Summary:
The Newport School District in New Hampshire has only one middle school, Newport Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance data reveals significant challenges, with consistently low test scores and a bottom-tier ranking among New Hampshire middle schools.
Newport Middle School's student population is predominantly white (95.88%), with a relatively high percentage of students (55.67%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. The school's test scores are significantly lower than the state averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with only 10% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state average of 41%. Similarly, the school's reading proficiency rates range from 16% to 19%, while the state averages are around 50%.
Despite having a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.8, which may suggest smaller class sizes and more individualized attention, Newport Middle School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in New Hampshire, with a ranking of 130 out of 130 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. This data suggests that the school faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and may require a comprehensive approach to address the root causes of its underperformance.
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