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Best kept secret at NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
691
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050002301517
NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1700 COMMERCE DRIVE, NEWPORT, AR 72112 · (870) 523-1311 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL691 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
291 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 113 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within NEWPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
24.8%
AR avg 34.9% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
24.5%
AR avg 38.9% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.8% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 25.4% | 24.2% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (24.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 691 | 42.1% | 24.7% |
| SPRINGHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALEXANDER | 551 | 37.9% | 52.0% |
| BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAYETTEVILLE | 567 | 47.3% | 52.2% |
| HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAYETTEVILLE | 521 | 47.0% | 50.4% |
| LAKESIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 721 | 49.5% | 50.2% |
| MAUMELLE CHARTER ELEMENTARY MAUMELLE | 614 | 31.9% | 62.3% |
Matched among Arkansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #351 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #356 of 465 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #348 of 465 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 691 | #38 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #143 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #68 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #459 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #279 of 311 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
691
+103 (+18%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 911
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 691 | 45.6 | 15.1:1 | 42% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 44.2 | 15.3:1 | 100% (675) |
| 2022-23 | 656 | 50.1 | 13.1:1 | 51% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | 48 | 12.3:1 | 99% (582) |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 50 | 14.3:1 | 55% (393) |
| 2015-16 | 781 | 57 | 13.7:1 | 83% (647) |
| 2010-11 | 911 | 65 | 14.0:1 | 79% (720) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in NEWPORT, Arkansas, and is classified as an elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 691 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Arkansas average about 418 students, which makes this school 65% above average.
Across its 2 schools, NEWPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 845 students. NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
The largest group at NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White students, at 51%. Other students are 25% Black, 13% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Jackson County residents are about 75% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
There are 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 15.1:1. The school's 15.1:1 compares with an average of 16.0:1 for elementary schools in Arkansas. By family income, 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 58% average among public schools in Jackson County.
On the allk12 Grade, NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at D, ahead of 11% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
In Arkansas, NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 24.7% compared with a predicted 44.2%.
The county, Jackson County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $44,218 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Jackson County has 7 public schools.
NEWPORT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is about 2.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within ten miles. NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 24.7% compares with 41.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 691, compared with 588 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.1:1, from 12.3:1.
On allk12, people connected to NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,712
Census ACS
Median income
$44,218
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEWPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NEWPORT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 154 students
- THE ACADEMIES AT NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh
Other schools in NEWPORT
- NEWPORT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 154 students
- ASU NEWPORT SEC CAREER CENTER (IGNITE)High
- THE ACADEMIES AT NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh
Other Newport Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Newport Elementary. NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Newport Elementary SchoolCROSBY, TX · 701 students
- Newport ElementaryNewport, NC · 621 students
- Newport Elementary SchoolNewport, PA · 436 students
- Newport ElementaryNewport Beach, CA · 339 students
- NEWPORT ELEMENTARYNEWPORT, MN · 264 students
Nearby schools
- NEWPORT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.6 mi · 154
- TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.1 mi · 468
- TUCKERMAN HIGH SCHOOL8.2 mi · 288
- CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.4 mi · 263
- CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL13.8 mi · 373
- SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL15.3 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 691 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 51% White, 9% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of NEWPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.