Impact of COVID-19 on Newport High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 302nd of 335 Middle schools | Ranks 314th of 327 Middle schools | 5.9% |
Ranks 223rd of 285 High schools | Ranks 228th of 276 High schools | 4.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English (Newport High School) | 26.3 | 37 | 10.7% |
11th Grade English (Newport Independent) | 25.3 | 33 | 7.7% |
11th Grade English (Kentucky) | 49.1 | 47 | 2.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Newport High School) | 15 | 19 | 4% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Newport Independent) | 14.5 | 16 | 1.5% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky) | 36.4 | 33 | 3.4% |
11th Grade Reading (Newport High School) | 25 | 23 | 2% |
11th Grade Reading (Newport Independent) | 24.1 | 22 | 2.1% |
11th Grade Reading (Kentucky) | 46 | 44 | 2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 617 | 579 | 6.2% |
African American | 106 | 123 | 16% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 72 | 114 | 58.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 352 | 249 | 29.3% |
Two or More Races | 86 | 92 | 7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 80.7% | 84.5% | 3.7% |