Middletown Public Schools (Rhode Island)

Middletown High School

Middletown Public Schools is a school district in Middletown, Rhode Island.

Schools[edit]

  • Middletown High School
  • J. H. Gaudet Middle School (grades 5–8)
  • J. H. Gaudet Learning Academy (grade 4), located at Gaudet Middle[1]

Grades PK-3:

  • Aquidneck Elementary School
  • Forest Avenue Elementary School

In 2009, in consideration of a decline in enrollment and a reduced budget, the school district closed John F. Kennedy Elementary School.[1] As of 2014 Newport Public Schools sends preschool students to leased classrooms at Kennedy due to overpopulation at Claiborne Pell School in Newport.[2] As of 2018 Middletown Schools plans to reoccupy the building, so the arrangement with Newport will expire in 2021.[3] In addition John F. Kennedy Head Start operates out of the facility.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Lemire, Angela (September 20, 2010). "Town Council to Discuss Uses for Dormant JFK School". Rhode Island Patch. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  2. ^ Moorehead, Jacquelyn (July 24, 2014). "School Committee Seeks Space at JFK". Newport This Week. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Borg, Linda (February 24, 2018). "Newport's newest school already bursting at the seams". Providence Journal. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "John F. Kennedy Head Start." Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families. Retrieved on June 4, 2018. "Name: John F. Kennedy Head Start Address: 740 West Main Road, Middletown, 02842"

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