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NEWTON ISD

NEWTON, NEWTON COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: MICHELLE BARROW

TEA Rating

C · 75

Enrollment

946

Avg Salary

$61,015

Open Jobs

0

2024–2025 TEA district staff

Salary by Experience

Average base salary by years of experience. Excludes stipends and benefits.

Teachers

ExperienceTeachersAvg salary
Beginning8$39,793
1–5 years22$44,166
6–10 years21$52,774
11–20 years18$58,499
21–30 years16$62,885
Over 30 years6$64,142

Some districts increased salaries for 2025–26. For the current pay scale, see the district’s website.

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor4$73,420
School Nurse4$38,252
Principal3$92,273
Superintendent1$180,000

Teacher Incentive Allotment · TIA

TIA Participation

The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) provides additional funding to reward and retain top-performing teachers.

Participation status

TIA Active
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LevelTeachers designated% designatedAvg payout
Recognized11.1%$7,986
Exemplary11.1%$15,670
Master22.2%$28,117

4 of 91 teachers TIA-designated (4.4%) in 2024-25

TEA staffing · 2024–25

District staffing

Teacher workforce metrics from TEA PEIMS.

Student / Teacher Ratio

10.2 : 1

Teacher turnover

17.6%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

93.7%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

Grade-level and end-of-course results by performance level.

Mathematics

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
364%38%13%
455%31%13%
578%47%18%
664%19%5%
718%9%0%
882%54%8%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
378%51%24%
467%39%5%
565%42%25%
661%24%4%
760%31%18%
876%39%15%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
851%28%14%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I78%24%6%
Biology92%57%19%
English I62%45%8%
English II66%52%4%
U.S. History95%52%17%

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