Enrollment
138
Middle
DISTRICT 71 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330531000093
Newport Middle School
245 N. Main St., Newport, NH 03773 · (603) 863-2414 · Sullivan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL138 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 New Hampshire public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 5.9:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
78 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 26%
Community
0
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 | 48 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 41% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 33% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Newport School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
10.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. 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
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire'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 Middle School
Newport Middle School's state test result (18.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Middle School this school | 138 | 56.5% | 18.9% |
| Daisy Bronson Junior High School Littleton | 86 | 53.5% | 35.5% |
| Nute Junior High School Milton | 105 | 48.6% | 35.0% |
| Berlin Middle School Berlin | 254 | 50.0% | 23.1% |
| Pittsfield Middle School Pittsfield | 103 | 52.4% | 27.4% |
| Henry Wilson Memorial School Farmington | 271 | 46.5% | 43.9% |
Matched among New Hampshire 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 Newport Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #82 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #85 of 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #81 of 85 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 138 | #80 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #2 of 90 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
138
-89 (-39%) vs 2020
-56% since 2000-01, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 138 | 17 | 8.1:1 | 57% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 149 | 19.8 | 7.5:1 | 60% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 194 | 17.9 | 10.8:1 | 56% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | 23 | 9.9:1 | 38% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 197 | 20.7 | 9.5:1 | 53% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 155 | 15 | 10.3:1 | 48% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 141 | 17 | 8.3:1 | 50% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 17 | 18.5:1 | 44% (140) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newport Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (197 to 138); teachers down 18% (20.7 to 17).
About Newport Middle School
Newport Middle School is one of the public schools in Newport, New Hampshire. It is a very small middle-grades school. It has an enrollment of 138 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in New Hampshire enroll around 379, and this school is 64% below that mark.
Newport School District has 5 schools; together they serve 712 students.
The share of White students at Newport Middle School is 94%. Other groups include 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Sullivan County overall, the White share is about 92%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Newport Middle School scores 11%.
On staff are 17 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.1:1. Middle schools in New Hampshire have an average ratio of 11.1:1. About 57% of students at Newport Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Sullivan County average 37%.
On the allk12 Grade, Newport Middle School lands at D, ahead of 12% of New Hampshire public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Newport Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.9%; the prediction is 26.9%.
In the surrounding county, Sullivan County, the median household earns about $80,858 a year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Newport Middle School, Sullivan County has 29 public schools.
Newport Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Newport Middle High School (High), less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Newport Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Newport Middle School enrolled 227 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 138. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (8.1:1) than in 2020-21 (9.9:1).
This page collects posts and questions about Newport Middle School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Sullivan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,715
Census ACS
Median income
$80,858
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
4,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newport School District
- Newport Middle High School (High)High · 291 students
- Richards Elementary SchoolElementary · 273 students
- Newport SOAR High SchoolHigh · 7 students
- Newport SOAR Middle SchoolMiddle · 3 students
Other schools in Newport
- Newport Middle High School (High)High · 291 students
- Richards Elementary SchoolElementary · 273 students
- Unity Elementary SchoolElementary · 86 students
- Newport SOAR High SchoolHigh · 7 students
- Newport SOAR Middle SchoolMiddle · 3 students
Other Newport Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Newport Middle. Newport Middle School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Newport Middle SchoolNewport, OR · 426 students
- Newport MiddleNewport, NC · 346 students
- Newport Middle SchoolNewport, PA · 228 students
Nearby schools
- Newport Middle High School (High)0.0 mi · 291
- Newport SOAR Middle School0.6 mi · 3
- Newport SOAR High School0.6 mi · 7
- Richards Elementary School0.7 mi · 273
- Sunapee Middle High School4.2 mi · 101
- Sunapee Sr. High School4.2 mi · 131
Frequently asked questions
About Newport Middle SchoolHow many students attend Newport Middle School?
Newport Middle School enrolls approximately 138 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Newport Middle School serve?
Newport Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Newport Middle School?
Approximately 8.1:1 students per teacher at Newport Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Newport Middle School?
Student demographics at Newport Middle School are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Newport Middle School in?
Newport Middle School is part of Newport School District.
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