Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 99156 include five schools serving approximately 1,181 students from prekindergarten through grade 12 in the Newport School District, including elementary, middle, high-school, home-link, and alternative programs.
For traditional schools, Stratton Elementary is the strongest in math, with 48.67% of students proficient compared with 43.11% statewide, although its English Language Arts result is lower than the state average. Sadie Halstead Middle School has shown encouraging improvement: its ranking rose from the 22nd to the 38th percentile, and proficiency increased in ELA, math, and science. Still, sixth- and eighth-grade math remain notable weaknesses. Newport High School has the area’s strongest graduation outcome, at 93%, and its 55% ELA proficiency exceeds the statewide all-grade rate. However, its math proficiency is only 22.03%, and science is below the state average. Overall, the district ranks around the 29th percentile statewide, and math is the most consistent academic concern.
The alternative programs have different profiles and should not be compared directly with conventional schools without considering their distinct student populations and instructional models. Newport Home Link has a strong science result of 60% but much lower math and ELA performance, along with a high reported student-teacher ratio. Pend Oreille River School has the lowest reported graduation rate, at 75.6%, and a small enrollment of 59 students, so results may vary considerably from year to year; many current assessment results are suppressed. Families comparing options should focus on program fit, support for math and literacy, graduation pathways, and whether a traditional or alternative learning model best meets the student’s needs.
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