The North Smithfield School District is a

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in the Primrose section of

North Smithfield North Smithfield is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, settled as a farming community in 1666 and incorporated into its present form in 1871. North Smithfield includes the historic villages of Forestdale, Primrose, Waterfo ...

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. It operates two

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s, a

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, and a

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History

During the

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, one of North Smithfield's first recorded schools was founded in the home of Elisha Thornton near modern-day

Slatersville Slatersville is a village on the Branch River in the town of North Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States. It includes the Slatersville Historic District, a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The historic distr ...

. In the 1800s many local students attended the private Bushee Academy (Smithfield Union Village Academy) in Union Village. The first school building located near the present school in Primrose, Rhode Island was known as the "Andrews School," originally a one-room wooden school house, first constructed in 1838. The wooden building was replaced by a larger brick building in the early twentieth century, which currently serves as the North Smithfield school superintendent's office, adjacent to the high school and middle school.Walter Nebiker, ''The History of North Smithfield'' Somersworth, NH: New England History Press, (1976), 133-134 Prior to the completion of the 1989 school, North Smithfield students attended Kendall Dean School and

Dr. Harry L. Halliwell School Dr. Harry L. Halliwell School is an elementary school in the Slatersville village of North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (in Providence County). History The Halliwell School was constructed in 1957 on the grounds of a former sheep farm and was nam ...

and temporarily St. Paul Street School in the late 1980s. In 2019 a large new addition to NSES was completed for additional students from the Halliwell School which closed that year.

Facilities

Elementary school

North Smithfield Elementary School which was built in 1989 (with a large addition built in 2019) and now is used for grades preschool-third grade.

Middle school

North Smithfield Middle School was built for the 2008–2009 school year which now holds grades six through eight. Prior to its completion, North Smithfield students attended North Smithfield Junior-Senior High School held within the current high school building.

High school

North Smithfield High School North Smithfield High School (known previously as North Smithfield Junior-Senior High School) is a high school in the Primrose section of North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (in Providence County). It is the only public high school in the town an ...

is the only public high school in the town and was ranked fifth out of 51 public high schools in Rhode Island in 2016.

Closed

The Kendall Dean School was built in 1936, but is no longer used as a school, as is the

, which was built in 1957 and closed in 2019.Lauren Clem, "Halliwell School closing after 62 years," ''Valley Breeze,'' 6/12/2019

Gallery

File:Kendall Dean School building and Town Hall in Slatersville in North Smithfield RI USA.jpg, Former Kendall Dean School North Smithfield Elementary School 2017.jpg,

North Smithfield Elementary School The North Smithfield School District is a school district in the Primrose section of North Smithfield, Rhode Island. It operates two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. History During the American Revolution, one of North ...

North Smithfield Middle School 2017 Rhode Island.jpg,

North Smithfield Middle School The North Smithfield School District is a school district in the Primrose section of North Smithfield, Rhode Island. It operates two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. History During the American Revolution, one of North ...

North Smithfield High School 2017 Rhode Island.jpg,

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:North Smithfield School District School districts in Rhode Island Education in Providence County, Rhode Island North Smithfield, Rhode Island School districts established in 1936 1936 establishments in Rhode Island