Schools & Education
Naval Station Newport School Liaison Officer
1376 Bushnell Street
Newport, RI 02841
Phone 401-874-7126
Phone (DSN) 312-841-7216
Fax 401-841-7698
Fax (DSN) 312-841-7698
Mon – Fri 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Sat and Sun – closed
Holidays - closed
Public School
There are no Department of Defense Dependent Schools at Naval Station Newport.
Registration Requirements
You must communicate with the school registrar in the community where you reside to find specific information about registration procedures. You are expected to register your children for school immediately upon arrival.
For all communities you need the following:
A birth certificate must be presented on the day of registration for each child entering kindergarten or grade one. PLEASE NOTE: A child must be five years old on or before September 1. For kindergarten registration, state law requires that a child must have completed a state recognized or accredited kindergarten to be eligible for enrollment in first grade the following September.
Proof of Residency (rent receipt, utility bill, driver's license, letter from military housing office, etc.), Immunization records, records from the previous school including grades to the date of leaving if you are PCSing after the start of the school year.
Immunization Requirements
- DPT:5 Doses
- POLIO: 4 Doses
- MMR: Kindergarten-Grade 5: 2 Doses
- LEAD SCREENING: Kindergarten only
- HEPATITIS B: K & GR. 1:3 Doses
- VARICELLA (CHICKEN POX): K & GR.1: 1 Dose or Physician's evidence of disease PHYSICAL EXAM: Required 12 months before to 6 months after school entry
Rhode Island is one of 39 states who have signed the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children into law. Please refer to the Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission website: www.mic3.net for information about how the Compact will assist you and your children with school transition.
Newport County Schools
There are 6 school Districts in Newport County:
- Newport School District
- Middletown School District
- Portsmouth School District
- Jamestown School District
- Tiverton School District
- Little Compton School District
They are located in Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, Tiverton, Little Compton, and Jamestown. Middletown, Newport and Portsmouth have their own high schools. Little Compton high school students attend Portsmouth High School and Jamestown high school students attend North Kingstown High School. All public schools are fully accredited and bus transportation and meals are available in each community. Middletown has two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. Newport has four elementary schools on middle school and one high school.
Portsmouth has two elementary schools one middle school and one high school. Tiverton has three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. Jamestown has one elementary school and one middle school. Little Compton has one K-8 community school. Newport County Regional Special Education Services provides support and instruction to Middletown, Portsmouth, Tiverton and Little Compton schools. Jamestown and Newport provide special education services administered within their individual school district.
Private Schools
Rhode Island Private Schools information is accessible through the RIDOE website.
Home Schooling
Families who are homeschooling must provide a letter of intent to the Superintendent in the community which they reside. Please contact his/her office immediately upon your arrival.
EFMP issues should be referred to the Case Manager at the EFMP Program.
School Liaison Officer
You can get detailed information about each school system at the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (RIDOE) website. Additionally, you can find information and links to all Newport County Public Schools at the School Liaison Officer Webpages.
If you have any questions about schools or educational issues please contact the NAVSTA Newport School Liaison Officer (SLO) at 401-841-7126.
Adult Education
The Aquidneck Island Adult Learning Center, located in Newport is open to all Newport County communities.
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