The administrative offices of the Bristol Warren regional school district is located across the street from the Bristol Town Common in the former Oliver School building. The offices of Superintendent Melinda Thies and Assistant Superintendent Mario Andrade are located on the first floor of the building.
Departments within the building include human resources, payroll, finance, accounts payable/ receivable, curriculum, reading and people personnel services.
Since the tiny shingled Oliphant School house was first erected in 1882, the busy corner of Oliphant Lane and West Main Road has long upheld the tradition of seeking high standards for public education in the Town of Middletown.
Today the Middletown Public School district sits adjacent to the historic schoolhouse, inhabiting the former Oliphant Elementary School next door along with the Newport County Regional Special Education Program.
With a budget of roughly $35 million, the Middletown Public School district serves just under 2,500 students and demonstrates a 95 percent graduation rate from Middletown High School.
The Middletown Public Schools District is managed by a Superintendent while local governance is overseen by the Middletown Public Schools School Committee.
The district includes 4 schools: Middletown High School, a comprehensive 9 - 12 high school; J.H. Gaudet Middle School, a 5 - 8 middle school comprised of 2 teams per grade level; The Learning Academy located at Gaudet School, which serves Grade 4; And Aquidneck and Forest Ave elementary schools that house Grades Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 3.
In total, the district has approximately 200 teachers and 60 clerks, custodians and teacher assistants.
Food services are provided by Chartwells, 0ffering a comprehensive nutritional approach to the health and well-being of the students.
For more information about the Middletown Public School district, visit http://www.mpsri.net/
Local school report cards are available at: http://www.mpsri.net/page.cfm?p=1489
School Committee meeting schedules are available at: http://www.mpsri.net/page.cfm?p=883
District email: [email protected]
Formerly Bristol High School, Mount Hope High School was integrated into the Bristol Warren Regional School District in 1993. For the 2010 academic year the school has 1075 students, grades 9 through 12.
MHHS is NEASC accredited and has been named one of America's best high schools by the US News and World Report. At Mt. Hope, students are given the opportunity to participate in an array of clubs, organizations and sports.
Mount Hope High School has also recently implemented an extended day program to help students that had been struggling to graduate. The new program allows students to receive additional help after school to complete work, aiding them to graduate on time.
