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Schools in Howe Township

Howe Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.1K
▼ 8% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
931 students on the public path
In brief

Howe Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Howe Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Newport HS places highest (better than 57%); Newport MS lowest (36%). 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 Howe Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Newport El Schin NewportC+
6–8Newport MSin NewportC+
9–12Newport HSin NewportB

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

Newport School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 931 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,098PA $21,758 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 55.1% · 479 students tested
Math33%
State average 36.1% · 461 students tested

Howe Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Howe Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Howe Township—Newport
GreenwoodAGreenwood
Miller—Newport
OliverB−Newport
BuffaloB−Newport
NewportB−Newport

4 of the 5 neighbors share Newport with Howe Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Howe Township

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

Also serving Howe Townshipin other towns
Newport El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Newport
C+
436 students11:1Rate it →
Newport MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Newport
C+
228 students11:1Rate it →
Newport HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Newport
B
267 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Howe Township’s schools

Are Howe Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Howe Township. Newport School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Howe Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Howe Township in?

Newport School District.

Where do Howe Township kids go to high school?

Newport HS.

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What Howe Township 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.