Newton Comm School District
Iowa · 7 schools · 2,809 students
17.2%
Chronic Absence %
→
12.2%
Peer Benchmark
Rank #3491
Priority: 20/100
25,472
Recoverable Days
5.0 pts
Gap to Peers
26.7pp
Subgroup Disparity
7
Schools
Explanation
This school's chronic absenteeism rate is 17.2%, but peers in similar contexts achieve 12.2%. Closing this 5.0% gap across 2,809 students would recover approximately 25,472 attendance days per year.
Subgroup disparity score of 26.7% indicates meaningful differences in chronic absenteeism across student demographics.
Priority Score Breakdown
Trend Over Time
Schools in this District
| Rank | School | Enrollment | CA Rate | Recoverable Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3650 | Newton Senior High School | 818 | 36.9% | 42,325 |
| 9235 | Berg Middle School | 841 | 26.5% | 24,159 |
| 24042 | Emerson Hough Elementary School | 224 | 33.9% | 9,861 |
| 33978 | Woodrow Wilson Elementary School | 272 | 20.2% | 5,263 |
| 65047 | WEST Academy Alternative School | 61 | 1.6% | 0 |
| 65048 | Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | 325 | 0.9% | 0 |
| 65049 | Aurora Heights Elementary School | 268 | 0.4% | 0 |