Santa Fe 5/6 Center
Public middle school, grades 5 to 6 · Newton, Kansas
Santa Fe 5/6 Center in Newton, Kansas enrolled 440 students in 2024-25 with 33.6 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Kansas middle-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 25% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
451 students in 2022-23, 428 students in 2023-24, 440 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.4 to 33.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 451 | 31.4 | 14.4 |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 32.6 | 13.1 |
| 2024-25 | 440 | 33.6 | 13.1 |
13.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 of every 100 Kansas middle schools
Among the 220 Kansas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Santa Fe 5/6 Center enrolled 460 students and reported no counselor; it reported 47 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions47
- Chronically absent22.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
60.0% of students were White, 29.3% Hispanic, 7.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White60.0%
- Hispanic29.3%
- Two or more races7.5%
- Black2.3%
- Asian0.5%
- American Indian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Santa Fe 5/6 Center scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25% | 25% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 12% | 16% (2021-22) | 31.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Newton
2 public middle schools in Newton report 2024-25 enrollment; Santa Fe 5/6 Center is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe 5/6 Center | 440 | 13.1 | 54.5% |
| Chisholm Middle School | 422 | 11.6 | 52.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Santa Fe 5/6 Center
- Chisholm Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 422 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Remington Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 151 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Santa Fe 5/6 Center with Chisholm Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Newton Unified School District 373 spends per student$15,994 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,994
- The largest public schools in KansasSanta Fe 5/6 Center is the number 95 by size of 220 Kansas middle schools open in 2024-25.#95 of 220
- Kansas schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 12.9 for middle schools.13.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Santa Fe 5/6 Center
How many students attend Santa Fe 5/6 Center?
440 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 451 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Newton, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Santa Fe 5/6 Center?
13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for middle schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Santa Fe 5/6 Center a Title I school?
Santa Fe 5/6 Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Santa Fe 5/6 Center do on state tests?
The students tested at Santa Fe 5/6 Center scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Santa Fe 5/6 Center in?
Newton Unified School District 373, NCES district ID 2009960. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200996002006 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.