Newport Middle

Summary:

Newport Middle is a public middle school in Newport, North Carolina, serving 378 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Carteret County Public Schools district, which is ranked 35 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

While Newport Middle has a higher percentage of White students (70.37%) compared to nearby schools like Morehead City Middle (70.75%) and Broad Creek Middle (83.52%), its academic performance is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 45.8% of 8th-grade students at Newport Middle were proficient or better in EOG Mathematics, compared to the district average of 61.2% and the state average of 46.9%. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 97.62% to 99.21% over the past few years, indicating a predominantly low-income student population.

Compared to other middle schools in the Carteret County Public Schools district, Newport Middle generally underperforms. For instance, Broad Creek Middle, located just 4.24 miles away, consistently outperforms Newport Middle in academic measures and has a higher statewide ranking. The school's declining statewide ranking, from 106 out of 737 North Carolina middle schools in 2018-2019 to 360 out of 793 in 2023-2024, suggests that its academic performance may be declining relative to other middle schools in the state.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 500 E Chatham Street
       Newport, NC  28570-7967


(252) 223-3482

District: Carteret County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
360th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,529 Help


Students who attend Newport Middle usually attend:

High:    West Carteret High

Feeder schools for Newport Middle:

Elementary:    Newport Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  378

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.4%
Hispanic:
11.1%
Two or more races:
8.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  97.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Newport Middle ranks better than 54.6% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 4 ranked middle schools in the Carteret County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.03. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.4%), Hispanic (11.1%), two or more races (8.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 97.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Carteret County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Newport Middle is 13.2, which is the 2nd best among 4 middle schools in the Carteret County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Newport Middle is $11,529, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Carteret County Public Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Newport Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Newport Middle 360th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Newport Middle in the ranking list.)

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Carteret County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Carteret County Public Schools 35th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Newport Middle

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Rank History for all students at Newport Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 71.01 152nd 598 74.6%
2007 70.21 166th 606 72.6%
2008 71.53 161st 620 74.0%
2009 75.06 145th 630 77.0%
2010 70.41 184th 640 71.3%
2011 70.71 194th 648 70.1%
2012 67.13 225th 662 66.0%
2013 59.74 237th 673 64.8%
2014 67.52 173rd 627 72.4%
2015 63.53 244th 705 65.4%
2016 64.69 227th 692 67.2%
2017 70.46 187th 694 73.1%
2018 68.48 210th 691 69.6%
2019 82.32 106th 737 85.6%
2021 64.17 236th 741 68.2%
2022 64.76 249th 786 68.3%
2023 53.49 354th 784 54.8%
2024 53.03 360th 793 54.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Newport Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.12 153rd 221 30.8%
2019 62.07 71st 237 70.0%
2023 69.71 72nd 302 76.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Newport Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 58.98 119th 473 74.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Newport Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.68 46th 604 92.4%
2019 93.80 15th 639 97.7%
2021 58.40 206th 633 67.5%
2022 67.18 152nd 689 77.9%
2023 57.55 265th 735 63.9%
2024 53.14 317th 743 57.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Newport Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 96.43 3rd 71 95.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Newport Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.28 157th 656 76.1%
2019 85.94 63rd 684 90.8%
2021 62.88 232nd 706 67.1%
2022 65.75 222nd 733 69.7%
2023 55.25 318th 731 56.5%
2024 60.86 265th 738 64.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Newport Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.29 149th 475 68.6%
2019 65.60 100th 504 80.2%
2021 57.52 122nd 478 74.5%
2022 54.84 124th 449 72.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Newport Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.37 129th 416 69.0%
2021 80.63 13th 448 97.1%
2022 68.35 93rd 450 79.3%
2024 76.19 17th 461 96.3%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Newport Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 70.07 12th 57 78.9%
2022 78.76 7th 58 87.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Newport Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.54 237th 665 64.4%
2019 75.67 141st 697 79.8%
2021 63.36 226th 711 68.2%
2022 61.90 257th 748 65.6%
2023 49.03 362nd 747 51.5%
2024 43.91 429th 751 42.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Newport Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 82.77 47th 533 91.2%
2023 27.09 447th 559 20.0%
2024 32.07 398th 560 28.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Newport Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.87 52nd 472 89.0%
2019 92.85 13th 493 97.4%
2021 44.49 282nd 522 46.0%
2022 61.74 168th 541 68.9%
2023 22.72 470th 553 15.0%
2024 29.83 425th 564 24.6%
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Rank History for White students at Newport Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.80 311th 596 47.8%
2019 66.71 194th 624 68.9%
2021 43.76 344th 632 45.6%
2022 45.28 364th 658 44.7%
2023 43.11 377th 656 42.5%
2024 42.13 388th 652 40.5%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Open Quote Rigid schedules, clear bias against arts/music, overlapping sports schedules that prevent students from trying out for upcoming sport, public humiliation used as disciplinary actions, teachers often “playfully” insult students, pervasive “my way or the highway” attitudes from the top down. 10/10 would not choose this middle school again. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Newport Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 447 47 3 7 2 n/a n/a 0 506
2003 447 47 3 7 2 n/a n/a 0 506
2004 478 52 4 8 3 n/a n/a 0 545
2005 451 46 3 7 2 n/a n/a 0 509
2006 447 45 6 7 2 n/a n/a 0 507
2007 414 26 8 7 2 n/a n/a 15 472
2008 381 30 7 15 3 n/a n/a 23 459
2009 381 50 5 13 3 n/a n/a 0 452
2010 386 64 4 14 1 n/a n/a 0 469
2011 363 44 7 24 4 1 32 0 475
2012 366 36 8 32 2 1 48 0 493
2013 380 28 5 35 2 0 39 0 489
2014 384 30 3 35 2 1 40 0 495
2015 363 22 2 35 1 1 39 0 463
2016 321 19 1 42 4 1 45 0 433
2017 303 16 2 35 5 0 51 0 412
2018 291 18 5 41 5 0 45 0 405
2019 309 20 6 31 3 1 37 0 407
2020 304 22 4 39 3 2 26 0 400
2021 288 29 1 34 3 3 23 0 381
2022 278 25 3 38 4 2 29 0 379
2023 266 30 4 42 4 1 31 0 378

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Newport Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 506 42.0 12.0 43.7
2003 506 42.0 12.0 43.7
2004 545 42.0 13.0 39.6
2005 509 42.0 12.1 43.2
2006 507 42.0 12.1 42.2
2007 472 38.9 12.1 45.5
2008 459 38.9 11.8 47.2
2009 452 38.5 11.7 40.9
2010 469 38.7 12.0 47.5
2011 475 39.5 12.0 48.8
2012 493 35.3 13.9 55.4
2013 489 36.3 13.4 58.3
2014 495 35.4 13.9 53.7
2015 463 36.0 12.8 54.4
2016 433 38.0 11.3 56.1
2017 412 33.9 12.1 57.8
2018 405 30.0 13.4 56
2019 407 30.2 13.4 64.1
2020 400 29.8 13.3 98.8
2021 381 28.0 13.5 99.2
2022 379 28.9 13.1 98.9
2023 378 28.6 13.2 97.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Newport Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 506 42.0 12.0 43.7
2003 506 42.0 12.0 43.7
2004 545 42.0 13.0 39.6
2005 509 42.0 12.1 43.2
2006 507 42.0 12.1 42.2
2007 472 38.9 12.1 45.5
2008 459 38.9 11.8 47.2
2009 452 38.5 11.7 40.9
2010 469 38.7 12.0 47.5
2011 475 39.5 12.0 48.8
2012 493 35.3 13.9 55.4
2013 489 36.3 13.4 58.3
2014 495 35.4 13.9 53.7
2015 463 36.0 12.8 54.4
2016 433 38.0 11.3 56.1
2017 412 33.9 12.1 57.8
2018 405 30.0 13.4 56
2019 407 30.2 13.4 64.1
2020 400 29.8 13.3 98.8
2021 381 28.0 13.5 99.2
2022 379 28.9 13.1 98.9
2023 378 28.6 13.2 97.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Newport Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $749 (6.5%) $10,780 (93.5%) $11,529

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Newport Middle

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 106th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 354th of 784 Middle schools
 30.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Newport Middle)72.358.8
 13.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Carteret County Public Schools)70.366.1
 4.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Newport Middle)78.543.9
 34.6%
   6th Grade Reading (Carteret County Public Schools)75.257.5
 17.7%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Newport Middle)72.852.2
 20.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Carteret County Public Schools)68.366.3
 2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Newport Middle)70.654.5
 16.1%
   7th Grade Reading (Carteret County Public Schools)71.464.6
 6.8%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Newport Middle)8047.5
 32.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Carteret County Public Schools)71.159
 12.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Newport Middle)65.245
 20.2%
   8th Grade Reading (Carteret County Public Schools)7162.6
 8.4%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Newport Middle)91.166.7
 24.4%
   8th Grade Science (Carteret County Public Schools)90.981.1
 9.8%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students407378
 7.1%
African American2030
 50%
American Indian34
 33.3%
Asian64
 33.3%
Hispanic3142
 35.5%
Pacific Islander11
White309266
 13.9%
Two or More Races3731
 16.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients64.1%97.6%
 33.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Newport Middle

Students who attend Newport Middle usually go on to attend West Carteret High

In the 2022-23 school year, 378 students attended Newport Middle.

Newport Middle ranks 360th of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Newport Middle are 70% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.


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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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