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Newton High School

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Newton High School ranks 208 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 52% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Newton High School is a public high school serving 723 students in grades 9-12 in Newton, New Jersey. The school is part of the Newton Public School District, which is ranked 437 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Newton High School has shown mixed performance compared to state and district averages. While it outperforms the state in English Language Arts proficiency, it lags behind in Mathematics and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 50.8% of 9th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 49.9% statewide, but only 10.6% were proficient in Algebra I, compared to 38.2% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 27.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Sparta High School, Lenape Valley Regional High School, and Kittatinny Regional High School, Newton High School generally performs in the middle to lower range across academic metrics, graduation rates, and subgroup performance. The school's relatively lower per-student spending of $10,627, compared to some nearby schools, may also be a contributing factor to its challenges.

680

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,627

Per pupil spending ?

29.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

44 Ryerson Avenue
Newton, NJ 07860

(973) 383-7573

District: Newton Public School District

Feeder schools for Newton High School:

Elementary:	Merriam Avenue School
Middle:	Halsted Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

Hispanic:

30.9%

African American:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Jersey median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (78% vs 89%)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 14% New Jersey)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

New Jersey avg49%

208^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

437^th of 609Newton Public School District among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	208 of 434	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	247 of 429	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	204 of 422	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	190 of 415	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.9	244 of 405	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	201 of 416	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.7	240 of 415	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.5	215 of 411	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.8	142 of 409	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.2	172 of 406	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.9	177 of 411	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.6	180 of 396	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.2	231 of 388	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.6	215 of 378	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.6	144 of 371	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.7	143 of 370	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.3	177 of 359	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.9	167 of 361	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.4	126 of 357	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.5	148 of 351	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.9	141 of 348	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	63.6	145 of 343	57.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	35.5	178 of 282	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	184 of 256	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	252 of 266	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	30.0	131 of 191	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	132 of 137	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	136 of 138	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	163 of 426	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	264 of 420	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	214 of 416	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	186 of 414	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	244 of 402	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	160 of 408	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	210 of 403	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	251 of 406	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	236 of 403	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	189 of 385	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	210 of 382	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	248 of 374	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	198 of 364	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	132 of 368	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	177 of 377	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	252 of 358	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	242 of 344	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.6	316 of 324	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	203 of 326	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	267 of 347	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	209 of 345	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	126 of 426	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	48.0	199 of 419	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	189 of 414	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	170 of 410	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.3	236 of 402	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	166 of 407	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.4	250 of 405	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	209 of 359	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	282 of 361	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.4	131 of 339	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.9	233 of 344	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	268 of 333	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	306 of 349	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	317 of 355	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	198 of 347	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	211 of 345	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	216 of 335	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	185 of 335	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	260 of 336	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	145 of 339	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.4	232 of 340	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)70th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile~ school

White (2025)43rd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2024)37th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts86%+6 vs state

Mathematics66%+8 vs state

Geometry43%-13 vs state

Science27%-4 vs state

Algebra I11%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)		NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newton High School	Public	9-12	44 Ryerson Avenue	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Newton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 383-7573	680	61	11.1	29.3%	388 (57.1%)	38 (5.6%)	210 (30.9%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.8%)	48.5	208^th of 434 public high schools	52.1%		41.9	247^th of 429 public high schools	42.4%	39	86.3	65.6		27.1			50.8				11.7	0.0	10.6	43.2		43.2				$10,627		$10,627
Kittatinny Regional High School	Public	7-12	77 Halsey Road	Newton	07860	Sussex County	Kittatinny Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-1800	733	72	10.2	15.4%	603 (82.3%)	15 (2.0%)	90 (12.3%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	48.4	209^th of 434 public high schools	51.8%		57.3	159^th of 429 public high schools	62.9%	50		65.3	23.1	27.0	64.9	57.4	55.8	47.4	23.7	73.4	16.7		24.8	81.8		81.8				$18,501	$170	$18,331
Sussex County Technical School	Public	9-12	105 North Church Road	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sussex County Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 383-6700	672	53	12.8	23.5%	520 (77.4%)	35 (5.2%)	98 (14.6%)	14 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40.5	259^th of 434 public high schools	40.3%		34.4	282^nd of 429 public high schools	34.3%	23	85.5	60.7		36.9			46.6				17.7	0.0	16.0	28.9	5.0	11.6		22.2	24.1	$13,517	$587	$12,930
Sparta High School	Public	9-12	70 West Mountain Road	Sparta	07871	Sussex County	Sparta Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 729-6191	1,025	99	10.3	7.2%	804 (78.4%)	29 (2.8%)	127 (12.4%)	46 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	14 (1.4%)	66.2	112^th of 434 public high schools	74.2%		70.4	97^th of 429 public high schools	77.4%	15		76.0		49.6			57.4				34.9	2.8	28.0	78.6		78.6	88.2		88.2	$11,850		$11,850
Lenape Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	28 Sparta Road	Stanhope	07874	Sussex County	Lenape Valley Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 347-7600	667	58	11.5	17.7%	432 (64.8%)	26 (3.9%)	172 (25.8%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	62.2	138^th of 434 public high schools	68.2%		66.2	117^th of 429 public high schools	72.7%	21		71.8		37.2			53.4				50.0	15.9	34.3	67.6		67.6				$15,677	$327	$15,350
Hopatcong High School	Public	8-12	2A Windsor Ave	Hopatcong	07843	Sussex County	Hopatcong Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 398-8803	506	44	11.6	35.2%	273 (54.0%)	32 (6.3%)	186 (36.8%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	34.3	295^th of 434 public high schools	32.0%		25.8	330^th of 429 public high schools	23.1%	35	84.2	50.5	5.6	23.5		29.0	13.4		5.7	78.9	7.4		25.7	17.6		16.0		50.0	50.0	$13,636		$13,636
Academy for Environmental Science	Public	9-12	1010 Weldon Road	Oak Ridge	07438	Morris County	Morris County Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-3535	36			8.3%	26 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.3%)	2 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.1%)								(n/a)																				$7,851		$7,851
Jefferson Township High School	Public	9-12	1010 Weldon Rd Rd2	Oak Ridge	07438	Morris County	Jefferson Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 697-3535	761	72	10.5	14.7%	559 (73.5%)	17 (2.2%)	141 (18.5%)	22 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	47.8	217^th of 434 public high schools	50.0%		59.8	146^th of 429 public high schools	66.0%	71	88.5	60.0		34.2			38.9				15.4		15.4	48.4		46.9				$10,425	$06	$10,419
Wallkill Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	10 Grumm Road	Hamburg	07419	Sussex County	Wallkill Valley Regional High School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 827-4100	581	49	11.7	28.4%	409 (70.4%)	35 (6.0%)	103 (17.7%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	50.3	200^th of 434 public high schools	53.9%		48.5	209^th of 429 public high schools	51.3%	9	84.6	67.1		32.0			47.8				15.7		15.6	35.7		35.7				$17,942	$176	$17,766
High Point Regional High School District	Public	9-12	299 Pidgeon Hill Road	Sussex	07461	Sussex County	High Point Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 875-3101	791	68	11.7	24.1%	649 (82.0%)	15 (1.9%)	94 (11.9%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.3%)	46.7	224^th of 434 public high schools	48.4%		49.8	203^rd of 429 public high schools	52.7%	21	80.8	58.0		31.6			50.8				30.4	0.0	28.7	100.0	15.5	24.1				$18,626	$139	$18,487

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