Best Middle Schools in Rhode Island

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NGSA and RICAS test scores by the Rhode Island Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, October 18, 2024.

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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)
440102000210	11	Broad Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	351 Broad Rock Road	Wakefield	02879	Washington County	South Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 360-1800	362	33	10.9	18.5%	294 (81.2%)	7 (1.9%)	19 (5.2%)	8 (2.2%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	$19,352			$367			$18,984	80.9			(n/a)
440099000260	12	Vincent J. Gallagher Middle	Public	6-8	10 Indian Run Trail	Smithfield	02917	Providence County	Smithfield	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 949-2056	537	44	12.2	14.7%	449 (83.6%)	9 (1.7%)	54 (10.1%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$14,405			$258			$14,147	80	73.9	16	4
440015000386	13	Chariho Regional Middle School	Public	5-8	455B Switch Road	Wood River Junction	02894	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 364-0651	845	70	12	22.8%	762 (90.2%)	6 (0.7%)	22 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.4%)	$14,721			$752			$13,969	74.6	70.4	20	7
440066000396	14	Narragansett Pier School	Public	5-8	235 South Pier Road	Narragansett	02882	Washington County	Narragansett	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 792-9430	297	23	13	16.8%	265 (89.2%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$22,074			$1,204			$20,870	74.6	81.6	12	2
440006500282	15	Kickemuit Middle School	Public	6-8	525 Child Street	Warren	02885	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 245-2010	650	55	11.8	32.9%	544 (83.7%)	10 (1.5%)	45 (6.9%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	$16,342			$725			$15,617	73.7	77	13	2
440036000390	16	Exeter-West Greenwich Reg. Junior	Public	7-8	930 Nooseneck Hill Road	West Greenwich	02817	Kent County	Exeter-West Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 397-6897	238	21	11	16.0%	215 (90.3%)	6 (2.5%)	10 (4.2%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$19,261			$1,476			$17,785	73.5	83.2	11	5
440057000062	17	Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	152 Jenckes Hill Road	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Lincoln	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 721-3400	778	51	15.3	28.7%	583 (74.9%)	40 (5.1%)	94 (12.1%)	22 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	34 (4.4%)	$14,012			$268			$13,744	71.2	74.1	15	2
440024000504	18	Hope Highlands Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Hope Road	Cranston	02921	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8148	357	29	12.1	9.8%	283 (79.3%)	9 (2.5%)	30 (8.4%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.9%)	$15,867			$174			$15,692	68.5	76.3	14	4
440096000036	19	Scituate Middle School	Public	6-8	94 Trimtown Road	North Scituate	02857	Providence County	Scituate	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 647-4123	265	21	12.4	14.7%	244 (92.1%)	3 (1.1%)	11 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$14,681			$298			$14,383	68.4	59.9	25	6
440042000117	20	Ponaganset Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Rustic Hill Road	North Scituate	02857	Providence County	Foster-Glocester	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 710-7500	426	37	11.3	16.7%	397 (93.2%)	5 (1.2%)	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$18,644			$811			$17,833	68.3	70.7	19	1

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About our rankings:

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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education