Best Public Schools in Newport, ME

Summary:

The city of Newport, Maine is home to three schools serving students from elementary through high school: Nokomis Regional High School, Nokomis Regional Middle School, and Sebasticook Valley Elementary School. These schools, part of Regional School Unit 19, have seen varying levels of performance and rankings, with Sebasticook Valley Elementary standing out as the highest-ranked school in the area.

Sebasticook Valley Elementary School has the highest state-wide ranking among the three schools, coming in at 109th out of 290 Maine elementary schools in 2022-2023. It also boasts the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 24.4% and the best student-teacher ratio at 10.9. In contrast, Nokomis Regional High School has experienced a significant drop in its ranking, falling from 25th out of 98 high schools in 2021-2022 to 114th out of 123 in 2022-2023. Nokomis Regional Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Maine middle schools, with a ranking of 84th out of 96 in 2022-2023.

Across the three schools, there is a lack of racial diversity, with the student population being predominantly white, ranging from 90.22% at Nokomis Regional High School to 93.57% at Nokomis Regional Middle School. Additionally, all three schools serve a significant population of students from low-income families, with 41.32% to 45.4% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, with rates ranging from 24.4% at Sebasticook Valley Elementary to 39.5% at Nokomis Regional High School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MEA English Language Arts (2023)	MEA Mathematics (2023)	MEA Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Nokomis Regional High School	Public	9-12	291 Williams Road Suite 2	Newport	04953	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 19	No	No	No	No	(207) 368-4354	634	48	13.2	41.3%	572 (90.2%)	5 (0.8%)	21 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	15.5	114^th of 123 public high schools	7.3%		69.9	25^th of 98 public high schools	74.5%	89	38.7	25.6	36.0	$15,237
Sebasticook Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	337 Williams Road	Newport	04953	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 19	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 368-4592	329	30	10.9	43.2%	303 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	66	109^th of 290 public elementary schools	62.4%		14.7	179^th of 210 public elementary schools	14.8%	70	64.4	61.9		$16,641
Nokomis Regional Middle School	Public	5-8	291 Williams Road Suite 1	Newport	04953	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 19	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 355-3600	544	45	12.0	45.4%	509 (93.6%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	19.3	84^th of 96 public middle schools	12.5%		20.7	76^th of 93 public middle schools	18.3%	8	57.5	30.3	24.0	$15,596

Cities Near Newport

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pittsfield	6.68 mi	3	164^th
Hartland	9.6 mi	1	246^th
Etna	10.25 mi	1	90^th
Carmel	10.61 mi	2	168^th
Troy	11.62 mi	1	262^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.

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