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Schools in Newport

Newport’s public schools

Red Clay Consolidated School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Newport. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/11schools above Delaware’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Delaware’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.3K
▲ 4% vs DE $22.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
DE 14.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
8,110 students on the public path
In brief

Newport’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Newport’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Delaware’s 192 public schools. Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts places highest (better than 97%); McKean (Thomas) High School lowest (5%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Newport, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Richey Elementary SchoolRed Clay Consolidated School DistrictB−
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Red Clay Consolidated School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Red Clay Consolidated School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 27 schools · 14,444 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (DE 14.7)
$23,294DE $22,312 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 42.2% · 7926 students tested
Math30%
State average 29.2% · 7950 students tested

Newport vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Delaware towns that share Newport’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Newport—Red Clay Consolidated

Every school in Newport

11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Delaware’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Newportby address
Richey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
B−
382 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Newportin other towns
Brandywine Springs School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wilmington
A−
941 students15:1Rate it →
Conrad Schools of Science
High · Grades 6–12 · Wilmington
A
1,164 students18:1Rate it →
Dickinson (John) School
High · Grades 6–12 · Wilmington
B+
1,027 students16:1Rate it →
Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts
High · Grades 6–12 · Wilmington
A+
941 students20:1Rate it →
duPont (H.B.) Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hockessin
A−
764 students17:1Rate it →
Stanton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wilmington
D
558 students15:1Rate it →
duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenville
C−
455 students13:1Rate it →
Skyline Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wilmington
C−
408 students12:1Rate it →
McKean (Thomas) High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wilmington
D
920 students13:1Rate it →
duPont (Alexis I.) High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wilmington
B
550 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Newport’s schools

Are Newport’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Newport. Red Clay Consolidated School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Newport. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Delaware’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Newport in?

Red Clay Consolidated School District.

Where do Newport kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: Conrad Schools of Science, Dickinson (John) School, Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts, McKean (Thomas) High School and duPont (Alexis I.) High School.

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What Newport families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.