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Newtown's Newtown Middle School is a public school serving 849 students in grades 7-8.

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This is one of the best schools... if you want your child to be harassed.
My rating is based on the quality of the teachers. They are the best paid in...
This school is one more block in the excellent educational infrastructure...

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87% of students at this school are White.

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Posted February 13, 2012

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This is one of the best schools... if you want your child to be harassed.

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Posted September 28, 2011

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My rating is based on the quality of the teachers. They are the best paid in the state of Pennsylvania. They ought to act like it. Many of the teachers make no effort to help the students beyond their scheduled "clinic" time which is usually only two days a week after school. The teachers generally expect the kids to regurgitate volumes of information without making the classes fun or even interesting. One science teacher and one english teacher did in fact make their classes fun and my kids actually looked forward to those classes. Most other classes they dreaded. One child suffered through a social studies teacher that consistenly lost students papers/quizzes etc. The teacher made my child retake a quiz 4 times because she kept misplacing it. Seems to me, these teachers should have a higher level of performance based on their pay levels.
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Posted February 16, 2008

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This school is one more block in the excellent educational infrastructure that exists in Newtown. Teachers here are all proficient and are led by a competent team of Principal and Assistant Principal. Students are given every chance to succeed as evidenced by the after-school clinics offered after school in practically every subject. In addition to the usual sports and clubs, the school hosts a couple of dances each year as well as one evening that features the musical talents of students. Since Newtown Middle School is comprised only of 7th and 8th graders (it used to include 9th grade also), it is a manageable student body. The students seem to work cooperatively and amicably among themselves and, overall, student conflicts are minimal or non-existent.
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Math

The state average for Math was 80% in 2012.

405 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 76% in 2012.

404 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Scale: % at or above proficient

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In 2011-2012 Pennsylvania used the Pennsylvania System of State Assessments (PSSA) to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 in math and reading, in grades 5, 8 and 11 in writing, and in grades 4, 8 and 11 in science. The results for reading, writing, science and math are displayed on GreatSchools profiles. The PSSA is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Pennsylvania. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.

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Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 76% in 2012.

420 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Reading

The state average for Reading was 80% in 2012.

424 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Science

The state average for Science was 60% in 2012.

416 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Writing

The state average for Writing was 73% in 2012.

433 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Scale: % at or above proficient

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Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

Math

All Students	97%
Female	96%
Male	98%
Black	n/a
Asian	100%
Hispanic	n/a
Multi-ethnic	n/a
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disabilities (IEP)	83%
English language learners	n/a

Reading

All Students	96%
Female	98%
Male	94%
Black	n/a
Asian	94%
Hispanic	n/a
Multi-ethnic	n/a
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disabilities (IEP)	74%
English language learners	n/a

Scale: % at or above proficient

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The different student groups are identified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

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Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

Math

All Students	95%
Female	96%
Male	93%
Black	n/a
Asian	100%
Hispanic	n/a
Multi-ethnic	n/a
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	73%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	63%
English language learners	n/a

Reading

All Students	95%
Female	98%
Male	92%
Black	n/a
Asian	100%
Hispanic	n/a
Multi-ethnic	n/a
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	93%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	72%
English language learners	n/a

Science

All Students	86%
Female	84%
Male	87%
Black	n/a
Asian	92%
Hispanic	n/a
Multi-ethnic	n/a
White	85%
Economically disadvantaged	79%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	56%
English language learners	n/a

Writing

All Students	89%
Female	96%
Male	82%
Black	n/a
Asian	97%
Hispanic	n/a
Multi-ethnic	n/a
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	53%
Students with disabilities (IEP)	53%
English language learners	n/a

Scale: % at or above proficient

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Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

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By grade

Grade 7
 
10
Grade 8
 
10
All students
 
10

By gender

Female
 
10
Male
 
9
All students
 
10

By ethnicity

Asian
 
10
White
 
10
All students
 
10

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Economically disadvantaged
 
7
Students with disabilities (IEP)
 
4
All students
 
10

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity	This school	State average
White	87%	71%
Asian	9%	3%
Black	2%	15%
Hispanic	2%	8%
American Indian/Alaska Native	0%	0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
Two or more races	0%	2%

Source: NCES, 2010-2011

Attendance

	This school	District average	State average
Attendance rate	96%	N/A	95%

Source: PA Dept. of Education, 2004-2005

Student-teacher ratio

	This school	District average	State average
Students per FTE teacher	15	N/A	15

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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Newtown, PA 18940
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