Newport El Sch

As a mid-sized elementary campus in Newport, Pennsylvania, Newport El Sch educates 436 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Newport SD.

Across the 3 schools in Newport SD (931 students total), Newport El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Newport El Sch logs that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Perry County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Newport El Sch lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Roughly 57% of students at Newport El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Perry County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Newport El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Perry County put median household income runs about $79,444, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Newport El Sch is one of 15 public schools in Perry County (combined enrollment of about 5,512 students).

Nearest neighbor: Newport HS, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Newport El Sch comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 53.0%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 11%: 490 students in 2018 compared to 436 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.