Summary:
In zip code 75966, there is one middle school, Newton Middle, serving grades 5 through 8 in the Newton area of Texas, with a total enrollment of 292 students.
Newton Middle is a school of notable contrasts. It excels in 8th-grade mathematics, with proficiency rates (59.15% in 2024-2025 and 53.85% in 2025-2026) that significantly surpass the state average. The school also outperforms the state in 8th-grade Social Studies. However, this success does not extend to other grades or subjects. For instance, only 9.09% of 7th graders were proficient in math in 2025-2026, far below the state average of 29.41%. Reading proficiency is a consistent challenge across all grades, with rates 15 to 25 percentage points below the state average. The school has a very low student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1 and spends $12,873 per student, which is higher than the Texas average, yet its overall state ranking has declined from the 43rd percentile in 2024-2025 to the 23rd percentile in 2025-2026, resulting in a 1-star rating.
Part of the Newton Independent School District (Isd), which is ranked 778 out of 951 districts in Texas (18th percentile, 1-star), Newton Middle has a 0.0% dropout rate. The school's high investment in resources and small class sizes does not yet translate into strong academic outcomes for most students, particularly in reading and middle-grade math. This suggests that while the school has strong potential, it faces significant challenges in raising performance across all grade levels and subjects to match its standout 8th-grade math results.
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