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Howard Hathaway School

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Howard Hathaway School ranks 17 th of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Rhode Island Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Rhode Island elementary schools

Summary

Howard Hathaway School is a public elementary school in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, serving 401 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Portsmouth School District, which is ranked 5 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Howard Hathaway School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Rhode Island, receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, 58% of all students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the Portsmouth district average of 57.9%. In Mathematics, 67.1% of all students were proficient or better, significantly higher than the district average of 55.6%. The school's performance on RICAS tests has been consistently strong across all grade levels. Additionally, the school has demonstrated exceptional performance across various student subgroups, including male students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When compared to nearby schools, Howard Hathaway School stands out as a high-performing institution. For example, Melville School, another elementary school in the Portsmouth district, also ranks among the top schools in the state, with 71.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 65.5% in Mathematics in 2024-2025. Howard Hathaway School's consistent performance, even during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its commitment to equity and inclusive education, make it a standout institution in the region.

409

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,737

Per pupil spending ?

24%

Free/discounted lunch ?

53 Tallman Avenue
Portsmouth, RI 02871

(401) 683-0500

District: Portsmouth

Students who attend Howard Hathaway School usually attend:

Middle:	Portsmouth Middle School
High:	Portsmouth High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.7%

Hispanic:

9.5%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Rhode Island elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg57%

17^th of 166

Rhode Island public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Portsmouth

5^th of 60Portsmouth among Rhode Island districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	17 of 166	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	29 of 166	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	32 of 167	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	29 of 166	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	52 of 166	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	51 of 169	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	27 of 169	84.0%	★★★★☆
2017	59.2	72 of 168	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.2	68 of 170	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	80.2	30 of 169	82.2%	★★★★☆
2014	64.2	70 of 159	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	81.2	24 of 165	85.5%	★★★★☆
2012	85.6	16 of 165	90.3%	★★★★★
2011	81.5	30 of 165	81.8%	★★★★☆
2010	68.7	66 of 169	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.7	72 of 169	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	23 of 164	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	16 of 158	89.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	11 of 166	93.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	8 of 97	91.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	16 of 129	87.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%

English Language Arts58%

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Schools Near Howard Hathaway School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSA Science (2025)	RICAS English Language Arts (2025)				RICAS Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSA Science All Grades	RICAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	RICAS Mathematics 4th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 5th Grade	RICAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Howard Hathaway School	Public	K-4	53 Tallman Avenue	Portsmouth	02871	Newport County	Portsmouth	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 683-0500	409	30	13.6	24.0%	322 (78.7%)	4 (1.0%)	39 (9.5%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.8%)	89	17^th of 166 public elementary schools	89.8%		84.6	29^th of 166 public elementary schools	82.5%	12		51.3	64.9		58.0	60.0	74.4		67.1	$16,737	$1,254	$15,484
Fort Barton School	Public	K-4	99 Lawton Avenue	Tiverton	02878	Newport County	Tiverton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 624-6114	133	12	11.0	24.1%	117 (88.0%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (3.8%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	94.3	8^th of 166 public elementary schools	95.2%		94	8^th of 166 public elementary schools	95.2%			73.0	56.0		66.1	73.0	64.0		69.4	$22,862	$115	$22,748
Melville School	Public	PK, KG-4	1351 West Main Road	Portsmouth	02871	Newport County	Portsmouth	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 683-1650	316	26	12.1	15.8%	242 (76.6%)	6 (1.9%)	34 (10.8%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	94.9	7^th of 166 public elementary schools	95.8%		94.1	7^th of 166 public elementary schools	95.8%			71.9	71.2		71.6	66.7	64.4		65.5	$19,924	$1,935	$17,989
Colt Andrews School	Public	K-5	570-574 Hope Street	Bristol	02809	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 254-5987	307	22	13.9	48.2%	248 (80.8%)	3 (1.0%)	32 (10.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	77	38^th of 166 public elementary schools	77.1%		69.2	49^th of 166 public elementary schools	70.5%	11	40.9	54.2	51.2	56.8	54.1	41.7	57.1	43.2	47.0	$17,199	$1,538	$15,661
Ranger School	Public	PK, KG-4	278 North Brayton Road	Tiverton	02878	Newport County	Tiverton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 624-8467	212	15	14.1	26.9%	180 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.2%)	78.5	34^th of 166 public elementary schools	79.5%		75.5	42^nd of 166 public elementary schools	74.7%	8		63.0	43.9		54.0	82.6	36.6		60.9	$18,586	$84	$18,502
Guiteras School	Public	2-5	35 Washington Street	Bristol	02809	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 254-5932	123	13	9.4	40.7%	97 (78.9%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (12.2%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.5%)	61.9	58^th of 166 public elementary schools	65.1%		76.2	41^st of 166 public elementary schools	75.3%	17	32.3	60.0	51.9	30.0	47.1	46.7	37.0	32.3	38.6	$17,661	$832	$16,830
Pocasset School	Public	PK, KG-4	242 Main Road	Tiverton	02878	Newport County	Tiverton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 624-6654	210	13	16.1	42.4%	165 (78.6%)	4 (1.9%)	26 (12.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)	73.6	43^rd of 166 public elementary schools	74.1%		87.5	20^th of 166 public elementary schools	88.0%	23		36.0	51.1		45.7	72.0	45.5		55.1	$25,582	$1,752	$23,831
Rockwell School	Public	K-5	1225 Hope Street	Bristol	02809	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 254-5930	260	15	17.3	17.7%	229 (88.1%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	87.4	19^th of 166 public elementary schools	88.6%		91.6	14^th of 166 public elementary schools	91.6%	5	57.4	52.1	51.4	66.0	56.9	47.9	65.7	83.0	65.4	$14,054	$400	$13,654
Forest Avenue School	Public	K-3	315 Forest Avenue	Middletown	02842	Newport County	Middletown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 849-9434	304	25	12.1	35.9%	167 (54.9%)	26 (8.6%)	75 (24.7%)	12 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.2%)	71.1	48^th of 166 public elementary schools	71.1%		47.4	82^nd of 166 public elementary schools	50.6%	34		52.7				46.2				$17,809	$1,360	$16,449
Gaudet Learning Academy	Public	4-5	1113 Aquidneck Ave.	Middletown	02842	Newport County	Middletown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 846-6395	259	21	12.3	40.5%	153 (59.1%)	11 (4.2%)	59 (22.8%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.0%)								(n/a)	42.0		49.6	46.2	47.8		31.9	29.4	30.6	$16,178	$885	$15,293

Frequently Asked Questions about Howard Hathaway School

What district is Howard Hathaway School in?

Portsmouth

Is Howard Hathaway School a good school?

Howard Hathaway School ranks 17^th of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Howard Hathaway School attend?

Students who attend Howard Hathaway School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Portsmouth Middle School
High : Portsmouth High School

How many students attend Howard Hathaway School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Howard Hathaway School.

What is the racial makeup of Howard Hathaway School?

Students at Howard Hathaway School are 79% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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