Newton Christian Day School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 70 students
Emerson Hough Elementary School
700 N 4th Ave East, Newton, IA 50208
Grades
K–4
Elementary
Students
336
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Newton Comm School District
Jasper County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Iowa elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Emerson Hough Elementary School
Emerson Hough Elementary School is a public elementary school in Newton, Iowa, serving grades K–4. It is part of Newton Comm School District. The school is located in a town in Jasper County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 336 students were enrolled, with about 12.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Iowa elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–4
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–4
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 336 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Distant
- School district
- Newton Comm School District
- County
- Jasper County
- NCES school ID
- 192061002238
Schools near Emerson Hough Elementary School
All 7 schools in Newton →
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
Public · Grades K–4 · 306 students
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 380 students
Baxter Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 209 students
Colfax-Mingo Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 399 students
Prairie City Elementary School
Public · Grades 3–5 · 240 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.