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ZIP 02842 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 02842

K-12 nearby
29
Public
23
Private
6
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 02842 (Newport East, RI) is associated with Middletown School District (LEA 4400630) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.

Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 29 K-12 schools (23 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.

The nearest college/university on US5 is IYRS School of Technology & Trades about 3.2 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Middletown School District
LEA ID
4400630
Private school share (ACS)
0.7%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • IYRS School of Technology & Trades3.2 miles (5.1 km)2yr-private
  • Salve Regina University3.4 miles (5.5 km)4yr-private
  • Roger Williams University9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-private
  • Roger Williams University School of Law9.3 miles (14.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of Rhode Island13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-public
  • New England Institute of Technology15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-public
  • Bristol Community College16.3 miles (26.3 km)2yr-public
  • Community College of Rhode Island17.1 miles (27.5 km)2yr-public
  • College Unbound21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Providence22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Online22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Brown University22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-private
  • Rhode Island School of Design22.4 miles (36.1 km)4yr-private
  • Providence College23.9 miles (38.5 km)4yr-private
  • Rhode Island College24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-public
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln30.9 miles (49.6 km)2yr-private
  • Bryant University30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
  • Wheaton College (Massachusetts)31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
  • Bridgewater State University36.0 miles (58.0 km)4yr-public
  • Massachusetts Maritime Academy37.1 miles (59.7 km)4yr-public
  • Stonehill College38.8 miles (62.4 km)4yr-private
  • Dean College39.7 miles (63.9 km)4yr-private
  • Massasoit Community College41.3 miles (66.4 km)2yr-public
  • Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing42.1 miles (67.7 km)2yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Avery Point43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-public
  • United States Coast Guard Academy43.8 miles (70.4 km)4yr-public
  • Connecticut College44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-private
  • Mitchell College44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-private
  • FINE Mortuary College46.1 miles (74.2 km)2yr-private
  • Nichols College49.5 miles (79.7 km)4yr-private
  • Cape Cod Community College50.1 miles (80.6 km)2yr-public
  • Curry College50.5 miles (81.2 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern Connecticut State University50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-public
  • Boston Baptist College51.6 miles (83.1 km)4yr-private
  • Laboure College of Healthcare52.6 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
  • Quincy College52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-public
  • Wellesley College53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin W Olin College of Engineering53.6 miles (86.3 km)4yr-private
  • William James College53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern Nazarene College53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
  • Babson College53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut54.1 miles (87.0 km)4yr-public
  • Framingham State University54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-public
  • Massachusetts Bay Community College54.9 miles (88.4 km)2yr-public
  • Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology55.8 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Boston56.3 miles (90.7 km)4yr-public
  • Hebrew College56.6 miles (91.0 km)4yr-private
  • College of the Holy Cross56.7 miles (91.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pope St John XXIII National Seminary56.8 miles (91.4 km)4yr-private
  • Boston College56.8 miles (91.5 km)4yr-private
  • Roxbury Community College56.9 miles (91.5 km)2yr-public
  • Lasell University57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
  • Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc57.2 miles (92.1 km)4yr-private
  • MCPHS University57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
  • Massachusetts College of Art and Design57.3 miles (92.3 km)4yr-public
  • Wentworth Institute of Technology57.4 miles (92.3 km)4yr-private
  • Saint John's Seminary57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
  • Simmons University57.5 miles (92.5 km)4yr-private
  • Emmanuel College57.6 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
  • Regis College57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-private
  • Northeastern University Professional Programs57.6 miles (92.8 km)4yr-private
  • Northeastern University57.6 miles (92.8 km)4yr-private
  • The New England Conservatory of Music57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-private
  • Clark University57.9 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
  • Berklee College of Music58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School58.1 miles (93.6 km)4yr-public
  • Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology58.2 miles (93.7 km)4yr-private
  • Boston University58.3 miles (93.7 km)4yr-private
  • Boston Architectural College58.3 miles (93.7 km)4yr-private
  • New England College of Optometry58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
  • New England Law-Boston58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
  • Brandeis University58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
  • Emerson College58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-private
  • Urban College of Boston58.8 miles (94.5 km)2yr-private
  • Fisher College58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-private
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
  • Suffolk University59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Central Office59.2 miles (95.2 km)4yr-public
  • Sattler College59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
  • Worcester State University59.4 miles (95.6 km)4yr-public
  • North Bennet Street School59.5 miles (95.8 km)2yr-private
  • Harvard University59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-private
  • Hult International Business School59.9 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
  • Longy School of Music of Bard College60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
  • Bentley University60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lesley University60.2 miles (96.8 km)4yr-private
  • Bunker Hill Community College60.2 miles (96.9 km)2yr-public
  • MGH Institute of Health Professions60.4 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
  • Cambridge College60.6 miles (97.5 km)4yr-private
  • Assumption University60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-private
  • Quinsigamond Community College61.1 miles (98.3 km)2yr-public
  • Tufts University62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing63.3 miles (101.9 km)2yr-private
  • Anna Maria College65.1 miles (104.8 km)4yr-private
  • National Aviation Academy of New England65.5 miles (105.4 km)2yr-private
  • Middlesex Community College69.6 miles (111.9 km)2yr-public
  • Salem State University71.0 miles (114.2 km)4yr-public
  • Holy Apostles College and Seminary71.1 miles (114.4 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

Grades
Gaudet Learning Academypublic——0.1 miles (0.2 km)
Gaudet Middle Schoolpublic——0.1 miles (0.2 km)
Middletown High Schoolpublic——0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Forest Avenue Schoolpublic——0.7 miles (1.2 km)
ALL SAINTS ACADEMYprivate——0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Aquidneck Schoolpublic——1.5 miles (2.3 km)
Claiborne Pell Elementarypublic——1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Frank E. Thompson Middlepublic——2.5 miles (4.0 km)
ST MICHAELS COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLprivate——2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Portsmouth Middle Schoolpublic——2.6 miles (4.2 km)
THE PENNFIELD SCHOOLprivate——2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Rogers High Schoolpublic——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Newport Area Career Tech Ctrpublic——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Melville Schoolpublic——4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Jamestown School-Lawnpublic——5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Wilbur and McMahon Schoolspublic——5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Jamestown School-Melrosepublic——5.4 miles (8.7 km)
ST PHILOMENA SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEARTprivate——5.6 miles (9.0 km)
PORTSMOUTH ABBEY SCHOOLprivate——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Portsmouth High Schoolpublic——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Howard Hathaway Schoolpublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Fort Barton Schoolpublic——8.2 miles (13.2 km)
QUEST MONTESSORI SCHOOLprivate——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Hamilton Schoolpublic——8.7 miles (13.9 km)
North Kingstown Sr. Highpublic——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Tiverton High Schoolpublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Tiverton Middle Schoolpublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Ranger Schoolpublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Fishing Cove El. Schoolpublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 02842

What school district is ZIP code 02842 in?
ZIP 02842 (Newport East, RI) maps to Middletown School District (LEA ID 4400630) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 02842?
US5 lists 29 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 23 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 02842 attend private school?
About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 02842 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher48.6%
High school24.3%
Less than HS4.5%
School districtMiddletown School District