Summary:
Burrillville Middle School is a public middle school located in Harrisville, Rhode Island, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 486 students. The school is part of the Burrillville School District, which is ranked 29 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Burrillville Middle School has consistently ranked in the lower half of Rhode Island middle schools, with its performance on RICAS tests below the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 22.4% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 25.4%, and only 12.3% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 23%. However, the school's performance in Science, as measured by the NGSA, is slightly better, with 40.3% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the district average of 31.7%. The school's relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, combined with its higher per-student spending, suggests that it may be serving a more economically disadvantaged population compared to some of the nearby higher-performing schools, such as Scituate Middle School, North Cumberland Middle, and Lincoln Middle School, which all have higher RICAS proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics.
In contrast, North Smithfield Middle School, located just 4.35 miles away, is a particularly strong performer, with over 50% of students proficient or better in both ELA and Mathematics, and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The Woonsocket middle schools, which are located within 6-7 miles of Burrillville Middle School, have significantly lower academic performance, with proficiency rates in the single digits for both ELA and Mathematics. The school's low student-teacher ratio could be an asset, potentially allowing for more individualized attention and support for students, but addressing the underlying factors contributing to the school's lower academic achievement, such as socioeconomic challenges, could be an area of focus for the Burrillville School District and school leadership.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Burrillville
SchoolDigger Rank:
37th of 64 Rhode Island Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,091
Students who attend Burrillville Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Burrillville Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.9
Number of students: 486
Racial breakdown:
White:
89.1%
Hispanic:
5.8%
Two or more races:
2.3%
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African American:
2.1%
Asian:
0.6%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 37.4%
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