Summary:
ZIP code 99156 has one middle school, Sadie Halstead Middle School in Newport, serving grades 5–8 with 272 students. The school has a 14.2-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and about 67% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, providing important context for understanding the area’s academic results. Since there is only one middle school in the ZIP code, families are evaluating this school rather than choosing among several local options.
Sadie Halstead Middle School showed improvement across every tested subject from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. Overall proficiency increased to 45.39% in English language arts, 33.09% in math, and 48.18% in science. ELA was the school’s strongest overall subject relative to the Newport School District, while science was essentially even with the district. Math remained the main academic challenge, especially because the school trailed the state by about 10 percentage points overall, despite recording the largest year-over-year gain.
Fifth grade was the strongest part of the school’s program, leading in ELA, math, and science; its 45.95% math proficiency was the only grade-and-subject result above both district and state levels. Seventh grade also stood out by exceeding district results in both ELA and math. The greatest concerns were in eighth grade, particularly math, where 24.62% of students were proficient, and science, where proficiency fell to 42.19% compared with 53.42% in fifth grade. The school’s ranking improved substantially, moving from the 22nd to the 38th percentile and from one star to two stars in the latest year, suggesting positive momentum while leaving room for continued academic growth.
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