High Schools in Newport Independent


Summary:

The Newport Independent school district in Kentucky is home to two high schools: Newport High School and Newport Regional School. While both schools serve students in grades 9-12, the data indicates that they are struggling to meet academic standards and provide a quality education to their students.

Neither Newport High School nor Newport Regional School stand out as high-performing schools. Newport High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky high schools, with test scores significantly below state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. The school's four-year graduation rate of 93.5% is slightly above the state average, but it also has a higher-than-average dropout rate of 1.1%.

Both Newport High School and Newport Regional School face significant challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism and a student population with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the high per-student spending and relatively small class sizes at Newport High School, the school has not shown signs of improvement over the past few years. The Newport Independent school district as a whole is ranked 154th out of 157 districts in Kentucky, indicating that the district faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

District Detail

 30 W. 8th Street
Newport, KY 41071

 (859) 292-3004

SchoolDigger Rank:
154th of 157 Kentucky districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,290

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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