Melville’s public schools beat 65% of Rhode Island districts
The public schools Melville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 65% of Rhode Island’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Melville’s schools, in brief
Strong statewide, typical for its income level
Statewide, Melville’s schools beat 65% of districts. Compared with the 49 towns that have similar household incomes, that drops to 49%. Some of the strong showing reflects who lives here, so families moving from a similar town shouldn’t expect a big step up. How it compares ↓
Which school depends on your street
With four elementary, two middle and two high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. See the path ↓
Average results for less money
Melville spends 12% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Melville compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Rhode Island’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Rhode Island only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Melville (some depend on your address).
Two districts serve Melville
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Melville vs. its neighbors
Melville’s schools rank 2nd of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Rhode Island districts.
Every school in Melville
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Melville families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Melville
There’s no college in Melville, but 16 are within 30 miles. The closest is Salve Regina University in Newport, 6.1 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Melville. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 6 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Rhode Island. Stars are from neighbors.