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Newport Middle High School (High)

Q: Is Newport Middle High School (High) a good school?

Newport Middle High School (High) ranks in the bottom 1.1% of New Hampshire high schools.

Q: How many students attend Newport Middle High School (High)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Newport Middle High School (High).

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

Students at Newport Middle High School (High) are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Newport Middle High School (High)?

Newport Middle High School (High) is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Richards Elementary School Middle : Newport Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 89 New Hampshire High Schools

Better than 1% of New Hampshire high schools

Summary

Newport Middle High School (High) is a public school serving about 291 students in grades 9–12 in Newport, a rural Upper Valley community, and is part of the Newport School District. The school has a relatively favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.7 to 1, but its overall academic ranking is very low: 88th of 89 New Hampshire high schools in 2025–2026. The district ranks 163rd of 166 statewide. Newport’s recent results point to a school with significant academic challenges, although its graduation and student-retention outcomes are more encouraging.

Academic proficiency is the clearest area of concern. In 2025–2026, 31% of students were proficient in reading and 17% in science, compared with 55% and 38% statewide. Eleventh-grade SAT Reading proficiency was also 31%, compared with 62% statewide. Newport’s reading and science results were lower than those reported by nearly all traditional nearby schools. For example, Sunapee Senior High School posted 76% reading and 71% science proficiency, while Lebanon High School posted 74% and 52%. Kearsarge Regional High School and Mascoma Valley Regional High School also reported stronger science and reading results. Newport’s mathematics data were not available for this comparison.

There are important positive signs. Newport’s 2024–2025 graduation rate rose to 86.5%, nearly matching the 87.0% state rate and exceeding the district’s 82.8%; its reported dropout rate was 0%. The graduation rate is competitive with nearby schools, though it remains to be seen whether the improvement will continue. Families should weigh these stronger completion outcomes against the persistent reading and science gaps. Very small programs such as Newport SOAR High School are not direct comparisons because their tiny enrollments can make percentages especially unstable.

291

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,697

Per pupil spending ?

36.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

245 N. Main St.
Newport, NH 03773-3027

(603) 863-2414

District: Newport School District

Feeder schools for Newport Middle High School (High):

Elementary:	Richards Elementary School
Middle:	Newport Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.2%

Hispanic:

2.1%

Asian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (26% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Reading scores 24 pts below the New Hampshire average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg22%

New Hampshire avg46%

88^th of 89

New Hampshire public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 1% (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	5.2	88 of 89	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	84 of 86	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	86 of 87	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	83 of 85	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	76 of 85	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	66 of 84	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	76 of 81	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	73 of 82	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.9	78 of 84	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.6	74 of 77	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	24.6	74 of 85	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	66 of 83	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.5	64 of 83	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.7	68 of 81	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	58.3	34 of 81	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	36.2	56 of 79	29.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	6.2	79 of 80	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.9	78 of 80	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	75 of 81	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	69 of 78	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	70 of 79	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	57 of 59	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	47 of 60	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	80 of 81	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.1	78 of 78	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	82 of 82	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	78 of 78	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	66 of 78	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.9	25 of 60	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	6.5	58 of 61	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	60 of 61	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	39.7	20 of 32	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	12 of 21	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	85 of 88	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.9	84 of 86	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	87 of 87	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	81 of 83	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	77 of 85	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	47 of 67	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	3.3	66 of 66	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	63 of 64	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)38th percentile+36 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading31%-24 vs state

Science17%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading (2026)	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	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Newport Middle High School (High)	Public	9-12	245 N. Main St.	Newport	03773	Sullivan County	Newport School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 863-2414	291	27	10.7	36.1%	277 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	5.2	88^th of 89 public high schools	1.1%		5.4	84^th of 86 public high schools	2.3%	4	404.0	31.0	< 10%	31.0	17.0	17.0	$23,697
Newport SOAR High School	Public	9-12	86 N. Main St	Newport	03773	Sullivan County	Newport School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 865-9506	7	1	8.7	—	7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Sunapee Senior High School	Public	9-12	10 North Rd.	Sunapee	03782	Sullivan County	Sunapee School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 763-5615	131	11	11.9	14.5%	115 (87.8%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.6%)	6 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	92.3	5^th of 89 public high schools	94.4%		81.1	15^th of 86 public high schools	82.6%	10	52.0	76.0	52.0	76.0	71.0	71.0	$30,438
Stevens High School	Public	9-12	175 Broad St.	Claremont	03743	Sullivan County	Claremont School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 543-4220	477	38	12.6	33.1%	413 (86.6%)	5 (1.0%)	20 (4.2%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	35	57^th of 89 public high schools	36.0%		31.6	60^th of 86 public high schools	30.2%	3	16.0	50.0	16.0	50.0	42.0	42.0	$21,932
River View Chartered Public School	Public, Charter	9-12	169 Main Street	Claremont	03743	Sullivan County	River View Chartered Public School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 287-7120	30	2	15.0	66.7%	26 (86.7%)	1 (3.3%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)								(n/a)
Kearsarge Regional High School	Public	9-12	457 North Rd.	North Sutton	03260	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 927-4261	485	47	10.4	8.2%	437 (90.1%)	5 (1.0%)	23 (4.7%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	71.3	22^nd of 89 public high schools	75.3%		50.7	36^th of 86 public high schools	58.1%	14	36.0	67.0	36.0	67.0	51.0	51.0	$27,134
Fall Mountain Regional High School	Public	9-12	134 Fmrhs Rd	Alstead	03602	Cheshire County	Fall Mountain Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 835-6318	479	35	13.6	29.6%	448 (93.5%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	34.1	60^th of 89 public high schools	32.6%		47.1	40^th of 86 public high schools	53.5%	20	21.0	51.0	21.0	51.0	36.0	36.0	$20,720
Ledyard Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	39 Hanover Street	Lebanon	03766	Grafton County	Ledyard Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(603) 727-4772	49	5	9.8	57.1%	44 (89.8%)	1 (2.0%)	3 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	5.6	87^th of 89 public high schools	2.2%		1.7	86^th of 86 public high schools	0.0%	1	0.0	33.0	0.0	33.0	18.0	18.0
Mascoma Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	27 Royal Rd	Canaan	03741	Grafton County	Mascoma Valley Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 632-4308	303	30	10.2	18.8%	283 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.0%)	39.6	49^th of 89 public high schools	44.9%		51	34^th of 86 public high schools	60.5%	15	25.0	50.0	25.0	50.0	40.0	40.0	$26,187
Lebanon High School	Public	9-12	195 Hanover St.	Lebanon	03766	Grafton County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 448-2055	606	52	11.6	13.9%	515 (85.0%)	16 (2.6%)	27 (4.5%)	46 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	86.9	13^th of 89 public high schools	85.4%		81.4	14^th of 86 public high schools	83.7%	1	62.0	74.0	62.0	74.0	52.0	52.0	$20,979

Frequently Asked Questions about Newport Middle High School (High)

Is Newport Middle High School (High) a good school?

Newport Middle High School (High) ranks in the bottom 1.1% of New Hampshire high schools.

What district is Newport Middle High School (High) in?

Newport School District

How many students attend Newport Middle High School (High)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Newport Middle High School (High).

What is the racial makeup of Newport Middle High School (High)?

Students at Newport Middle High School (High) are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Newport Middle High School (High)?

Newport Middle High School (High) is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Richards Elementary School
Middle : Newport Middle School

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