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Schools in Newtown · Newtown-Harris R-III School District

Newtown’s public schools score below 81% of Missouri districts

The public schools Newtown’s kids attend trail 81% of Missouri’s districts on state tests.

Reading proficiency
35%
▼ 11 pts vs MO 45%
2020–21
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 11 pts vs MO 35%
2020–21
Spent per student
$24.2K
▲ 66% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
5.4
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools
2
77 students
The School Grade

How Newtown compares

C− Test scores
Missouri school districts we grade (538)Better than 19%
Lower resultsHigher results
Lower confidence. Built on 45 tested students. With numbers this small, one year can move the grade.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Missouri’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Missouri only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Newtown.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Newtown-Harris Elem.Newtown-Harris R-III School District
6–12Newtown-Harris HighNewtown-Harris R-III School District

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 45.3%
Math25%
State average 35.3%

Every school in Newtown

2 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
High

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Within reach

Colleges near Newtown

There’s no college in Newtown, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is North Central Missouri College in Trenton, 25.4 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Newtown. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within Missouri. Stars are from neighbors.

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