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Melville School
1351 West Main Rd
Portsmouth RI, 02871, Newport County
Phone: 401-683-1650
Ranking: 
(16 out of 217, top 7%)*
(16 out of 217, top 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Portsmouth School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 21 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 306 | 310 | 334 | 349 | 361 | 352 | 326 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 33 | 10.8% | 44 | 14.2% | 52 | 15.6% | 47 | 13.5% | 27 | 7.5% | 21 | 6.0% | 19 | 5.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 62 | 20.3% | 56 | 18.1% | 63 | 18.9% | 55 | 15.8% | 57 | 15.8% | 58 | 16.5% | 59 | 18.1% |
| Grade 1: | 68 | 22.2% | 63 | 20.3% | 67 | 20.1% | 79 | 22.6% | 62 | 17.2% | 64 | 18.2% | 48 | 14.7% |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 23.2% | 75 | 24.2% | 76 | 22.8% | 83 | 23.8% | 59 | 16.3% | 51 | 14.5% | 48 | 14.7% |
| Grade 3: | 72 | 23.5% | 72 | 23.2% | 76 | 22.8% | 85 | 24.4% | 48 | 13.3% | 48 | 13.6% | 49 | 15.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 173 | 56.5% | 178 | 57.4% | 186 | 55.7% | 199 | 57.0% | 194 | 53.7% | 187 | 53.1% | 166 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 133 | 43.5% | 132 | 42.6% | 148 | 44.3% | 150 | 43.0% | 159 | 44.0% | 157 | 44.6% | 156 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 9 | 2.9% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.7% | 11 | 3.0% | 10 | 2.8% | 13 | 4.0% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 4.2% | 15 | 4.8% | 17 | 5.1% | 11 | 3.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 14 | 4.6% | 12 | 3.9% | 7 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.4% | 9 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.8% |
| White: | 260 | 85.0% | 266 | 85.8% | 294 | 88.0% | 317 | 90.8% | 338 | 93.6% | 327 | 92.9% | 307 | 94.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 3.3% | 12 | 3.9% | 12 | 3.6% | 10 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 12.4% | 36 | 11.6% | 36 | 10.8% | 27 | 7.7% | 22 | 6.1% | 13 | 3.7% | 13 | 4.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 4.2% | 5 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 8 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.57 | 13.48 | 12.37 | 13.96 | 12.03 | 10.20 | 13.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 78.34% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 84.56% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 89.16% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 84% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 80.13% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 85.43% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 89.16% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 90.67% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Melville School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.