Newport MS

Newport MS is a rural-scale junior high in Newport, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Newport SD. The school educates 228 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 594 students each, so Newport MS sits 62% leaner than that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Newport MS reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Perry County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Roughly 55% of students at Newport MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Perry County (around 67%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Newport MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Perry County indicate the typical household earns roughly $79,444 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Perry County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,512 students), of which Newport MS is one.

Nearest neighbor: Newport HS, around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Newport MS at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 53.4%.

Newport MS operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Newport MS's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 257 (now 228). Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Newport MS typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.