NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Decatur, Mississippi · 1,688 students · 4 schools

Enrollment

1,688

Schools

Location

Decatur, Mississippi

COSMIQ projected accountability rating

on Mississippi's A-F accountability scale

Confidence 70% Data completeness 100% Based on 2023–24 data

This is an independent estimate generated by COSMIQ's open Rating Predictor from public math & reading proficiency — it is not an official Mississippi rating, and states weight many additional factors.

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Proficiency trend

Percent of students proficient on the state assessment.

School year	Math	Reading / ELA
2015–16	48.9%	46%
2016–17	57.1%	54.5%
2017–18	58.1%	54.8%

Where this district could improve

MAAP Math proficient+
Worth 50% of the formula; you're at 50% of max points.
MAAP ELA proficient+
Worth 50% of the formula; you're at 50% of max points.

Schools in this district

NEWTON COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDecatur, MS 877 students NEWTON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLDecatur, MS 811 students

Methodology & sources

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) directory (as of 2018)
U.S. Dept. of Education EDFacts assessment results (as of 2018)
Mississippi MAAP A-F accountability. Official formula uses a 700-pt scale; Phase 1a normalizes to 0-100 using math+ELA proficiency only. (as of 2026-05-27)

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COSMIQ. (2026). NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT — school district profile. Retrieved August 23, 2026, from https://getcosmiq.app/schools/MS/newton-county-school-district

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Data last refreshed August 7, 2026.