📍 15872 W 21st St, Wadsworth, Lake County, 60083
Newport Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wadsworth, Lake County. The school has 251 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Laurie Garris. It is part of the Beach Park CCSD 3 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Newport Elem School enrolls 251 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 138 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 73 | 29% |
| White | 28 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
151 of the school's 251 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Newport Elem School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 61.
Newport Elem School is one of 5 schools in Beach Park CCSD 3, based in Beach Park, Illinois. The district serves 1,996 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 251 students, Newport Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 399 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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