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Riverside Middle School

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Riverside Middle School ranks 41 st of 66 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

41^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 66 Rhode Island Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Rhode Island middle schools

Summary

Riverside Middle School is a public middle school located in Riverside, Rhode Island, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 548 students. The school is part of the East Providence School District, which is ranked 26 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverside Middle School faces several academic challenges, with proficiency rates in RICAS English Language Arts and Mathematics consistently lower than the East Providence district and the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rate in RICAS ELA was 22.4%, compared to 30.3% for the district, and in RICAS Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 22.7%, compared to 32.1% for the district. The school's performance in NGSA Science is also below the district average, with a 22.2% proficiency rate in 2024-2025 compared to 26.1% for East Providence.

However, the school's increased spending per student, from $15,578 in 2019-2020 to $19,585 in 2022-2023, and its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.7 to 11.4 over the past few years, suggest that it may have the resources to address these issues and improve student outcomes over time. Interestingly, Riverside Middle School's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby Edward Martin Middle School, which is also part of the East Providence district, but better than some of the Providence-based middle schools, such as West Broadway Middle School and Roger Williams Middle.

549

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,902

Per pupil spending ?

57.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

179 Forbes Street
Riverside, RI 02915

(401) 433-6230

District: East Providence

Students who attend Riverside Middle School usually attend:

High:

East Providence High

Feeder schools for Riverside Middle School:

Elementary:	Agnes B. Hennessey School
	Silver Spring School
	Waddington School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.2%

Hispanic:

16.4%

Two or more races:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg30%

41^st of 66

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the East Providence

26^th of 60East Providence 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	30.6	41 of 66	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	40 of 64	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	41 of 64	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	38 of 60	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	32 of 62	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	34 of 61	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	27 of 53	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.2	36 of 57	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.8	41 of 59	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.8	39 of 59	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.8	33 of 49	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.5	36 of 48	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.9	27 of 48	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.4	26 of 49	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.2	26 of 54	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.1	25 of 53	52.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	23 of 36	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	43 of 66	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	33 of 59	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	43 of 62	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	41 of 64	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	18 of 32	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	33 of 36	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	40 of 52	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics23%

English Language Arts22%

Science22%

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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
Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	179 Forbes Street	Riverside	02915	Providence County	East Providence	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 433-6230	549	50	10.9	57.9%	336 (61.2%)	51 (9.3%)	90 (16.4%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.6%)	30.6	41^st of 66 public middle schools	37.9%		31	40^th of 64 public middle schools	37.5%	1	22.2		20.0	17.9	29.2	22.4		24.0	18.8	25.3	22.7	$20,902	$876	$20,026
Edward Martin Middle	Public	6-8	111 Brown Street	East Providence	02914	Providence County	East Providence	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 435-7819	564	48	11.7	55.0%	305 (54.1%)	77 (13.7%)	102 (18.1%)	8 (1.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.7%)	39.5	34^th of 66 public middle schools	48.5%		41.5	34^th of 64 public middle schools	46.9%		29.0		30.8	29.0	26.3	28.5		33.1	26.2	15.0	24.1	$17,979	$653	$17,327
Barrington Middle School	Public	6-8	261 Middle Highway	Barrington	02806	Bristol County	Barrington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 247-3160	763	62	12.3	11.9%	588 (77.1%)	15 (2.0%)	60 (7.9%)	55 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.9%)	97.2	2^nd of 66 public middle schools	97.0%		97.4	1^st of 64 public middle schools	98.4%	1	62.4		77.5	73.7	77.1	76.1		61.5	64.1	63.9	63.2	$17,369	$355	$17,014
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
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
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
Urban Collaborative Program	Public	7-8	75 Carpenter Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Urban Collaborative	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 272-0881	145	14	10.3	100.0%	9 (6.2%)	30 (20.7%)	95 (65.5%)	3 (2.1%)	4 (2.8%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	9.7	62^nd of 66 public middle schools	6.1%					(n/a)	8.3				9.9	6.5						$23,309	$2,470	$20,839
Nathan Bishop Middle	Public	6-8	101 Sessions Street	Providence	02906	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9344	719	44	16.3	80.1%	107 (14.9%)	111 (15.4%)	432 (60.1%)	29 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	27.1	45^th of 66 public middle schools	31.8%		22.9	45^th of 64 public middle schools	29.7%		13.7		25.9	18.6	26.9	23.7		24.4	15.8	16.8	19.4	$20,775	$2,846	$17,929
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Riverside Middle School?

Students at Riverside Middle School are 61% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 9% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Riverside Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 549 students attended Riverside Middle School.

Is Riverside Middle School a good school?

Riverside Middle School ranks 41^st of 66 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Riverside Middle School attend?

Students who attend Riverside Middle School usually go on to attend East Providence High

What district is Riverside Middle School in?

East Providence

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