Middletown Public Schools (Rhode Island) Explained

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

Schools

• 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] Newport Public Schools sends preschool students to leased classrooms at Kennedy due to overpopulation at Claiborne Pell School in Newport.^[2] 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]

External links

• Middletown Public Schools

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lemire, Angela. Town Council to Discuss Uses for Dormant JFK School . Rhode Island Patch. 2010-09-20. 2018-06-04.
2. Web site: Moorehead, Jacquelyn. School Committee Seeks Space at JFK . Newport This Week. 2014-07-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20180603234127/http://www.newportthisweek.com/news/2014-07-24/Around_Town/School_Committee_Seeks_Space_at_JFK.html. 2018-06-04. 2018-06-03.
3. News: Borg, Linda. Newport's newest school already bursting at the seams. Providence Journal. 2018-02-24. 2018-06-02.
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"