Summary:
The Newton Municipal School District in Mississippi has only one high school, Newton High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has faced declining performance in recent years, ranking between 126th and 179th out of 226-232 Mississippi high schools over the past three school years, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.
Newton High School's academic achievement is a concern, with proficiency rates below the state average in several subjects, particularly in English II where the school's proficiency rate was significantly lower than the state average. The school's four-year graduation rate of 89.4% is also slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9% is higher than the state average. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 7.9 to 1, which is better than the state average.
The high poverty level of the school's student population, as indicated by the 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges. Despite these difficulties, Newton High School's proficiency rates in Biology and U.S. History were above the state average, suggesting that the school may have some areas of strength that could be built upon to improve overall student outcomes.
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