Forest Country News

Newton Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Newton County schools, welcoming 380 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.3% of them were boys, and 49.7% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 59.7% of the Newton Elementary School total enrollment.

Among the six schools in Newton County, Newton Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 333 students, while Deweyville High School welcomed 280 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Newton Elementary School is a part of Newton ISD, which roughly covers schools within Newton County with its main office in Newton.

In the previous school year, Newton Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Newton County schools.

Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Newton Elementary School	Newton	380
Newton Middle School	Newton	333
Deweyville High School	Orange	280
Deweyville Elementary School	Orange	268
Newton High School	Newton	255
Burkeville School	Burkeville	229