Summary:
The Newport School District has one middle school, Newport Middle School, serving grades 6–8 in Newport, New Hampshire. The school enrolls 138 students and has a student-teacher ratio of 8.1 to 1. More than half of students, 56.52%, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, an important consideration when evaluating the school’s academic results and student needs.
Because it is the district’s only middle school, there are no local school-to-school comparisons. In 2025–2026, Newport Middle School reported proficiency rates of 29% in reading, 16% in science, and 11% in mathematics. Reading is the school’s strongest subject, while mathematics is the clearest area for improvement. Compared with Newport School District averages, the school was nearly identical: one point higher in mathematics and one point lower in reading and science. However, results were well below New Hampshire averages, particularly in mathematics, where the gap was 33 percentage points. Reading performance declined across grades, from 32% in sixth grade to 26% in eighth grade, while mathematics improved from 10% in sixth grade to 16% in eighth grade.
There are some encouraging signs. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, proficiency increased by one point in mathematics and two points in both reading and science. Eighth-grade results were slightly above district averages in mathematics, reading, and science, suggesting that some students are making progress by the end of middle school. Still, the school ranked 133rd out of 138 schools statewide, placing it near the bottom of the reported rankings. Parents may want to focus on the school’s relatively strong reading foundation, ask how mathematics support is provided—especially in sixth grade—and learn what strategies are being used to sustain recent gains and address the reading decline in later grades.
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