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Newport High School

322 NE Eads St, Newport, OR 97365 · (541) 265-9281 · Lincoln County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL669 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Oregon public high schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats 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 Oregon public high schools

Enrollment
669
High
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 630
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
603 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 916024%
Grade 1018127%
Grade 1116124%
Grade 1216725%
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
35653%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
23635%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
568%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
71%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
34051%
Female
32849%

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
59.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
21.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2559.7%21.6%
2023-2460.3%22.1%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 High School

Newport High School's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Newport High School this school66990.1%42.6%
Mazama High School
Klamath Falls
69092.5%34.0%
Eagle Point High School
Eagle Point
1,00095.2%30.2%
Willamette High School
Eugene
1,45587.5%18.6%
Brookings-Harbor High School
Brookings
42289.1%27.9%
North Medford High School
Medford
1,72186.8%42.2%
Matched among Oregon high 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 High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Oregon
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.6%#25 of 177
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.6%#71 of 194
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
59.7%#32 of 201
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
669#100 of 257
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
21.6:1#126 of 171
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.4%#39 of 171
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
90.1%#47 of 207
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+0.1%#66 of 67
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
669
+72 (+12%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 20.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-256693121.6:190% (603)
2023-2468430.722.3:166% (453)
2022-2362432.919.0:170% (438)
2020-215972920.6:1N/A
2017-186682823.9:149% (324)
2015-166442723.9:149% (313)
2010-115842325.4:145% (263)
2000-016792527.2:116% (109)
1990-914993215.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newport High School.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (668 to 669); teachers up 11% (28 to 31).

About Newport High School

Newport High School is a public high school run by Lincoln County SD in Newport, Oregon. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 669 students.

Newport High School is one school in Lincoln County SD, a system of 18 schools with 4,832 students.

White students make up a majority at Newport High School, at 53%. Smaller groups are 35% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Lincoln County is roughly 81% White. Newport High School's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school reported 31 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 21.6:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher above the 19.8:1 average for high schools in Oregon. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 90%. That is 9 points below the 99% average for public schools in Lincoln County.

The allk12 Grade for Newport High School is A. Compared with Oregon public high schools, the school scored higher than 89% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Newport High School is 15.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (42.6% versus 27.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Oregon.

In the county around the school, Lincoln County, the median household income is $63,165, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Lincoln County is home to 18 public schools and about 4,832 public school students.

The next-closest public school is Compass School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Its average proficiency rate of 42.6% is above the 25.2% average for nearby schools.

By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 72 more students in 2024-25.

Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Lincoln County at a glance

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Population
50,964
Census ACS
Median income
$63,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,832 students

Quick facts

School name
Newport High School
District
Lincoln County SD
Address
322 NE Eads St, Newport, OR 97365
Phone
(541) 265-9281
County
Lincoln County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
669
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
21.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
603 (90%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
410750000663
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Lincoln County SD
Other schools in Newport
Other Newport High schools

3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Newport High. Newport High School is the largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Newport High School
How many students attend Newport High School?
Newport High School enrolls approximately 669 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Newport High School serve?
Newport High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newport High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newport High School is approximately 21.6:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Newport High School?
At Newport High School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Newport High School public or private?
Newport High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lincoln County SD.
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