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Newport Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

15872 W 21st St, Wadsworth, IL 60083 · (847) 599-5330 · Part of Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3

Newport Township’s School Grade B better than 56% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
261
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Newport Elem School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Newport Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Newport Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Newport Elem SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

15872 W 21st St, Wadsworth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K11
Kindergarten37
Grade 137
Grade 249
Grade 350
Grade 433
Grade 540
Grade 64
Enrollment over time
257’20
243’21
251’22
256’23
261’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 56%Black 30%White 9%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Newport Elem School from Newport Township families.

Other schools in Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3

The district →
Oak Crest School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beach Park
C+
308 students10:1
Kenneth Murphy School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Beach Park
D−
394 students15:1
Howe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Beach Park
C−
318 students13:1
Beach Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Beach Park
C
715 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Newport Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.