St. Philomena School of the Sacred Heart
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 376 students 11.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private elementary schools in Portsmouth, RI
22 in Portsmouth or within 12 miles. Private schools that teach any grade from kindergarten through 5, going by the grade span each school gave the federal survey.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
The Pennfield School
3 mi Grades PreK-8 127 students Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 89 students 8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
All Saints Academy
5 mi Grades PreK-8 117 students 10.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 187 students 3.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 252 students 4.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 97% to 4-year college
St. Kevin School
10 mi Grades PreK-8 201 students 16.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Our Lady of Mercy School
10 mi Grades PreK-8 222 students 13.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 222 students 13.5 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Eleanor Briggs School
11 mi Grades 1-11 29 students 4.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional K Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-3 45 students 10 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
St. Luke's School
11 mi Grades PreK-8 137 students 6.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
St. Rose of Lima School
11 mi Grades PreK-8 193 students 7.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades K-12 158 students 8.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Red Brick Nursery School
11 mi Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Quest Montessori School
12 mi Grades PreK-8 66 students 7.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
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Rhode Island Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Organizations Tax-credit scholarship
About $3,245 on average (2024) Each scholarship organization sets the amount. The average is from EdChoice.
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