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Schools in Newport

Newport’s public schools

Downe Township 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?0/1schools above New Jersey’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
12%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
2021–22
Spent per student
$25.4K
▼ 11% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.9
NJ 11.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
168 students on the public path
In brief

Newport’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Newport’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. Downe Township Elementary School places highest (better than 25%); Downe Township Elementary School lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; 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
PK–8Downe Township Elementary SchoolDowne Township School DistrictC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Downe Township 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.

Downe Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 168 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$25,369NJ $28,441 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading12%
State average 48.6% · 87 students tested
Math8%
State average 35.5% · 87 students tested

Newport vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Newport—Downe Township
DowneD−Downe Township
LawrenceC−Lawrence Township

Every school in Newport

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

Also serving Newportin other towns
Downe Township Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
168 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Newport’s schools

Are Newport’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Newport. Downe Township 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, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Newport in?

Downe Township School District.

Where do Newport kids go to high school?

Downe Township Elementary 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 2020) 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.