📍 1351 West Main Road, Portsmouth, Newport County, 02871
Melville School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Portsmouth, Newport County. The school has 328 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portsmouth school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Melville School enrolls 328 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 7.9% Two or more races and 6.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 267 | 81% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 7.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
43 of the school's 328 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 28 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Melville School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district RI-10, state senate district 11, state house district 71.
Melville School is one of 4 schools in Portsmouth, based in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. The district serves 2,134 students district-wide and employs 183 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 328 students, Melville School is smaller than the district average of about 534 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large