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Middletown Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,961 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Middletown Public Schools is a school district in Rhode Island (Newport County). During the 2024 school year, 1,961 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Middletown Public Schools school board, At-large

General election

General election for Middletown Public Schools school board, At-large

Tami E. Holden and William Joseph Nash ran in the general election for Middletown Public Schools school board, At-large on November 5, 2024.

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Tami E. Holden (Nonpartisan)
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William Joseph Nash (Nonpartisan)

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Middletown Public Schools school board, At-large

General election

General election for Middletown Public Schools school board, At-large

Liana Fenton, Wendy E. Heaney, Gregory M. Huet, and Theresa M Silveira Spengler ran in the general election for Middletown Public Schools school board, At-large on November 8, 2022.

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Liana Fenton (Nonpartisan)
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Theresa M Silveira Spengler (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

Middletown Public Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
William Nash20242028
Tami Holden20202028
Wendy Heaney20232026
Gregory Huet20232026
Theresa Silveira Spengler20022026

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Overlapping state house districts

Middletown Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 72Terri-Denise CortvriendDemocratic Party 46% 29%
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 74Alex FinkelmanDemocratic Party 46% 16%
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 73Marvin AbneyDemocratic Party 8% 30%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,736,000 $2,285 10%
Local: $30,640,000 $14,781 67%
State: $10,340,000 $4,988 23%
Total: $45,716,000 $22,053
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $47,940,000 $23,125
Total Current Expenditures: $42,461,000 $20,482
Instructional Expenditures: $22,383,000 $10,797 47%
Student and Staff Support: $5,592,000 $2,697 12%
Administration: $5,138,000 $2,478 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,348,000 $4,509 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $199,000 $95
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,258,000 $606
Interest on Debt: $290,000 $139

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 24 40-49 10-14 10-14 <50 15-19 27
2018-2019 33 50-59 10-14 <50 PS 25-29 35
2017-2018 35 50-59 20-24 20-24 PS 20-24 39
2016-2017 42 60-69 20-24 30-34 PS 35-39 45
2015-2016 40 40-49 10-14 20-24 <50 35-39 46
2014-2015 34 40-49 10-14 10-14 <50 35-39 39
2013-2014 67 70-79 40-44 45-49 PS 65-69 72
2012-2013 68 40-49 35-39 45-49 >=50 60-69 74
2011-2012 68 60-69 40-44 50-54 PS 70-74 72
2010-2011 67 60-69 35-39 40-44 PS 72

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 38 50-59 25-29 25-29 <50 25-29 42
2018-2019 42 60-69 15-19 <50 PS 25-29 45
2017-2018 38 40-49 20-24 25-29 PS 30-34 41
2016-2017 45 70-79 20-24 30-34 <50 30-34 49
2015-2016 42 50-59 10-14 20-24 <50 40-44 47
2014-2015 45 40-49 20-24 25-29 <50 35-39 50
2013-2014 78 80-89 50-54 65-69 PS 75-79 82
2012-2013 77 50-59 45-49 65-69 >=50 60-69 82
2011-2012 77 70-79 50-54 60-64 PS 65-69 81
2010-2011 75 70-79 45-49 65-69 PS 78

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 85-89 PS >=50 60-79 PS >=50 85-89
2018-2019 80-84 >=50 60-79 PS PS >=50 85-89
2017-2018 85-89 >=50 PS >=50 PS >=50 85-89
2016-2017 90-94 PS >=50 >=50 PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 85-89 PS PS >=50 PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 80-84 >=50 >=50 >=80 >=50 80-84
2013-2014 85-89 PS >=50 >=50 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 85-89 PS <50 >=50 PS 85-89
2011-2012 80-84 >=50 <50 >=50 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 70-74 PS >=50 >=50 PS 70-74

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,961 -0.5
2022-2023 1,971 -5.2
2021-2022 2,073 5.7
2020-2021 1,955 -9.1
2019-2020 2,133 -0.9
2018-2019 2,153 -1.3
2017-2018 2,181 -0.5
2016-2017 2,191 -4.4
2015-2016 2,287 0.1
2014-2015 2,285 0.8
2013-2014 2,267 -6.9
2012-2013 2,423 0.9
2011-2012 2,400 -0.3
2010-2011 2,407 1.9
2009-2010 2,361 -2.5
2008-2009 2,420 2.3
2007-2008 2,365 -2.1
2006-2007 2,415 -3.7
2005-2006 2,504 -2.5
2004-2005 2,566 -7.9
2003-2004 2,769 -2.5
2002-2003 2,838 -0.6
2001-2002 2,856 1.4
2000-2001 2,817 -0.6
1999-2000 2,833 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Middletown Public Schools (%) Rhode Island K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.9 3.2
Black 6.2 8.9
Hispanic 18.2 29.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 9.0 5.2
White 62.2 50.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Middletown Public Schools had 155.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.65.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 11.00
Elementary: 94.00
Secondary: 49.00
Total: 155.00

Middletown Public Schools employed 8.00 district administrators and 10.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.00
District Administrative Support: 4.00
School Administrators: 10.00
School Administrative Support: 12.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 53.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 28.00
Other Support Services: 31.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Middletown Public Schools operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Aquidneck School303PK-3
Forest Avenue School309KG-3
Gaudet Learning Academy2734-5
Gaudet Middle School4576-8
Middletown High School5629-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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