Newton County High School
Score 84.9/100: better than 84% of Mississippi high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools
Performance (state tests, 2024-25)
% proficient or advanced on state tests in Mississippi, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Mississippi schools.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year. This school takes more than one kind of test and the mix changes from year to year, so the percentile is the fairer comparison over time.
All 9 published results by grade and test
As published by Mississippi Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | High school | MAAP English II | 48.9 | 141 |
| English language arts | Grade 7 | MAAP G7 ELA | 46.4 | 110 |
| English language arts | Grade 8 | MAAP G8 ELA | 55.6 | 117 |
| Math | High school | MAAP Algebra I | 76.4 | 123 |
| Math | Grade 7 | MAAP G7 Math | 73.6 | 110 |
| Math | Grade 8 | MAAP G8 Math | 85.5 | 117 |
| Science | High school | MAAP Biology | 76.1 | 117 |
| Science | Grade 8 | MAAP G8 Science | 70.1 | 117 |
| Social studies | High school | MAAP U.S. History | 85.4 | 137 |
School profile
- Grades
- 7-12
- Students
- 792
- Type
- High school
- Charter school
- No
- Program
- Regular
Students
District and location
Contact
Decatur, MS 39327
"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Mississippi. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).
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Location
Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
Mississippi publishes the percentage of students at each performance level; we add up the levels it counts as proficient. Some state files are no longer on the agency's site; we cite the original address and keep an archived copy.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
Newton County High School at a glance
Newton County High School is a public high school in Decatur, Mississippi, serving grades 7-12. It is part of Newton County School District. It has about 792 students (a typical Mississippi high school has 359). About 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 72% at a typical Mississippi high school, which is useful context when reading test results.
In 2024-25 state tests, 50% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 79% in math (similar schools: 63%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Mississippi high schools, it scores 84.9 out of 100: better than 84% of them, ranking #27 of 176. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.
Page updated 2026-10-12.