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Newport Middle School

Q: Is Newport Middle School a good school?

Newport Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.6% of New Hampshire middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Newport Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 138 students attended Newport Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Newport Middle School?

Students at Newport Middle School are 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Newport Middle School attend?

Students who attend Newport Middle School usually go on to attend Newport Middle High School (High)

Public Grades 6-8

133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 4% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Newport Middle School in Newport, New Hampshire, serves 138 students in grades 6–8 and is part of the small, economically diverse Newport School District. The school faces significant academic challenges: it ranks 133rd of 138 New Hampshire middle schools and is in the state’s 4th percentile. In 2025–26, 11% of students were proficient in math, 29% in reading, and 16% in science, compared with statewide rates of 44%, 55%, and 38%. Math is the clearest area of concern, while reading is the strongest subject despite remaining well below the state average.

Newport’s results are also among the lowest in the surrounding area. Its math proficiency was below Charlestown Middle School at 25% and Claremont Middle School at 22%. The contrast is especially large with nearby Sunapee Middle High School, which reported 65% math, 77% reading, and 45% science proficiency. Other nearby schools, including Lebanon Middle School and Kearsarge Regional Middle School, also posted substantially stronger results. Comparisons should be viewed as general context because some nearby schools serve different grade ranges.

There are a few encouraging signs. Reading proficiency rose from 17% in 2023–24 to 29% in 2025–26, and science has improved modestly since its recent low. However, math has remained essentially flat, moving from 12% in 2022–23 to 11% most recently. Newport has a low reported student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1, but that staffing advantage has not yet translated into higher achievement. More than half of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, indicating important economic context. Because Newport’s results closely match those of its district, improvement may require both school-level support and broader district efforts, especially focused on math instruction, intervention, progress monitoring, and learning from stronger nearby schools.

138

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,356

Per pupil spending ?

56.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

245 N Main St
Newport, NH 03773-3027

(603) 863-2414

District: Newport School District

Students who attend Newport Middle School usually attend:

High:

Newport Middle High School (High)

Feeder schools for Newport Middle School:

Elementary:

Richards Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.2%

Hispanic:

2.2%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (19% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 33 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

New Hampshire avg46%

133^rd of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

163^rd of 166Newport School District among New Hampshire districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	7.4	133 of 138	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	133 of 133	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	130 of 130	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	133 of 134	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	126 of 130	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	123 of 125	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	103 of 128	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	122 of 131	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	117 of 125	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	123 of 134	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	99 of 107	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	36.9	92 of 132	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.4	95 of 131	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.9	88 of 131	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	19.4	111 of 128	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.9	110 of 127	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.7	104 of 127	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.8	110 of 129	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.4	107 of 125	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.2	94 of 126	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	110 of 113	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	108 of 113	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	108 of 110	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	110 of 114	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	108 of 115	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	109 of 113	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	93 of 114	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	110 of 116	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	113 of 121	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	112 of 117	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	113 of 113	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	116 of 117	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	110 of 117	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	114 of 116	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	90 of 113	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	107 of 114	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	38 of 48	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	52 of 52	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	19 of 48	60.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	131 of 136	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	132 of 132	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	128 of 128	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	131 of 132	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	126 of 129	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	123 of 123	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	104 of 126	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	124 of 129	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)21st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading29%-26 vs state

Science16%-22 vs state

Mathematics11%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NH SAS Mathematics (2026)					NH SAS Reading (2026)					NH SAS Science (2026)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Newport Middle School	Public	6-8	245 N Main St	Newport	03773	Sullivan County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 863-2414	138	17	8.1	56.5%	130 (94.2%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	7.4	133^rd of 138 public middle schools	3.6%		5.5	133^rd of 133 public middle schools	0.0%			10.0	476.0	16.0	11.0		32.0	28.0	26.0	29.0		16.0	16.0	$17,356
Newport SOAR Middle School	Public	5-8	86 N. Main St	Newport	03773	Sullivan County	Newport School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 865-9506	3	1	3.7	—	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Sunapee Middle High School	Public	6-8	10 North Rd.	Sunapee	03782	Sullivan County	Sunapee School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 763-5615	101	9	11.0	17.8%	93 (92.1%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	84.7	16^th of 138 public middle schools	88.4%		78.5	19^th of 133 public middle schools	85.7%	3		62.0	76.0	55.0	65.0		76.0	81.0	71.0	77.0		45.0	45.0	$30,397
Claremont Middle School	Public	6-8	107 South St.	Claremont	03743	Sullivan County	Claremont School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 543-4250	333	34	9.7	49.8%	282 (84.7%)	3 (0.9%)	14 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	9.6	130^th of 138 public middle schools	5.8%		9.2	126^th of 133 public middle schools	5.3%	4		33.0	19.0	13.0	22.0		25.0	24.0	22.0	24.0		828.0	< 10%	$17,738
Kearsarge Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	32 Gile Pond Rd.	North Sutton	03260	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 927-2100	410	40	10.2	12.7%	388 (94.6%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	58.8	52^nd of 138 public middle schools	62.3%		57.7	47^th of 133 public middle schools	64.7%	5		48.0	51.0	47.0	48.0		64.0	63.0	53.0	60.0		31.0	31.0	$21,710
Charlestown Middle School	Public	5-8	307 Main St.	Charlestown	03603	Sullivan County	Fall Mountain Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 826-7711	168	18	9.3	41.1%	153 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	23.9	108^th of 138 public middle schools	21.7%		19.7	110^th of 133 public middle schools	17.3%	2	14.0	31.0	21.0	33.0	25.0	50.0	51.0	39.0	33.0	43.0	42.0	24.0	32.0	$21,359
Vilas Elementary School	Public	5-8	82 Mechanic St.	Alstead	03602	Cheshire County	Fall Mountain Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 835-6351	108	11	9.6	40.7%	99 (91.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.4%)	51.9	63^rd of 138 public middle schools	54.3%		51.8	63^rd of 133 public middle schools	52.6%		35.0	35.0	37.0	39.0	37.0	80.0	62.0	70.0	54.0	65.0	50.0	36.0	42.0	$27,436
Lebanon Middle School	Public	5-8	3 Moulton Ave	Lebanon	03766	Grafton County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 448-3056	464	49	9.4	25.2%	375 (80.8%)	16 (3.4%)	22 (4.7%)	29 (6.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	63.2	41^st of 138 public middle schools	70.3%		71.6	30^th of 133 public middle schools	77.4%	11	60.0	45.0	51.0	63.0	55.0	66.0	50.0	59.0	57.0	58.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	$21,836
Indian River School	Public	5-8	45 Royal Rd	Canaan	03741	Grafton County	Mascoma Valley Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 632-4357	292	26	11.4	24.0%	281 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	36.3	90^th of 138 public middle schools	34.8%		29.3	93^rd of 133 public middle schools	30.1%	3	40.0	28.0	42.0	47.0	39.0	56.0	34.0	41.0	53.0	47.0	51.0	34.0	43.0	$20,983

Frequently Asked Questions about Newport Middle School

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Newport School District

How many students attend Newport Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 138 students attended Newport Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Newport Middle School attend?

Students who attend Newport Middle School usually go on to attend Newport Middle High School (High)

Is Newport Middle School a good school?

Newport Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.6% of New Hampshire middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Newport Middle School?

Students at Newport Middle School are 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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