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	379 of 584	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	361 of 596	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	263 of 587	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	171 of 592	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	49.9	293 of 574	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2022)82nd percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+53 vs school

Female (2021)59th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)57th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-7 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

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Schools Near South Breeze Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)					KAP Mathematics (2025)					KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Breeze Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1020 Old Main	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6560	316	24	13.2	62.0%	174 (55.1%)	16 (5.1%)	86 (27.2%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.8%)	18.7	556^th of 656 public elementary schools	15.2%		28.8	489^th of 653 public elementary schools	25.1%	67	34.4	41.3			37.3	17.5	19.6			18.3			$10,465	$2,399	$8,067
Slate Creek Elementary	Public	K-4	901 E. 4th	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6550	236	21	11.4	69.1%	126 (53.4%)	1 (0.4%)	84 (35.6%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.1%)	39	421^st of 656 public elementary schools	35.8%		41.2	408^th of 653 public elementary schools	37.5%	13	37.5	50.0			43.6	20.9	51.3			35.0			$14,141	$4,956	$9,185
Sunset Elementary	Public	K-4	619 Boyd	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6570	199	19	10.5	77.4%	140 (70.4%)	2 (1.0%)	37 (18.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.0%)	22	536^th of 656 public elementary schools	18.3%		18.6	559^th of 653 public elementary schools	14.4%	23	26.8	30.8			28.8	17.1	43.6			30.0			$13,175	$2,946	$10,229
Northridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1900 Windsor Dr.	Newton	67114	Harvey County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 284-6540	345	19	18.4	71.9%	201 (58.3%)	7 (2.0%)	101 (29.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.3%)	25.3	509^th of 656 public elementary schools	22.4%		19.4	553^rd of 653 public elementary schools	15.3%	44	36.1	47.7			42.5	27.0	18.6			22.5			$8,442	$1,919	$6,524
Hesston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 E Amos	Hesston	67062	Harvey County	Hesston	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 327-7102	306	21	14.8	30.1%	251 (82.0%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (9.8%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	86.1	64^th of 656 public elementary schools	90.2%		87.3	62^nd of 653 public elementary schools	90.5%	2	63.2	70.5			67.4	64.9	73.1			69.6			$10,992	$620	$10,372
R L Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 W 4th St	Sedgwick	67135	Harvey County	Sedgwick Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 772-5783	283	23	12.4	40.3%	236 (83.4%)	5 (1.8%)	24 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	66.8	202^nd of 656 public elementary schools	69.2%		69.5	169^th of 653 public elementary schools	74.1%	33	56.8	56.4	55.8	72.4	59.5	43.2	41.0	44.2	70.0	48.3	51.2	51.2	$13,347	$720	$12,628
Wheatland Elementary	Public	K-3	800 Meadow	Valley Center	67147	Sedgwick County	Valley Center Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 755-7040	325	27	12.2	43.7%	262 (80.6%)	5 (1.5%)	40 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)								(n/a)	59.6				59.6	54.3				54.3			$14,961	$1,518	$13,443
Valley Center Intermediate School	Public	4-5	737 N. Meridian	Valley Center	67147	Sedgwick County	Valley Center Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 755-7050	443	33	13.2	47.2%	338 (76.3%)	9 (2.0%)	68 (15.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	67	195^th of 656 public elementary schools	70.3%		71.1	153^rd of 653 public elementary schools	76.6%	42		55.7	54.2		54.9		50.2	55.7		53.2	52.3	52.3	$12,267	$1,071	$11,196
Abilene Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	522 N Abilene	Valley Center	67147	Sedgwick County	Valley Center Pub School	No	No	No	No	(316) 755-7020	254	19	13.7	50.0%	176 (69.3%)	5 (2.0%)	50 (19.7%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)								(n/a)	88.2				88.2	73.5				73.5			$20,824	$2,125	$18,699
West Elementary	Public	K-3	501 N Sheridan	Valley Center	67147	Sedgwick County	Valley Center Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 755-7030	264	23	11.3	53.4%	180 (68.2%)	8 (3.0%)	53 (20.1%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.4%)								(n/a)	67.6				67.6	50.0				50.0			$15,568	$1,671	$13,896

Frequently Asked Questions about South Breeze Elementary

How many students attend South Breeze Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended South Breeze Elementary.

What schools do graduates of South Breeze Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Breeze Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chisholm Middle School
Middle : Santa Fe 5/6 Center
High : Newton Senior High

Is South Breeze Elementary a good school?

South Breeze Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.2% of Kansas elementary schools.

What district is South Breeze Elementary in?

Newton

What is the racial makeup of South Breeze Elementary?

Students at South Breeze Elementary are 55% White, 27% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

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