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Newton County School District
1,778 students | DECATUR, MS
Grades PK-12 & Ungraded | 4 schools
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Parent / Guardian
August 05, 2015
Sadly, over the last two or three years two factors have forced this school to decline in status. #1 is how they are implementing the Common Core curriculum. The administration has chosen to severely... More
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Newton County High School
Parent / Guardian
September 11, 2014
The staff and administration truly care about the students. They are not just a number and a test score. The school is more concerned with helping mold brilliant, caring, respectful students than... More
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Newton County Academy
Parent / Guardian
February 05, 2014
I have always heard that private schools are so much further ahead academically than public schools. We came from a private school to public school and I was amazed at how much further ahead these... More
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Newton County Elementary School
