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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Kathryn Newport Middle administration to hear?
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Enrollment
965
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENIFEE UNION·NCES 062454014679
Kathryn Newport Middle
29792 Audie Murphy Rd., Menifee, CA 92587 · (951) 672-1851 · Riverside County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL965 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of California public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
646 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 343 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 330 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 292 | 30% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 62% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
48.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
37.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.7% | 33.5% | 24.5% | 27.3% |
| Math | 17.0% | 20.2% | 29.4% | 33.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.3% | 37.2% |
| 2023-24 | 44.3% | 27.9% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Kathryn Newport Middle
Kathryn Newport Middle's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Newport Middle this school | 965 | 66.9% | 39.3% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Oceanside | 1,098 | 63.9% | 41.3% |
| Menifee Valley Middle Menifee | 941 | 62.5% | 41.6% |
| Santiago Charter Middle Orange | 1,137 | 65.9% | N/A |
| Mountain View Middle Beaumont | 978 | 70.1% | 31.3% |
| Bear Valley Middle Escondido | 923 | 68.4% | 37.5% |
Matched among California middle 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 Kathryn Newport Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #531 of 1,224 | #23 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #452 of 1,227 ▲ 148 | #20 of 78 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #530 of 1,227 ▲ 26 | #22 of 78 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 965 | #232 of 1,377 | #34 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #1,126 of 1,279 | #61 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #417 of 1,278 | #23 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.9% | #758 of 1,329 | #59 of 78 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 965 | 39.6 | 24.4:1 | 67% (646) |
| 2023-24 | 926 | 40 | 23.2:1 | 66% (615) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kathryn Newport Middle.
About Kathryn Newport Middle
Kathryn Newport Middle is a medium-sized middle school in California, located in Menifee. The school enrolls 965 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in California) has about 659 students.
Kathryn Newport Middle is run by Menifee Union, whose 17 schools enroll 12,247 students.
Hispanic students account for 57% of enrollment at Kathryn Newport Middle. Smaller groups are 21% White, 12% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Kathryn Newport Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
The school reports 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 24.4 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 67% of students.
Measured against California public middle schools, Kathryn Newport Middle receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Kathryn Newport Middle's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 40.3%. Kathryn Newport Middle scores 39.3%, within a point of that line.
Riverside County has about 2,478,600 residents, and median household income is about $93,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 543 public schools in Riverside County, with a combined enrollment of about 424,872.
The closest other public school is Ridgemoor Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Kathryn Newport Middle's average proficiency of 39.3% compares with 47.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Kathryn Newport Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Menifee Union
- Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. AcademyElementary · 1,196 students
- Bell Mountain MiddleMiddle · 1,066 students
- Menifee Valley MiddleMiddle · 941 students
- Southshore ElementaryElementary · 843 students
- Oak Meadows ElementaryElementary · 818 students
- Evans Ranch ElementaryElementary · 817 students
Other schools in Menifee
- Paloma Valley HighHigh · 2,487 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 2,330 students
- Santa Rosa AcademyCombined · 1,736 students
- Ethan A Chase MiddleMiddle · 1,447 students
- Bell Mountain MiddleMiddle · 1,066 students
- Menifee Valley MiddleMiddle · 941 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgemoor Elementary0.9 mi · 772
- Taawila Elementary0.9 mi · 803
- Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education1.2 mi · 637
- Quail Valley Elementary1.3 mi · 528
- Herk Bouris Elementary1.7 mi · 734
- Evans Ranch Elementary1.7 mi · 817
Frequently asked questions
About Kathryn Newport MiddleHow many students attend Kathryn Newport Middle?
Kathryn Newport Middle enrolls approximately 965 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Kathryn Newport Middle serve?
Kathryn Newport Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kathryn Newport Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kathryn Newport Middle is approximately 24.4:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kathryn Newport Middle?
At Kathryn Newport Middle, the student body is approximately 21% White, 57% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Kathryn Newport Middle public or private?
Kathryn Newport Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Menifee Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.