Enrollment
261
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEACH PARK CCSD 3·NCES 170001005141
Newport Elementary School
15872 W 21st St, Wadsworth, IL 60083 · (847) 599-5330 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
170 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 11 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 4 | 2% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 69% · 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
Newport Elementary School→Beach Park Middle School
Based on grade levels within Beach Park CCSD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
41.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +26.0pp since 2023
Math
28.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 26 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.9% | 28.2% |
| 2023-24 | 15.9% | 15.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Newport Elementary School
Newport Elementary School's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Elementary School this school | 261 | 65.1% | 30.1% |
| Lozano Elementary Bilingual & Intl Center Chicago | 256 | 67.6% | 9.5% |
| LEARN 10 Charter School North Chicago | 297 | 69.4% | 26.1% |
| Dr Bessie Rhodes-Global Studies Skokie | 254 | 70.1% | 25.5% |
| Lane Elementary School Alsip | 228 | 59.6% | 31.8% |
| Wolcott School Thornton | 249 | 57.8% | 38.6% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #1,274 of 1,925 | #45 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #1,346 of 2,077 ▲ 26 | #77 of 102 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #1,285 of 2,077 ▲ 427 | #70 of 102 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 261 | #1,764 of 2,419 | #107 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #681 of 2,035 | #62 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #608 of 2,042 | #36 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #870 of 2,132 | #31 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #1,114 of 1,461 | #48 of 71 |
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
261
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 306
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 | 261 | 21.1 | 12.4:1 | 65% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 18.1 | 14.2:1 | 64% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 18.3 | 13.8:1 | 60% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 257 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 21.3 | 13.1:1 | 52% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 336 | 21 | 16.0:1 | 46% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 23 | 13.9:1 | 47% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 330 | 20 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 306 | 16 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newport Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (279 to 261); teachers down 1% (21.3 to 21.1).
About Newport Elementary School
Newport Elementary School is an elementary school in Wadsworth, Illinois, and it is part of Beach Park CCSD 3. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 261 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
Newport Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Beach Park CCSD 3, which enrolls 1,996 students in total.
More than half of the students at Newport Elementary School are Hispanic (56%). The next largest groups are 30% Black, 9% White, and 5% multiracial. In Lake County overall, about 25% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Newport Elementary School scores 59%.
On staff are 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Newport Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 65%. It compares with 54% for public schools in Lake County.
Newport Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.1% and a predicted 33.9%.
In Lake County, median household income comes to about $110,416, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Lake County counts 214 public schools with about 118,032 students.
Prairie Trail School sits about 2.9 miles from Newport Elementary School. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Newport Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Newport Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 261, starting from 257.
Newport Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beach Park CCSD 3
- Beach Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 715 students
- Kenneth Murphy SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Howe Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Oak Crest SchoolElementary · 308 students
Other Newport Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Newport Elementary. Newport Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Newport Elementary SchoolCROSBY, TX · 701 students
- NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEWPORT, AR · 691 students
- Newport ElementaryNewport, NC · 621 students
- Newport Elementary SchoolNewport, PA · 436 students
- Newport ElementaryNewport Beach, CA · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie Trail School2.9 mi · 454
- Beach Park Middle School3.1 mi · 715
- Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi School3.6 mi · 2,114
- Millburn Elementary School3.9 mi · 711
- Millburn Middle School4.4 mi · 388
- West Elementary School4.5 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Newport Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Newport Elementary School?
Newport Elementary School enrolls approximately 261 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Newport Elementary School serve?
Newport Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Newport Elementary School have?
Newport Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Newport Elementary School?
Student demographics at Newport Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 56% Hispanic, 30% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Newport Elementary School?
Newport Elementary School is overseen by Beach Park CCSD 3 in Lake County.
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