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Newport Junior High School

(870) 523-1346

Physical Address:
406 Wilkerson DR
Newport, AR  72112
Mailing Address:
406 Wilkerson Drive
Newport, AR  72112

School Information

District:
Newport School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Jackson County
Level:
Middle
Grade Span:
7 - 8
Number of Students:
246

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Newport Junior High School

This School County Average State Average
White 60.57% 75.00% 67.11%
Black 34.55% 20.28% 25.07%
Hispanic 4.07% 3.05% 8.28%
Others 0.41% 5.42% 4.06%
Asian/Pacific 0.41% 0.33% 1.69%
American Indian 0% 0.48% 1.11%

Genders in Newport Junior High School

This School County Average State Average
Male 52.85% 50.37% 51.29%
Female 47.15% 49.63% 48.71%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Newport Junior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 143 144 149
Black 94 85 85
Hispanic 10 13 10
Others 0 0 1
Asian/Pacific 0 0 1
American Indian 0 0 0
Total 247 242 246

Enrollment by Gender for Newport Junior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 130 137 130
Female 117 105 116
Total 247 242 246

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Newport Junior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 247 242 246
# Eligible for free lunch 156 (63%) 147 (61%) 144 (59%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 21 (9%) 33 (14%) 29 (12%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 177 (72%) 180 (74%) 173 (70%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Newport Junior High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 247 242 246
Fulltime teachers 28.0 26.0 26.8
Student/Teacher Ratio 8.80 9.30 8.79
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 11.16 11.69 11.22