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)
440063000144	21	Gaudet Middle School	Public	6-8	1113 Aquidneck Avenue	Middletown	02842	Newport County	Middletown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 846-6395	457	38	12	33.7%	287 (62.8%)	31 (6.8%)	67 (14.7%)	24 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (9.8%)	$16,301			$1,016			$15,285	64.9	54.5	27	6
440105000275	22	Tiverton Middle School	Public	5-8	10 Quintal Drive	Tiverton	02878	Newport County	Tiverton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 624-6668	488	45	10.8	31.1%	424 (86.9%)	7 (1.4%)	27 (5.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.1%)	$17,021			$239			$16,782	64.7	68.1	21	1
440069000149	23	Block Island School	Public, Alternative	1-12	Block Island School	Block Island	02807	Washington County	New Shoreham	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 466-5600	125	22	5.6	19.2%	89 (71.2%)	1 (0.8%)	32 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$28,849			$534			$28,315	64.6	71.1	18	5
440021000465	24	Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School of Cov	Public	6-8	15 Foster Drive	Coventry	02816	Kent County	Coventry	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 822-9426	974	84	11.5	30.3%	844 (86.7%)	15 (1.5%)	67 (6.9%)	21 (2.2%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	$14,264			$1,242			$13,023	62.3	54.1	28	4
440078000173	25	Birchwood Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Birchwood Drive	North Providence	02904	Providence County	North Providence	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 233-1120	365	31	11.7	43.6%	173 (47.4%)	53 (14.5%)	90 (24.7%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	$14,093			$441			$13,653	58.6	62.3	22	3
440117000319	26	Westerly Middle School	Public	5-8	10 Sandy Hill Road	Westerly	02891	Washington County	Westerly	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 315-1601	649	59	11	36.1%	507 (78.1%)	4 (0.6%)	69 (10.6%)	16 (2.5%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.8%)	$17,833			$631			$17,202	57.2	58.7	26
440001500475	27	Blackstone Valley Prep Junior High	Public, Charter	7-8	909 Lonsdale	Central Falls	02863	Providence County	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 331-3533	326	29	11.2	71.8%	48 (14.7%)	71 (21.8%)	199 (61.0%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,501			$1,230			$12,271	55.6	54	29	2
440027000078	28	Joseph L. McCourt Middle School	Public	6-8	45 Highland Avenue	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Cumberland	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 725-2092	461	38	12.1	34.9%	298 (64.6%)	27 (5.9%)	108 (23.4%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$14,962			$709			$14,253	52.8	60.3	24	4
440024000067	29	Western Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Phenix Avenue	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8030	700	57	12.2	35.4%	395 (56.4%)	33 (4.7%)	169 (24.1%)	55 (7.9%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.6%)	$15,457			$357			$15,100	49.3	48.3	31	2
440111000311	30	Winman Middle School	Public	6-8	575 Centerville Road	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 734-3375	715	64	11.1	34.5%	529 (74.0%)	23 (3.2%)	91 (12.7%)	27 (3.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.6%)	$17,209			$605			$16,604	45.3	35	37	7

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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