Middle Schools in Newport

There is only one middle school located in Newport, Rhode Island - Frank E. Thompson Middle School. This school serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Newport school district. Based on the available data, Frank E. Thompson Middle School is a low-performing school, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Rhode Island middle schools over the past few years and receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Frank E. Thompson Middle School's performance is significantly below the state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 13.3% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the Newport district average of 14.7% and the Rhode Island average of 29.7%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was even lower at 9.6%, compared to the Newport district average of 13.6% and the Rhode Island average of 30.1%. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with 76.74% of students qualifying for this program in the 2022-2023 school year.

Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student ($17,122 in the 2020-2021 school year) and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9:1 in the 2022-2023 school year, the academic performance remains significantly below the state and district averages. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to the school's persistent challenges in improving student learning and achievement.