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Newport Elementary

Carteret County Schools · Carteret County

Address
219 Chatham St, Newport, NC 28570
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370063000257
621
Students
48.8
Teachers (FTE)
12.7:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
67
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
21.5%
Chronically absent
57.3%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Newport Elementary's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Newport ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Newport MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-81.2 mi
  2. Broad Creek MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-85.2 mi
  3. Bridges SchoolHigh · Grades 6-125.4 mi
  4. West Carteret HighHigh · Grades 8-125.6 mi
  5. Morehead City PrimaryElementary · Grades PK-36.1 mi
  6. Roger Bell New Tech AcademyElementary · Grades PK-5 · Craven County Board of Education6.3 mi
  7. Havelock MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Craven County Board of Education6.4 mi
  8. Early College EAST HighHigh · Grades 9-13 · Craven County Board of Education6.4 mi
  9. Havelock ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Craven County Board of Education6.4 mi
  10. Havelock HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Craven County Board of Education6.5 mi

How Newport Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 67 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools65th percentile
Higher than 65% · rank 809 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools68th percentile
Higher than 68% · rank 422 of 1,419
Carteret County Public Schools25th percentile
Higher than 25% · rank 12 of 16

Chronic absence is lower here than at 52% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 2 points since 2014 (69 → 67). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202567CMet62.5
202469CExceeded63.2
202367CMet63
202258CMet53.4
201964CNot Met63.5
201868CNot Met68.1
201775BMet74
201671BNot Met74
201580BExceeded79
201469CMet68

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Carteret County Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 70.37%Hispanic 10.95%Two+ Races 10.79%Black 6.28%Native Am. 0.64%Pacific Isl. 0.64%Asian 0.32%
White: 70.37% (437) Hispanic: 10.95% (68) Two+ Races: 10.79% (67) Black: 6.28% (39) Native Am.: 0.64% (4) Pacific Isl.: 0.64% (4) Asian: 0.32% (2)
White70.37%
Hispanic10.95%
Two+ Races10.79%
Black6.28%
Native Am.0.64%
Pacific Isl.0.64%
Asian0.32%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 621
51.37%319 Female
48.63%302 Male

Student counts for Newport Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 621 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 78.5%Chronically absent 21.5%
Regular attendance: 78.5% (518) Chronically absent: 21.5% (142)
Regular attendance78.5%
Chronically absent21.5%

Student Population

Students Counted: 660
57.3%Economically disadvantaged
3.22%20 English learners

Student indicators for Newport Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 660 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 98.77%Beginning 1.23%
Experienced: 98.77% (48) Beginning: 1.23% (1)
Experienced98.77%
Beginning1.23%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 48.8 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
8.21%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Newport Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 48.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)78.4%55.9%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)63.9%39.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)54%34.3%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)36.1%24.3%29.9%9.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)46%19.6%23.8%10.6%
Science (grades 5 & 8)21.6%22.5%35.3%20.6%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth1.5783.9

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers48.75
Experienced teachers48.15 (99%)
Beginning teachers0.6 (1%)
Holding a standard license48.75 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (142 of 660)21.5%
Economically disadvantaged57.3%
English learners making progress (of 20)65%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.81
Library books per student15.49
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.24

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Newport Elementary report card PDF

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Newport Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.