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Hugh B. Bain Middle School

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Hugh B. Bain Middle School ranks 49 th of 66 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

49^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 66 Rhode Island Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Rhode Island middle schools

Summary

Hugh B. Bain Middle School is a public middle school in Cranston, Rhode Island, serving 536 students in grades 6-8. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Rhode Island middle schools over the past decade.

Academic performance at Hugh B. Bain Middle School is a major concern, with only 16.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 14.4% proficient or better in Mathematics, far below the Cranston district and statewide averages. The school's subgroup performance is also concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of schools for most student subgroups. Additionally, the school's performance has declined over time, with proficiency rates decreasing from 2020-2021 to 2024-2025.

Interestingly, the nearby Park View Middle School and Western Hills Middle School, both part of the Cranston district, significantly outperform Hugh B. Bain Middle School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. These schools also have lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may play a role in the academic performance of Hugh B. Bain Middle School.

527

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,322

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

135 Gansett Avenue
Cranston, RI 02910

(401) 270-8010

District: Cranston

Students who attend Hugh B. Bain Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cranston High School East

Feeder schools for Hugh B. Bain Middle School:

Elementary:	Arlington School
	Gladstone Street School
	Stadium School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.8%

White:

14.2%

Asian:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2018 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2025) from a 9th-percentile low (2018)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Cranston's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg29%

49^th of 66

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Cranston

31^st of 60Cranston among Rhode Island districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	49 of 66	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	53 of 64	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	53 of 64	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	53 of 60	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	51 of 62	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	48 of 61	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	48 of 53	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.9	43 of 57	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.7	38 of 59	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.3	33 of 59	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.2	32 of 49	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.5	33 of 48	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.0	28 of 48	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.6	28 of 49	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.2	30 of 54	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.1	36 of 53	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	20 of 36	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	49 of 66	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	42 of 59	28.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	46 of 62	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	50 of 64	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	32 of 36	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	43 of 52	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)44th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)7th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%

Mathematics14%

Science12%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSA Science (2025)	RICAS English Language Arts (2025)					RICAS Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSA Science All Grades	RICAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 5th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 6th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 7th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 8th Grade	RICAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hugh B. Bain Middle School	Public	6-8	135 Gansett Avenue	Cranston	02910	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 270-8010	527	50	10.5	88.2%	75 (14.2%)	31 (5.9%)	331 (62.8%)	53 (10.1%)	13 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.6%)	18.1	49^th of 66 public middle schools	25.8%		14.7	53^rd of 64 public middle schools	17.2%	4	12.0		13.5	15.4	19.0	16.1		23.2	12.0	8.9	14.4	$19,322	$1,844	$17,478
AF Iluminar Mayoral Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	85 Garfield Avenue	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Achievement First Rhode Island	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 347-1118	406	20	20.3	80.8%	13 (3.2%)	82 (20.2%)	288 (70.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.9%)	39.1	35^th of 66 public middle schools	47.0%		35.2	36^th of 64 public middle schools	43.8%	1	27.4	26.0	44.0	32.7	28.6	32.8	17.0	22.2	18.4	13.2	17.6	$16,567	$856	$15,711
Western Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Phenix Avenue	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8030	727	52	13.9	47.3%	401 (55.2%)	31 (4.3%)	172 (23.7%)	60 (8.3%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.3%)	48.5	29^th of 66 public middle schools	56.1%		49.3	29^th of 64 public middle schools	54.7%		25.4		34.5	37.9	34.9	35.8		42.1	20.6	24.4	29.0	$17,415	$493	$16,922
Park View Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Park View Boulevard	Cranston	02910	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8090	711	58	12.2	65.8%	247 (34.7%)	45 (6.3%)	280 (39.4%)	75 (10.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	57 (8.0%)	35.7	37^th of 66 public middle schools	43.9%		43.4	32^nd of 64 public middle schools	50.0%	5	25.5		31.8	34.1	32.5	32.8		19.4	18.7	13.2	17.1	$17,089	$731	$16,358
AF Providence Mayoral Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	370 Hartford Avenue	Providence	02909	Providence County	Achievement First Rhode Island	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 347-1120	405	29	13.9	85.9%	16 (4.0%)	79 (19.5%)	294 (72.6%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	42.5	31^st of 66 public middle schools	53.0%		27.6	41^st of 64 public middle schools	35.9%	10	20.7	24.5	22.5	37.6	36.5	30.4	21.4	30.4	26.7	32.7	27.9	$14,787	$1,278	$13,509
Providence Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	5-8	155 Harrison Street	Providence	02907	Providence County	Providence Preparatory Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 400-2748	244	1	225.0	99.6%	14 (5.7%)	66 (27.0%)	154 (63.1%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16.1	52^nd of 66 public middle schools	21.2%		23.4	43^rd of 64 public middle schools	32.8%	9	8.7	9.6	27.1	10.9	15.9	16.5	13.5	8.7	9.5	12.7	10.9	$22,278	$3,101	$19,177
Paul Cuffee Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	30 Barton Street	Providence	02909	Providence County	Paul Cuffee Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 453-2711	189	13	14.5	89.9%	4 (2.1%)	28 (14.8%)	143 (75.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	21.4	48^th of 66 public middle schools	27.3%		16.9	50^th of 64 public middle schools	21.9%	2	15.2		18.2	12.5	18.5	16.4		18.2	14.1	22.7	18.4	$19,684	$3,297	$16,386
Roger Williams Middle	Public	6-8	278 Thurbers Avenue	Providence	02905	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9355	786	54	14.5	89.8%	40 (5.1%)	140 (17.8%)	546 (69.5%)	18 (2.3%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.7%)	9.2	65^th of 66 public middle schools	1.5%		10.2	59^th of 64 public middle schools	7.8%	6	5.4		8.7	7.7	9.9	8.7				6.8		$20,685	$3,151	$17,533
West Broadway Middle School	Public	5-8	29 Bainbridge Avenue	Providence	02909	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9102	516	33	15.6	89.5%	32 (6.2%)	47 (9.1%)	402 (77.9%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	16.1	51^st of 66 public middle schools	22.7%		14.6	54^th of 64 public middle schools	15.6%	3	12.0	16.7	20.2	9.8	16.8	15.8	9.7	22.0	6.7	6.5	11.1	$19,990	$3,176	$16,814
Governor Christopher DelSesto	Public	6-8	152 Springfield Street	Providence	02909	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 278-0557	818	48	17.0	87.8%	51 (6.2%)	91 (11.1%)	600 (73.3%)	30 (3.7%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	31 (3.8%)	8.7	66^th of 66 public middle schools	0.0%					(n/a)			11.0		7.5	7.4		6.5				$21,164	$3,398	$17,766

Frequently Asked Questions about Hugh B. Bain Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Hugh B. Bain Middle School?

Students at Hugh B. Bain Middle School are 63% Hispanic, 14% White, 10% Asian, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Hugh B. Bain Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Hugh B. Bain Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Hugh B. Bain Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hugh B. Bain Middle School usually go on to attend Cranston High School East

What district is Hugh B. Bain Middle School in?

Cranston

Is Hugh B. Bain Middle School a good school?

Hugh B. Bain Middle School ranks 49^th of 66 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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