Newport City Elementary School

Newport City Elementary School, a moderately sized elementary school in Newport, Vermont, operated by Newport City School District, enrolls 316 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 48% above the typical public school in Vermont, which averages around 213 students.

Newport City Elementary School sits inside Newport City School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Newport City Elementary School logs that nearly all students (88%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Orleans County's rate of about 66%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Orleans County) records that median household earnings sit near $70,103, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Orleans County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,662 students), of which Newport City Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is North Country Union High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Newport City Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 17%: 381 students in 2018 compared to 316 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

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