Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 03773 include six public schools serving elementary through high school students in the small New Hampshire communities of Newport, Unity, and Croydon, with 817 students enrolled across three districts. The Newport School District serves most students through Newport Middle High School, Richards Elementary School, Newport Middle School, and Newport SOAR High School; the remaining schools are Unity Elementary School and Croydon Village School.
Academic results are generally well below New Hampshire averages, especially in mathematics and science. Among elementary schools, Croydon Village School posted the strongest latest results, with 20% math and 33% reading proficiency, but its enrollment of only 22 students makes year-to-year results less stable. Richards Elementary School had the strongest reading result among the larger elementary schools, at 30%, and the highest reported science result at 19%. Newport Middle School showed modest improvement in all reported subjects, but proficiency remained low at 11% in math, 29% in reading, and 16% in science. Unity Elementary School had the weakest recent trend, with reading falling to 22% and science to 11%.
Newport Middle High School has the area’s most encouraging completion outcomes: an 86.5% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, close to the state graduation rate despite low test scores. Its latest proficiency rates were 31% in reading and 17% in science. The Newport SOAR High School is a very small seven-student program, so its reported 0% graduation rate should be interpreted cautiously. Overall, low student-teacher ratios do not consistently correspond with stronger test results, and families should consider school size, available support programs, attendance, course offerings, and multi-year performance alongside rankings.
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