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Newport High School

Public Grades 7-12

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 15% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Newport High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Newport, Kentucky, with a total enrollment of 584 students. The school is part of the Newport Independent School District, which is ranked 154 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Newport High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Kentucky high schools, typically between 194 and 228 out of around 270-290 schools. The school's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages across various subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 15% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 14% for the district and 41% statewide. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.8% to 28% over the past few years, much higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools like Highlands High School and Beechwood High School, Newport High School lags significantly in academic metrics. However, the school's Hispanic and Homeless student subgroups show relatively stronger performance, with the Hispanic subgroup ranking 20th out of 115 Kentucky high schools in 2024-2025 and the Homeless subgroup ranking 5th out of 37 in 2022-2023. Despite the high per-student spending of around $26,000-$28,000, the school's academic outcomes have not improved.

521

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,801

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 E 6th St
Newport, KY 41071

(859) 292-3023

District: Newport Independent

Feeder schools for Newport High School:

Elementary:	Newport Intermediate School
	Newport Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.3%

Hispanic:

23.0%

African American:

22.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg24%

Kentucky avg42%

Middle school

298^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 4 pts since 2017

From bottom 11% (2017) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

217^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Kentucky High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

154^th of 157Newport Independent among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	298 of 320	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	314 of 324	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	314 of 327	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	314 of 320	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	270 of 282	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	302 of 335	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	289 of 322	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.8	293 of 330	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	21.7	84 of 96	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	81 of 96	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	23.2	200 of 219	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	282 of 298	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	292 of 300	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	280 of 295	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	294 of 299	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	223 of 233	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	271 of 299	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	258 of 290	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	48 of 131	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	59 of 123	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	52 of 120	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	55 of 120	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	58 of 116	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	8 of 24	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	17.8	55 of 58	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	32 of 32	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	258 of 314	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	293 of 311	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	293 of 309	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	301 of 310	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	208 of 224	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	259 of 303	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	246 of 285	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	266 of 303	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	297 of 304	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	298 of 307	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	294 of 304	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	285 of 303	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	277 of 293	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	92 of 101	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	82 of 87	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	65 of 85	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	293 of 314	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	293 of 320	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	304 of 314	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	248 of 266	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	229 of 253	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	217 of 254	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	213 of 290	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	228 of 276	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	224 of 271	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	194 of 267	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	223 of 285	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	208 of 271	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.3	218 of 287	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.0	223 of 288	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	226 of 295	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.3	223 of 290	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	232 of 291	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.9	213 of 229	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	200 of 226	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.6	209 of 223	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	34.7	150 of 217	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	14.3	205 of 217	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.2	215 of 217	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	46 of 75	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	78 of 93	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	78 of 83	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	66 of 89	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	48 of 78	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	72 of 89	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	61 of 94	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	69.6	33 of 166	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	206 of 239	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	198 of 261	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	221 of 253	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	216 of 252	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	187 of 236	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	219 of 249	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	203 of 234	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	20 of 115	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	45.9	65 of 124	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.2	100 of 116	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	86 of 114	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	45 of 80	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	76.2	5 of 37	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.3	14 of 32	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.8	22 of 25	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	199 of 242	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	211 of 274	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	234 of 272	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	214 of 266	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	175 of 234	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	205 of 254	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	188 of 232	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	218 of 239	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	225 of 262	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	208 of 259	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	223 of 257	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	186 of 238	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	196 of 251	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	198 of 237	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	28.7	59 of 76	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	44 of 49	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	38 of 39	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	14.1	197 of 226	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	209 of 251	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	176 of 273	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	214 of 264	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	210 of 260	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	144 of 203	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	163 of 219	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	176 of 198	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Homeless (2025)67th percentile+60 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+56 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2019)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)9th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

High school

Homeless (2023)86th percentile+69 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+68 vs school

Disabled (2019)80th percentile+58 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+24 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)13th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics30%-15 vs state

Reading29%-17 vs state

Writing26%-21 vs state

Mathematics26%-16 vs state

Social Studies20%-18 vs state

Science16%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, April 22, 2016

Very good school with great teachers. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, July 23, 2011

Over all these teachers have an uphill climb at best. My kids spent a half year in these schools and it is just bad. The authorities have no control over most of theses children. The ones that want to learn are severely drowned out by constant disruption. They have instituted a uniform policy this may help a bit. Close Quote

Schools Near Newport High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)				KSA Reading (2025)				KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Newport High School	Public	7-12	900 E 6th St	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-3023	521	50	10.3	83.3%	205 (39.3%)	117 (22.5%)	120 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (15.2%)	15.9	217^th of 254 public high schools	14.6%		24.5	213^th of 290 public high schools	26.6%	4		37.0	25.0	15.0		34.0	25.0	28.0	16.0		13.0	39.0	17.0	24.0	33.0	27.0	$26,801	$2,897	$707	$3,604	$14,410	$4,779	$18,818
Bellevue High School	Public, Virtual	6-12	201 Center St	Bellevue	41073	Campbell County	Bellevue Independent	No	No	Yes	Yes	(859) 261-2980	300	23	13.0	63.7%	225 (75.0%)	18 (6.0%)	19 (6.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.7%)	35.2	178^th of 254 public high schools	29.9%		19.6	229^th of 290 public high schools	21.0%	51	27.0	15.0	26.0	38.0	35.0	27.0	30.0	41.0		17.0	26.0	38.0	26.0	30.0	26.0	38.0	$18,657	$1,044	$1,036	$2,078	$13,362	$4,007	$18,498
Newport Regional School	Public	6-12	590 Columbia Street	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 292-6476	26	3	8.6	96.2%	12 (46.2%)	8 (30.8%)	3 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.5%)								(n/a)
Dayton High School	Public	7-12	200 Greendevil Ln	Dayton	41074	Campbell County	Dayton Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-7486	358	28	12.7	85.8%	297 (83.0%)	13 (3.6%)	27 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	45.5	145^th of 254 public high schools	42.9%		41.9	165^th of 290 public high schools	43.1%	20		33.0	26.0	33.0		39.0	30.0	47.0	20.0	15.0	43.0	58.0	15.0	38.0	43.0	35.0	$23,606	$2,038	$1,883	$3,918	$14,151	$4,875	$19,024
Highlands High School	Public	9-12	2400 Memorial Pkwy	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 781-5900	1,019	58	17.4	7.7%	900 (88.3%)	14 (1.4%)	38 (3.7%)	16 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.7%)	96.8	3^rd of 254 public high schools	98.8%		96.6	4^th of 290 public high schools	98.6%	1				71.0				73.0		42.0		70.0		61.0		68.0	$14,369	$229	$199	$427	$10,017	$3,869	$13,886
Covington Adult High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	212 Levassor Drive	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 292-5864	7	2	3.5		2 (28.6%)	2 (28.6%)	3 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Holmes High School	Public	9-12	25th and Madison Ave	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 655-9545	855	64	13.3	83.6%	297 (34.7%)	184 (21.5%)	271 (31.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	90 (10.5%)	14	222^nd of 254 public high schools	12.6%		9.9	248^th of 290 public high schools	14.5%	26				25.0				33.0		13.0		28.0		25.0		19.0	$28,402	$2,216	$1,300	$3,516	$12,755	$3,589	$16,344
Chapman Vocational Education Center	Public	9-12	25th and Madison Streets	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 291-5911	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ludlow High School	Public	7-12	515 Elm St	Ludlow	41016	Kenton County	Ludlow Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 261-8211	376	27	13.8	66.0%	302 (80.3%)	11 (2.9%)	30 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.7%)	66.3	62^nd of 254 public high schools	75.6%		73.1	61^st of 290 public high schools	79.0%	1		33.0		47.0		25.0	32.0	53.0	15.0	23.0	28.0		31.0	47.0	42.0	46.0	$31,501	$428	$673	$1,101	$12,258	$3,169	$15,427
Beechwood High School	Public	7-12	54 Beechwood Rd	Fort Mitchell	41017	Kenton County	Beechwood Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 331-1220	762	40	18.9	6.0%	645 (84.6%)	12 (1.6%)	65 (8.5%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	91.4	9^th of 254 public high schools	96.5%		95.4	6^th of 290 public high schools	97.9%	3		83.0	75.0	76.0		76.0	57.0	67.0	64.0	33.0	71.0	58.0	71.0	62.0	75.0	66.0	$22,828	$433	$118	$551	$8,584	$2,840	$11,422

Frequently Asked Questions about Newport High School

What is the racial makeup of Newport High School?

Students at Newport High School are 39% White, 23% Hispanic, 22% African American, 15% Two or more races.

Is Newport High School a good school?

Newport High School ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Kentucky high schools.

What schools feed into Newport High School?

Newport High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Newport Intermediate School
Elementary : Newport Primary School

How many students attend Newport High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Newport High School.

What district is Newport High School in?

Newport Independent

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