PORTSMOUTH -Opening day for Portsmouth schools is on August 27, 2025, for grades K, 5, new students, and grade 9. All students report on August 28, 2025.
The opening and closing of all Portsmouth public schools are as follows:
Portsmouth High School - 7:25 a.m. to 1:55 p.m.
Portsmouth Middle School – 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Melville Elementary School - 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Hathaway Elementary School - 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
All bus arrival times are approximate and routes/times are subject to change. Parents are advised to have their students at the bus stop at least 10 minutes before the stated arrival time.
All kindergarten students should board regularly scheduled school buses.
All students attending the Newport Area Career & Technical Center will be picked up with the Portsmouth High School routes and transferred at the Portsmouth High School to a designated shuttle bus.
The bus company will notify students with disabilities who cannot ride regular buses of their scheduled pickup time.
Any questions concerning bus stops or scheduled runs should be directed to Deborah Sousa or Donna Medeiros at First Student at 401-683-5130.
More information can be obtained by calling the school in which your child is enrolled:
Hathaway Elementary School 401-683-0500
Melville Elementary School 401-683-1650
Portsmouth Middle School 401-849-3700
Portsmouth High School 401-683-2124
For additional information, go to https://www.portsmouthschoolsri.org/page/transportation