Photo: Jma661 · CC BY-SA 3.0Newport’s public schools score below 87% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation
In Newport, 22% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Arkansas average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Newport, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.
From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Newport’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 28% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas (the state reports Newport’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,683 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Newport Junior High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Newport’s grade
D: better than 13% of Arkansas school districts, #117 of 123 Arkansas towns. Both inputs trail the Arkansas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Newport, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Newport
Newport Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 691 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Newport
Newport Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 691 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Newport
Newport Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 691 students · 15:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Newport
Newport Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 691 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Newport
Newport Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 691 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Newport
Newport Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 691 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Newport’s public schools are run by Newport School District, which also serves Amagon, Beedeville, Diaz and Jacksonport and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Newport vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Newport’s borders.
Every school in Newport
2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (The Academies at Newport High School and Asu Newport Sec Career Center (Ignite)).
Questions about Newport’s schools
Are Newport’s schools good?
On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Newport children attend score below 87% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #117 of 123 Arkansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 14%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Newport in?
Newport School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 845 students in 2 schools (2024–25).
What is Newport’s graduation rate?
75–79% of the class of 2023 in Newport School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.
How much does Newport spend per student?
$14,683 in Newport School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Newport families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Newport → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arkansas. Stars are from neighbors.