Enrollment
267
High
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT SD·NCES 421689003413
Newport High School
500 Caroline Street, Newport, PA 17074 · (717) 567-3806 · Perry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B-Test 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 Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
133 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 57 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 69 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 74 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 25% |
Student demographics
13%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
Feeds from
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
65.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
34.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -18.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 18 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.7% | 34.3% |
| 2023-24 | 59.7% | 52.5% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 High School
Newport High School's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport High School this school | 267 | 49.8% | 49.0% |
| North Penn-Liberty JSHS Liberty | 247 | 51.0% | 49.4% |
| Northeast Bradford JSHS Rome | 313 | 51.8% | 44.6% |
| Meyersdale Area High School Meyersdale | 246 | 48.8% | 47.4% |
| Frazier High School Perryopolis | 309 | 49.5% | 45.8% |
| North Clarion Co JSHS Tionesta | 293 | 49.5% | 56.7% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #316 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #362 of 626 ▼ 219 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #222 of 626 ▲ 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #575 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #26 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #478 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #355 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #90 of 373 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
267
-52 (-16%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 361
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 267 | 26.5 | 10.1:1 | 50% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 26.5 | 11.1:1 | 45% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 25.7 | 11.3:1 | 41% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 24 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 24.7 | 12.9:1 | 42% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 26 | 12.0:1 | 41% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 36% (129) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newport High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (318 to 267); teachers up 7% (24.7 to 26.5).
About Newport High School
Newport High School sits in Newport, Pennsylvania, and is classified as a high school. It educates 267 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students.
In Newport SD, 3 schools enroll a combined 931 students.
The student body at Newport High School is 93% White. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.1:1. That is 2.7 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 50%. That is 17 points below the 67% average for public schools in Perry County.
The allk12 Grade for Newport High School is C+. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Newport High School is 56.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.0%.
Newport High School is located in Perry County, where the median household income is $79,444, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Besides Newport High School, Perry County has 14 other public schools.
The school nearest to Newport High School is Newport Middle School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Newport High School is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 52 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.1:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Newport High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Newport Middle SchoolMiddle · 228 students
Other schools in Newport
- Newport Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Newport Middle SchoolMiddle · 228 students
Other Newport High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Newport High. Newport High School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Newport High SchoolNewport, OR · 669 students
- Newport High SchoolNewport, KY · 521 students
- Newport High SchoolNewport, WA · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Newport Middle School0.0 mi · 228
- Newport Elementary School0.3 mi · 436
- Greenwood High School5.0 mi · 235
- Greenwood Middle School5.0 mi · 155
- Greenwood Elementary School5.1 mi · 313
- New Bloomfield Elementary School5.3 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About Newport High SchoolHow many students attend Newport High School?
Newport High School enrolls approximately 267 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Newport High School serve?
Newport High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Newport High School?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Newport High School.
How diverse is Newport High School?
Newport High School reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Newport High School public or private?
Newport High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newport SD.
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