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Best Public Schools in Newton County, MS

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At a glance

Schools

2,658

Students

Districts

Top rankedNewton County Elementary School43^rd of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Newton High School up 62 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Conehatta Elementary School 7.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

2★

1★

4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)						MAAP Mathematics (2026)						MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)		MAAP Biology (2026)	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 (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	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	Total
Newton County Vocational Complex	Public	8-12	15935 Highway 15 North	Decatur	39327	Newton County	Newton County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 635-4138	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Newton County High School	Public	6-12	16255 Hwy 503	Decatur	39327	Newton County	Newton County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 635-4261	768	65	11.7	48.0%	521 (67.8%)	161 (21.0%)	18 (2.3%)	6 (0.8%)	54 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	71.2	59^th of 224 public high schools	73.7%		61.9	95^th of 232 public high schools	59.1%	36				60.7	32.3	65.1				60.7	59.4	84.9	85.4	52.0		85.8	68.7	$11,761
Newton County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15881 Highway 15	Decatur	39327	Newton County	Newton County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 635-2956	882	58	15.2	61.8%	601 (68.1%)	205 (23.2%)	26 (2.9%)	14 (1.6%)	22 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	84.4	43^rd of 377 public elementary schools	88.6%		78.5	68^th of 383 public elementary schools	82.2%	25	85.5	63.9	64.5				81.0	68.0	62.6						78.5			$11,759
East Central Alternative School	Public, Alternative	1-12	273 Tenth Avenue	Decatur	39327	Newton County	Newton County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 635-2118	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Newton High School	Public	9-12	201 W. First Street	Newton	39345	Newton County	Newton Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 683-2232	237	24	9.8	79.3%	4 (1.7%)	219 (92.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	48.8	117^th of 224 public high schools	47.8%		21.2	179^th of 232 public high schools	22.8%	62													77.3	37.0			61.7	$14,802
Newton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 W. Tatum Street	Newton	39345	Newton County	Newton Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 683-3979	367	24	15.4	75.2%	18 (4.9%)	277 (75.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	66 (18.0%)	15.3	330^th of 377 public elementary schools	12.5%		16	344^th of 383 public elementary schools	10.2%	14	32.0	27.2	34.8				24.0	25.5	41.3						37.0			$12,280
Newton Municipal Career Center	Public	8-12	203 W. First Street	Newton	39345	Newton County	Newton Municipal School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 683-6338	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
N H Pilate Middle School	Public	6-8	531 E. Church Street	Newton	39345	Newton County	Newton Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 683-3926	178	13	13.5	90.4%	6 (3.4%)	157 (88.2%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	19.2	220^th of 260 public middle schools	15.4%		30	186^th of 266 public middle schools	30.1%	34				38.8	16.0	26.0				12.9	42.0	30.1				41.1		$14,676
Conehatta Elementary School	Public	K-8	851 Tushka Drive	Conehatta	39057	Newton County	Conehatta Elementary School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(601) 775-8254	226	31	7.4	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	226 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.