Elementary Schools in Newport School District

Summary:

The Newport School District in New Hampshire has only one elementary school, Richards Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of elementary schools in the state over the past three school years, indicating significant challenges in student achievement.

Richards Elementary School's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics was 13%, compared to the state average of 42%. In Reading, the school's proficiency rate was 32%, compared to the state average of 55%. This persistent gap in academic proficiency suggests that students at Richards Elementary are struggling to meet grade-level standards.

The school serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 64.5% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This high percentage of students from low-income families may be contributing to the school's academic challenges. Despite the small school size, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2 to 1, the school has not been able to translate this into improved academic outcomes for its students.

District Detail

86 North Main Street
Newport, NH 03773-1533

(603) 865-9500

SchoolDigger Rank:
157^th of 158 New Hampshire districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 712

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)		NH SAS Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	Total
Richards Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21 School St.	Newport	03773	Sullivan County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 863-3710	273	26	10.7	60.1%	257 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	11.7	210^th of 224 public elementary schools	6.3%		8.1	226^th of 234 public elementary schools	3.4%	16	29.0	13.0	34.0	29.0	33.0	32.0	$17,990

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Sunapee School District	4.17 mi	3	31^st
Croydon School District	5.55 mi	1
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Grantham School District	8.4 mi	1	1^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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