Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99156

Summary:

This analysis covers five public schools within the Newport School District in Newport, WA, serving grades K-12 in a community with high economic need, where over half of all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Newport High School is the standout, with an exceptional 93% graduation rate and strong science scores, making it the highest-ranked school in the area. Stratton Elementary shows the most improvement and has math scores close to the state average. In contrast, Sadie Halstead Middle School is the lowest-ranked, with test scores that drop significantly from elementary to 8th grade, indicating a key challenge for the district.

There are wide disparities in resources and outcomes. The alternative programs, Newport Home Link and Pend Oreille River School, operate with much lower spending per student and very high student-to-teacher ratios, correlating with the lowest test scores and graduation rates. A consistent theme across all schools is that proficiency in English and math lags behind state averages, pointing to a district-wide academic focus area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)				SBAC English Language Arts (2025)								SBAC Math (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newport High School	Public	9-12	1400 W. 5th Street	Newport	99156	Pend Oreille County	Newport School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 447-2481	281	20	14.0	55.5%	234 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	45.1	234^th of 438 public high schools	46.6%		63.7	133^rd of 437 public high schools	69.6%	101			62.1	62.1							45.2	45.2							28.1	28.1											$20,899	$638	$20,261
Sadie Halstead Middle School	Public	5-8	331 S. Calispel Avenue	Newport	99156	Pend Oreille County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 447-2426	272	19	14.2	66.9%	237 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	24.5	418^th of 534 public middle schools	21.7%		23.4	418^th of 535 public middle schools	21.9%		55.9	36.1		46.5			55.9	38.5	39.1	32.8		41.8			36.8	33.9	21.7	21.3		28.5											$16,550	$2,239	$14,311
Stratton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1201 W. 5th Street	Newport	99156	Pend Oreille County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 447-0656	399	32	12.5	68.7%	362 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	38.3	705^th of 1160 public elementary schools	39.2%		25.9	883^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	24.4%	178					30.1	58.9						44.5	35.6	47.2						41.4	67.6	73.0	79.7	79.7	79.7	71.6	87.8	74.3	71.6	71.6	$18,970	$2,505	$16,465
Pend Oreille River School	Public	8-12	1201 West 5th Street	Newport	99156	Pend Oreille County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 447-3167	59	1	59.0	79.7%	49 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.2%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)								(n/a)			15.0	15.0																											$11,924	$2,997	$8,926
Newport Home Link	Public, Alternative	K-12	1302 W. 5th St.	Newport	99156	Pend Oreille County	Newport School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 447-3167	170	5	33.2	57.6%	154 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)	50.0		50.0	41.5		38.5	50.0	41.7	33.3	45.5	43.8	39.2		30.8			23.8			15.8											$8,823	$553	$8,269

Cities Near Zip Code 99156

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newport	5.4 mi	5	205^th
Cusick	13.05 mi	4	166^th
Chattaroy	15.81 mi	5	84^th
Deer Park	19.64 mi	8	135^th
Loon Lake	22.08 mi	2	215^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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