Summary:
The city of Newport, Vermont is home to two schools - North Country Union High School and Newport City Elementary School. These schools serve students from the North Country Union High School District and the Newport City School District, respectively. While the high school has a relatively low statewide ranking and mixed academic performance, the elementary school faces even greater challenges, with a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and low proficiency rates in core subjects.
North Country Union High School is the only high school in the data set, with 678 students enrolled. It has a relatively low statewide ranking, placing 40th out of 42 Vermont high schools, and receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 46.4% and low proficiency rates in English Language Arts (27.53%), Mathematics (22.16%), and Science (27.59%) compared to state averages. However, the school does have a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 82.0%.
Newport City Elementary School, with 316 students enrolled, also has a low statewide ranking, placing 125th out of 137 Vermont elementary schools and receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 30.8% and mixed performance on English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency compared to state averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 81.96%, indicating significant economic challenges faced by the student population.
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