Roger Williams Middle is a public middle school in Providence, Rhode Island, serving 631 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Providence School District, which is ranked 48 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Roger Williams Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom tier of Rhode Island middle schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school significantly underperforms the Providence district and the state of Rhode Island in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, with only 8.5% of all grades proficient or better in ELA in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 86.67% to 89.56% over the past three school years, indicating a high concentration of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
When comparing Roger Williams Middle to other nearby middle schools in the Providence district, such as West Broadway Middle School and Gilbert Stuart Middle School, the performance gap is evident, with these schools also struggling academically. However, the data also shows that Achievement First and Providence Preparatory Charter schools in the area generally outperform the traditional public middle schools, highlighting the potential impact of alternative educational models.
Students at Roger Williams Middle are 61% Hispanic, 18% African American, 6% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Not Specified, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.
Roger Williams Middle ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Rhode Island middle schools.
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Students who attend Roger Williams Middle usually go on to attend Central High School
In the 2023-24 school year, 651 students attended Roger Williams Middle.