Type Public high school Faculty 66.5 FTEs Enrollment 773 (as of 2014-15) Lowest grade Ninth grade | Principal Jeff Waldron Grades 9-12 Phone +1 973-383-7573 Colors White, Maroon | |
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Asst. principals Ryan Hashway
Kurt Walton Address 44 Ryerson Ave, Newton, NJ 07860, USA District Newton Public School District Similar Newton Board of Education, Newton Airport‑3n5, Kittatinny Regional High Sch | ||
Newton High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Newton, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Newton Public School District. Students from Andover Borough, and Andover and Green townships, attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships.
Contents
- Awards recognition and rankings
- SAT Scores
- Graduation rates
- Extracurricular activities
- Jazz Band
- Robotics team
- Athletics
- Field hockey
- Wrestling
- Boys baseball
- Girls basketball
- Boys soccer
- Administration
- Notable alumni
- References
As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 773 students and 66.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1. There were 113 students (14.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 29 (3.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 168th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 130th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 167th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 160th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 168th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
SAT Scores
In the 2013-14 school year, Newton High School ranked second in Sussex County out of nine other public high schools in SAT scores.
Graduation rates
According to the New Jersey Herald, the graduation rate for Newton High School is 84.8%. This rate exceeds the national high school graduation rate of approximately 70%.
Extracurricular activities
Newton High School offers a variety of extracurricular activities, clubs, and groups. They include Aurora yearbook, Calliope magazine, Student Council, Peer Leadership, Red Cross Club, Best Buds, Future Farmers of America, Interact, Art Club, Multicultural Club, and Spanish/German/French clubs. Honor Societies include the National Honor Society, French Honor Society, German Honor Society, and Spanish Honor Society. Academic Leagues include various Science Leagues (which include the highly successful physics, biology, earth science, and chemistry teams), Math League (a consistent leading county contender), and the Academic Bowl.
Jazz Band
The Newton High School Jazz Band program has been highly successful over the past years. Jazz Band is considered an extracurricular, but the high school also offers Concert Band (for lower level performers) and Wind Ensemble (for more advanced instrumentalists) courses which can be added to one's school schedule.
Robotics team
Newton High School's FRC team, team 3142, won the Rookie All-Star Award in the New York City Regional Competition in 2010.
Athletics
The Newton High School Braves compete in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 578 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2015-16 school year as North I, Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 495 to 762 students in that grade range. Prior to the 2010 realignment, the school participated in the Sussex County Interscholastic League until the SCIL was dissolved in 2009.
The school participates as the host school / lead agency in a joint ice hockey program program with Lenape Valley Regional High School, under an agreement that expires at the end of the 2017-18 school year; Lenape Valley is the host school for a joint boys' and girl's swimming program shared by the two schools that expires at the end of the 2017-18 school year.
Field hockey
The field hockey team won the North I Group I state sectional championship in 1976 and 1979, and won the North I Group II title in 1981-1986.
Wrestling
The team won the North I Group I state sectional championships in 2009 and 2010, won against Kittatinny Regional High School both years. 2009 marked the program's first sectional title, achieved with a 40-26 win against Kittatinny. The team won its second consecutive title with a 36-28 win against Kittatinny, and made it to the Group I state championship before losing to Paulsboro High School.
Boys' baseball
Girls' basketball
Boys' soccer
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are: