Melville School

Portsmouth, RI 02871

Phone: (401) 683-1650
District: Portsmouth School District

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-3 • 306 students

Portsmouth's Melville School serves grades PK-3 in the Portsmouth School District. It is among the few public schools in Rhode Island to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Melville School is a public school in the Portsmouth School District located in Portsmouth, RI. As of 2014, the students are 85% White, non-Hispanic; 4.6% Black, non-Hispanic; 4.3% Hispanic; 3.3% Multiracial; and 2.9% Asian/Pacific Islander. 16.7% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 85% 90.9% 61.5%
Black, non-Hispanic 4.6% 2.4% 8.1%
Hispanic 4.3% 3.5% 23.4%
Multiracial 3.3% 1.4% 3.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2.9% 1.6% 2.9%
Native American or Native Alaskan — 0.2% 0.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — — 0.2%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 16.7% — —
English learners — 0.3% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Slate Hill Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Middletown RI 3 mi
2 The Point Neighborhood/Subdivision Portsmouth RI 4.2 mi
3 Paradise valley Neighborhood/Subdivision Middletown RI 5.7 mi
4 Linden Street Neighborhood/Subdivision Bristol RI 5.9 mi
5 Toppa Blvd between Bliss/Kay Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport RI 6 mi
6 Pawcatuck Neighborhood/Subdivision Pawcatuck CT 32.5 mi
7 Mystic Neighborhood/Subdivision Mystic CT 39 mi
8 Noank Neighborhood/Subdivision Groton CT 41.1 mi
9 Thamesview Apartments Apartment Complex Norwich CT 42 mi
10 Spyglass Condominiums Condominium/Townhouse Groton CT 43.2 mi
11 The Ledges Apartment Complex Groton CT 43.3 mi
12 Gales Ferry Neighborhood/Subdivision Gales Ferry CT 43.4 mi
13 Quaker Hill Neighborhood/Subdivision Quaker Hill CT 45.3 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Portsmouth Portsmouth RI 1.7 mi
2 Common Fence Point Portsmouth RI 4.9 mi
3 Middletown Middletown RI 5.7 mi
4 Bristol Bristol RI 6.6 mi
5 Downtown Newport Newport RI 7.2 mi
6 Jamestown Jamestown RI 7.7 mi
7 Westerly Westerly RI 32.3 mi
8 Stonington Stonington CT 37 mi
9 Lisbon Lisbon CT 38.3 mi
10 Ledyard Ledyard CT 39.8 mi
11 Norwich Norwich CT 42 mi
12 Groton Groton CT 44.8 mi
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