Fort Barton School
Public · Grades K–4 · 133 students
Howard Hathaway School
53 Tallman Avenue, Portsmouth, RI 02871
Grades
K–4
Elementary
Students
409
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Portsmouth
Newport County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 165 Rhode Island elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Rhode Island elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Howard Hathaway School
Howard Hathaway School is a public elementary school in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, serving grades K–4. It is part of Portsmouth. The school is located in a large suburb in Newport County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 409 students were enrolled, with about 13.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Rhode Island elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 165 Rhode Island elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–4
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–4
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 409 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Portsmouth
- County
- Newport County
- NCES school ID
- 440087000204
Schools near Howard Hathaway School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.