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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT SD·NCES 421689005260
Newport Elementary School
559 North 5th St, Newport, PA 17074 · (717) 567-3806 · Perry County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
250 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 59% · 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
Based on grade levels within Newport SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.0pp since 2023
Math
36.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.4% | 36.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 33.2% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 (42.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Elementary School this school | 436 | 57.3% | 42.5% |
| Central Elementary School South Williamsport | 414 | 57.0% | 70.5% |
| Eagle View Elementary School Somerset | 439 | 58.5% | 61.8% |
| Freedom Area Elementary School Freedom | 426 | 55.9% | 54.3% |
| Norvelt Elementary School Mount Pleasant | 457 | 58.6% | 51.8% |
| McConnellsburg Elementary School McConnellsburg | 413 | 58.8% | 61.1% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania | In Perry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #1,030 of 1,396 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #1,053 of 1,511 ▲ 19 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #1,070 of 1,511 ▼ 42 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #736 of 1,638 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #189 of 1,528 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.0% | #1,278 of 1,531 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #859 of 1,600 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #605 of 1,045 | #4 of 6 |
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
436
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 793
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 436 | 40 | 10.9:1 | 57% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 37 | 11.7:1 | 58% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 39 | 11.7:1 | 59% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 38 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 40.9 | 12.0:1 | 60% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 40 | 11.9:1 | 57% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 43 | 13.0:1 | 50% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 52 | 13.0:1 | 29% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 793 | 45 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newport Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (490 to 436); teachers down 2% (40.9 to 40).
About Newport Elementary School
Newport Elementary School, located in Newport, Pennsylvania, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 436 students.
Newport Elementary School is one school in a 3-school district, Newport SD, which enrolls 931 students.
White students are 92% of those enrolled at Newport Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Perry County, where about 94% of residents are White. A diversity index of 16% means there is a 16% chance two randomly chosen students at Newport Elementary School are from different groups.
Newport Elementary School reports a ratio of 10.9 students per teacher, from 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Newport Elementary School, 57% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 67% average among public schools in Perry County.
Newport Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 21% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Newport Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.5%; the prediction is 53.0%.
For Perry County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $79,444, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 15 public schools and about 5,512 students.
Newport High School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Newport Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Local comparison: Newport Elementary School ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 42.5% versus a 53.0% average.
For locale, NCES codes Newport Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
The school grew from 422 students in 2020-21 to 436 in 2024-25.
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Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,239
Census ACS
Median income
$79,444
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,512 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newport SD
- Newport High SchoolHigh · 267 students
- Newport Middle SchoolMiddle · 228 students
Other schools in Newport
- Newport High SchoolHigh · 267 students
- Newport Middle SchoolMiddle · 228 students
Other Newport Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Newport Elementary. Newport Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Newport Elementary SchoolCROSBY, TX · 701 students
- NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEWPORT, AR · 691 students
- Newport ElementaryNewport, NC · 621 students
- Newport ElementaryNewport Beach, CA · 339 students
- NEWPORT ELEMENTARYNEWPORT, MN · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Newport High School0.3 mi · 267
- Newport Middle School0.3 mi · 228
- Greenwood High School4.7 mi · 235
- Greenwood Middle School4.7 mi · 155
- Greenwood Elementary School4.8 mi · 313
- New Bloomfield Elementary School5.4 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About Newport Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Newport Elementary School?
Newport Elementary School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades KG-05.
Is Newport Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Newport Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newport Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newport Elementary School is approximately 10.9:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Newport Elementary School?
Newport Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Newport Elementary School in?
Newport Elementary School is part of Newport SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.