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Schools in Melville

Melville’s public schools

Portsmouth School District and Middletown School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Melville. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/8schools above Rhode Island’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Rhode Island’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.0K
▼ 12% vs RI $23.9K
FY2024 · Portsmouth
Students per teacher
11.8
RI 13.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,674 students on the public path
In brief

Melville’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Melville’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Rhode Island’s 278 public schools. Portsmouth High School places highest (better than 96%); Forest Avenue School lowest (47%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Melville, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Portsmouth High School and Middletown High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Melville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Portsmouth School District.

Two districts serve Melville

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Portsmouth School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,114 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (RI 13.0)
$21,031RI $23,945 · FY2024
A
Middletown School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,819 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (RI 13.0)
$21,127RI $23,945 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Portsmouth School District53%
State average 33.1% · 1153 students tested
Math · PK–12, Portsmouth School District50%
State average 26.6% · 1156 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Middletown School District41%
State average 33.1% · 1009 students tested
Math · PK–12, Middletown School District30%
State average 26.6% · 1052 students tested

Melville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Rhode Island towns that share Melville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Melville—Portsmouth PK–12 · Middletown PK–12
MiddletownBMiddletown
JamestownA+Jamestown

Every school in Melville

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Rhode Island’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Melvillein other towns
Melville School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Portsmouth
A−
316 students12:1Rate it →
Aquidneck School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Middletown
A
302 students13:1Rate it →
Howard Hathaway School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Portsmouth
B+
409 students14:1Rate it →
Forest Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Middletown
B−
304 students12:1Rate it →
Portsmouth Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Portsmouth
A−
604 students12:1Rate it →
Gaudet Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Middletown
B−
431 students11:1Rate it →
Portsmouth High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Portsmouth
A+
785 students11:1Rate it →
Middletown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Middletown
A−
523 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Melville’s schools

Are Melville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Melville. Portsmouth School District and Middletown School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Melville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Rhode Island’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Melville in?

Portsmouth School District and Middletown School District.

Where do Melville kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Portsmouth High School and Middletown High School.

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What Melville families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.