Enrollment
346
Middle
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTERET COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370063002572
Newport Middle
500 E Chatham St, Newport, NC 28570 · (252) 223-3482 · Carteret County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
342 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 82%
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 | 125 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 111 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 32% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
52.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
52.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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
Newport Middle's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Middle this school | 346 | 98.8% | 52.2% |
| East McDowell Middle School Marion | 392 | 99.2% | 42.8% |
| John Chavis Middle School Cherryville | 412 | 99.3% | 51.6% |
| Mitchell Middle School Bakersville | 380 | 97.4% | 44.0% |
| Rosewood Middle Goldsboro | 302 | 99.0% | 57.1% |
| Polk County Middle School Mill Spring | 454 | 99.3% | 60.9% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #218 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #196 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #196 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #407 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #62 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #339 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #253 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #120 of 300 |
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
346
-35 (-9%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 346 | 25.1 | 13.8:1 | 99% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 26.8 | 14.1:1 | 65% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 28.6 | 13.2:1 | 98% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 99% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 30 | 13.5:1 | 56% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 37 | 11.7:1 | 56% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 39 | 12.2:1 | 49% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newport Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (405 to 346); teachers down 16% (30 to 25.1).
About Newport Middle
Families in Newport, North Carolina, are served by Newport Middle, a small middle school. It has an enrollment of 346 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students, which makes this school 43% below average.
Within Carteret County Public Schools, Newport Middle is one of 17 schools. The district enrolls 7,847 students.
The share of White students at Newport Middle is 66%, a majority. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 6% Black. For comparison, the population of Carteret County is roughly 86% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
Newport Middle has 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1. At Newport Middle, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 23 points above the 76% average for public schools in Carteret County.
On the allk12 Grade, Newport Middle lands at B, ahead of 56% of North Carolina public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Newport Middle, the prediction is 48.7% and the result is 52.2%.
In Carteret County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $72,322, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 19 public schools and about 8,053 students.
Measured in a straight line, Newport Elementary is about 1.2 miles from Newport Middle. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Newport Middle comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 381 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 346 by 2024-25.
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Carteret County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
69,148
Census ACS
Median income
$72,322
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carteret County Public Schools
- West Carteret HighHigh · 1,095 students
- Croatan HighHigh · 1,019 students
- White Oak ElementaryElementary · 784 students
- Broad Creek MiddleMiddle · 722 students
- Newport ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- East Carteret HighHigh · 521 students
Other schools in Newport
- Croatan HighHigh · 1,019 students
- Broad Creek MiddleMiddle · 722 students
- Newport ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- Bogue Sound ElementaryElementary · 416 students
Other Newport Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Newport Middle. Newport Middle is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Newport Middle SchoolNewport, OR · 426 students
- Newport Middle SchoolNewport, PA · 228 students
- Newport Middle SchoolNewport, NH · 138 students
Nearby schools
- Newport Elementary1.2 mi · 621
- Broad Creek Middle4.2 mi · 722
- Bridges School4.8 mi · 11
- West Carteret High5.0 mi · 1,095
- Morehead City Primary5.5 mi · 502
- Bogue Sound Elementary6.3 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Newport MiddleHow many students attend Newport Middle?
Newport Middle enrolls approximately 346 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Newport Middle serve?
Newport Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Newport Middle?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Newport Middle.
How diverse is Newport Middle?
Newport Middle reports a student body of 66% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Newport Middle?
Newport Middle is overseen by Carteret County Public Schools in Carteret County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.