Best Public Schools in Newport, VT

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 grades K-12 and face challenges in providing high-quality education to their high-need student populations.

North Country Union High School ranks in the middle of Vermont high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a 40.51% proficiency rate in VTCAP/Science for 11th grade, lower than the statewide average of 46%. Despite spending $10,989 per student, higher than the state average, the school's free and reduced lunch rate is 63.29%, indicating a high-need student population. In contrast, Newport City Elementary School ranks in the bottom third of Vermont elementary schools, with a 2-star rating. The elementary school performs below the state average in most VTCAP assessments and has an even higher free and reduced lunch rate of 74.1%.

While Newport City Elementary School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 8.4, compared to 10.9 at North Country Union High School, this does not seem to translate into significantly better academic performance. The data suggests that the Newport school system faces challenges in providing high-quality education to its students, particularly at the elementary school level, despite the higher spending per student.