Top Rankings
Newport School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Tennessee for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 674 students in Newport School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Tennessee.
Public Middle School in Newport School District have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the Tennessee public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Tennessee public middle school average of 38% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (TN)
# Schools
1 School
678 Schools
# Students
674 Students
324,844 Students
# Teachers
57 Teachers
21,390 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Newport School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 146 school districts in Tennessee (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#31 out of 147 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
30%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.57
# American Indian Students
1 Student
470 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
23 Students
6,120 Students
% Asian Students
4%
2%
# Hispanic Students
24 Students
39,214 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
12%
# Black Students
23 Students
65,875 Students
% Black Students
3%
20%
# White Students
566 Students
200,284 Students
% White Students
84%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
297 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
35 Students
12,584 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
38
3,854
# Students in K Grade:
79
9,405
# Students in 1st Grade:
81
9,008
# Students in 2nd Grade:
73
9,218
# Students in 3rd Grade:
71
9,628
# Students in 4th Grade:
72
10,547
# Students in 5th Grade:
71
20,913
# Students in 6th Grade:
62
68,627
# Students in 7th Grade:
75
74,183
# Students in 8th Grade:
52
77,382
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,496
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
7,741
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
7,342
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
7,500
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,358 is higher than the state median of $12,157. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,553 is less than the state median of $11,647. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$12,104 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$11,597 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,358
$12,157
Spending / Student
$11,553
$11,647
Best Newport School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Newport Grammar School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
301 College St
Newport, TN 37821
(423) 623-3811
Newport, TN 37821
(423) 623-3811
Grades: PK-8
| 674 students
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