Best Public Schools in Newport, NC

Summary:

The city of Newport, North Carolina is home to 5 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, all part of the Carteret County Public Schools district. The schools in this area display a range of performance, with Broad Creek Middle and Croatan High standing out as the top-performing institutions, consistently ranking among the best in the state.

Broad Creek Middle is a standout, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking in the top 73-74 middle schools in North Carolina. It boasts impressive test scores, with 85.4% of 6th graders proficient or better in mathematics and 86.6% of 8th graders proficient or better in science. Similarly, Croatan High is a strong performer, ranking in the top 119-127 high schools in the state and earning a 4-star rating. Croatan High has excellent test scores, with 81.2% of students proficient or better in Biology, 77.2% in English II, and 78.2% in Math III.

In contrast, the other schools in the area, such as Newport Elementary and Newport Middle, have lower test scores and performance metrics. Additionally, the district displays significant variation in student racial makeup, with Bogue Sound Elementary having a higher Hispanic population and Croatan High being predominantly white. The high free/reduced lunch rates across most of the schools also suggest a relatively low-income student population in the Newport area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newport Elementary	Public	K-5	219 Chatham Street	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 223-4201	645	55	11.6	99.5%	455 (70.5%)	48 (7.4%)	65 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	71 (11.0%)	66.4	466^th of 1505 public elementary schools	69.0%		65.8	488^th of 1502 public elementary schools	67.5%	22					65.1	63.7	59.8				48.6	62.6	54.9				84.4		$10,259	$1,539	$8,720
Bogue Sound Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3323 Highway 24	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 393-1279	467	37	12.7	99.4%	352 (75.4%)	12 (2.6%)	84 (18.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	78.8	265^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.4%		76	302^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	79.9%	37					74.4	65.8	82.1				57.3	57.0	64.3				86.9		$11,438	$1,048	$10,390
Croatan High	Public	9-12	1 Cougar Lane	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 393-7022	974	57	17.0	26.2%	828 (85.0%)	9 (0.9%)	88 (9.0%)	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.6%)	83.6	119^th of 640 public high schools	81.4%		80.1	127^th of 626 public high schools	79.7%	8	81.2	77.2	76.9	78.2															$9,671	$682	$8,989
Newport Middle	Public	6-8	500 E Chatham Street	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 223-3482	378	29	13.2	97.6%	266 (70.4%)	30 (7.9%)	42 (11.1%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.2%)	53	360^th of 793 public middle schools	54.6%		53.5	354^th of 784 public middle schools	54.8%	6								59.5	40.9	45.8				55.2	40.4	50.0		75.0	$11,529	$749	$10,780
Broad Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2382 Hwy 24	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 247-3135	710	45	15.7	99.6%	593 (83.5%)	7 (1.0%)	70 (9.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.2%)	88.9	73^rd of 793 public middle schools	90.8%		88.9	71^st of 784 public middle schools	90.9%	2								85.4	78.4	70.0				67.6	69.3	68.0		86.6	$8,447	$680	$7,767

Cities Near Newport

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Morehead City	5.13 mi	5	100^th
Havelock	7.55 mi	9	177^th
Cape Carteret	11.96 mi	1	18^th
Beaufort	13.03 mi	4	102^nd
Swansboro	16.16 mi	4	119^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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