Newton Community High School
Recent News About Newton Community High School
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At Newton Community, 96 percent of students graduate high school; 70 percent go to college
About 87 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 96 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Newton Community High School reports 2% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Newton Community High School rose to 2 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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90 percent of Newton Community teachers stay put; average earns $50,297 per year
More than 90 percent of teachers stay at Newton Community High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Report: 11 percent of 2015 Newton Community High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In a year when 96 percent of Newton Community High School seniors graduated on time, 11 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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Analysis: Arcola HS tops rankings with highest rate of students who fail annual tests, still graduate
Despite dismal student performance on annual exams covering math and reading, high school graduation rates remain high across the region, according to an East Central Reporter analysis of 2016 data from the Illinois State Board of Education.