Summary:
Zip code 67114 has two listed high schools: Newton Senior High, serving grades 9–12 with 932 students, and Opportunity Academy, serving grades 6–12 with 53 students. The most important finding is that proficiency differs sharply between the schools, but both trail state results: in 2025–26, even the higher-scoring school, Newton, was below the state in ELA, mathematics and science.
Newton led the 2025–26 all-grades results, with 34% proficient in ELA, 27% in mathematics and 22% in science; Opportunity Academy had 5%, 0% and 7%, respectively. The gaps between the schools were 30 points in ELA, 27 in mathematics and 15 in science. Newton was 12–16 points below the state across the three subjects, while Opportunity was 31–41 points below. Opportunity’s graduation rate is a notable exception: it was 93% in 2023–24, compared with 89% at Newton and 90% statewide. Other indicators were less favorable: Opportunity’s dropout rate was 9%, versus 1% at Newton and statewide, and chronic absenteeism was 46%, compared with 28% at Newton and 18% statewide.
Recent test trends also distinguish the schools: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, Newton gained 8 points in ELA and 11 in mathematics, while Opportunity fell 10 points in each subject. The state improved in both subjects, so Newton’s gains did not erase the area’s below-state results. SchoolDigger ranked Newton at the 27th percentile in 2025–26, up from the 15th the prior year; Opportunity was at the 1st percentile, down from 2. Newton had a student–teacher ratio of 12.5 and spending of $14,421 per student, compared with Opportunity’s 11.3 ratio and $18,581 in spending; Opportunity also reported a higher free/reduced-lunch rate, 85% versus 52% at Newton. These figures are context, not an explanation for results. Comparisons across all grades may reflect different grade ranges, and Opportunity’s results represent a small enrollment.
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