Best Middle Schools in Rhode Island

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 64)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
440072000155	51	Frank E. Thompson Middle	Public	5-8	55 Broadway	Newport	02840	Newport County	Newport	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 847-1493	546	60	9	76.7%	172 (31.5%)	63 (11.5%)	204 (37.4%)	12 (2.2%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	80 (14.7%)	$17,122			$791			$16,331	15.4	12.9	54	3
440000800493	52	Founders Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1 Social Street	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Beacon Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 671-6261	153	11	14.5	47.1%	65 (42.5%)	19 (12.4%)	52 (34.0%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.5%)	$10,049			$1,284			$8,766	15.1	14.5	52
440024000053	53	Hugh B. Bain Middle School	Public	6-8	135 Gansett Avenue	Cranston	02910	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 270-8010	561	51	10.9	67.7%	87 (15.5%)	33 (5.9%)	346 (61.7%)	65 (11.6%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	$16,500			$1,477			$15,023	14.7	14.4	53
440090000491	54	West Broadway Middle School	Public	5-8	29 Bainbridge Avenue	Providence	02909	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9102	480	33	14.5	89.8%	40 (8.3%)	43 (9.0%)	349 (72.7%)	29 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$16,785			$2,088			$14,697	14.6	9	61	7
440003100521	55	Highlander Secondary Charter S	Public, Charter	7-12	360 Market Street	Warren	02885	Bristol County	Highlander	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 247-3585	344	33	10.4	86.6%	28 (8.1%)	75 (21.8%)	215 (62.5%)	4 (1.2%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	$11,442			$1,470			$9,972	12.9	22	45	10
440114000313	56	John F. Deering Middle	Public	5-8	2 Webster Knight Drive	West Warwick	02893	Kent County	West Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 822-8445	1,069	91	11.7	57.3%	700 (65.5%)	56 (5.2%)	225 (21.0%)	23 (2.2%)	14 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	47 (4.4%)	$14,271			$430			$13,841	11.3	12.6	55	1
440084000197	57	Joseph Jenks Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Division Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6520	622	48	12.9	61.9%	147 (23.6%)	187 (30.1%)	233 (37.5%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.2%)	$12,328			$1,555			$10,773	10.7	11.8	57
440090000223	58	Gilbert Stuart Middle School	Public	6-8	188 Princeton Avenue	Providence	02907	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9340	683	55	12.5	87.1%	50 (7.3%)	92 (13.5%)	457 (66.9%)	45 (6.6%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.8%)	$14,730			$1,360			$13,369	10.3	8.2	64	6
440090000242	59	Roger Williams Middle	Public	6-8	278 Thurbers Avenue	Providence	02905	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9355	631	51	12.3	89.2%	34 (5.4%)	113 (17.9%)	417 (66.1%)	28 (4.4%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.8%)	$17,838			$2,286			$15,552	10.2			(n/a)
440001800478	60	Trinity Academy Performing Art	Public, Charter	7-12	275 Westminster Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 432-7881	205	21	9.7	84.9%	11 (5.4%)	36 (17.6%)	151 (73.7%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$11,502			$1,052			$10,450	10.1	16.3	51	9

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NGSA Science, RICAS English Language Arts, RICAS Mathematics test scores released by the Rhode Island Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 18, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Rhode Island Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Rhode Island Department of Education.
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