Summary:
The city of South Strafford, Vermont is home to a single standout elementary school, Newton School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 116 students. Newton School is part of the Strafford School District, which is ranked 5 out of 75 districts in Vermont and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Newton School is a consistently high-performing institution, ranking 2nd out of 113 Vermont elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year, 5th out of 133 in the 2023-2024 school year, and currently ranked 16th out of 137 for the 2024-2025 school year, maintaining a 4-star rating. The school's students significantly outperform the state average on standardized tests, with 81.82% of 4th graders and 71.43% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 61% and 55.07%, respectively. In mathematics, 72.73% of 4th graders and 42.86% of 5th graders scored proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 34.25% and 35.59%.
Despite these impressive academic achievements, Newton School faces some challenges, including a higher-than-desired chronic absenteeism rate of 17.6% in the 2023-2024 school year, and a relatively high percentage of students (35.34%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2024-2025 school year, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population. However, the school's low student-teacher ratio of 8.4 to 1 and higher-than-average spending of $15,823 per student suggest that the district is investing significant resources to support the school and its students.
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