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Schools in Newport East

Newport East’s public schools

Middletown School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Newport East. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Rhode Island’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.1K
▼ 12% vs RI $23.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.5
RI 13.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,560 students on the public path
In brief

Newport East’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Newport East’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Rhode Island’s 278 public schools. Aquidneck School places highest (better than 87%); Forest Avenue School lowest (47%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Newport East, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: 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 Newport East, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
6–8Gaudet Middle Schoolin MiddletownB−
9–12Middletown High Schoolin MiddletownA−

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

The district

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

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

Reading41%
State average 33.1% · 1009 students tested
Math30%
State average 26.6% · 1052 students tested

Newport East vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Newport East—Middletown
MiddletownBMiddletown
NewportC−Newport

Every school in Newport East

4 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 Newport Eastin other towns
Aquidneck School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Middletown
A
302 students13:1Rate it →
Forest Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Middletown
B−
304 students12:1Rate it →
Gaudet Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Middletown
B−
431 students11:1Rate it →
Middletown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Middletown
A−
523 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Newport East’s schools

Are Newport East’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Newport East. Middletown School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Newport East. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Rhode Island’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Newport East in?

Middletown School District.

Where do Newport East kids go to high school?

Middletown High School.

Parents talk

What Newport East 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.