Elementary Schools in Newport

Newport has one listed elementary school, Claiborne Pell Elementary, which serves prekindergarten through grade 4. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 19.1% in English language arts (ELA) and 16.7% in math, both below the state rates of 33.1% and 31.9%. The most important finding for parents is that results are particularly far below the state in grade 3, with gaps of about 22 percentage points in both subjects.

There is no within-Newport school leader or laggard to compare, since the list contains only Claiborne Pell Elementary. It performs better than the supplied Newport district figures—by 5.6 percentage points in ELA and 5.1 in math—but remains below the state by 14.0 and 15.2 points, respectively. Grade 4 results are stronger than grade 3 results at the school: ELA is 22.2% versus 16.4%, and math is 18.3% versus 15.2%. This is a notable contrast with the state, where grade 3 proficiency is higher than grade 4 in both subjects. Because only one school is listed, comparisons among Newport schools are not possible.

Results declined from the prior year: all-grades ELA fell from 22.4% in 2024–25 to 19.1% in 2025–26, while math dropped from 22.9% to 16.7%. SchoolDigger gives Claiborne Pell Elementary one star; its ranking moved from 132nd of 166 schools (20th percentile) in 2024–25 to 142nd of 163 (13th percentile) in 2025–26. The school has 657 students and a reported student–teacher ratio of 10.9:1; 74.28% of students received free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. These figures provide context, but do not explain the school’s results.