Summary:
North Smithfield has one middle school, North Smithfield Middle School, serving grades 5–8, with 502 students. In 2025–26, 56.6% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 56.9% in mathematics, and 49.0% in science. Those results were below the corresponding figures for the North Smithfield district, by 2.6 to 3.8 percentage points, but substantially above state results. The most important takeaway is that the school outperformed the state in all three subjects, by 17.9 to 25.0 points.
With no other middle school in the list, there is no meaningful local school-to-school ranking: North Smithfield Middle is both the only school and the area’s sole option in these data. Its strongest all-grades comparison with the state was mathematics, 56.9% versus 31.9%; science was its lowest result and narrowest state advantage, at 49.0% versus 31.1%. Seventh-grade ELA stands out by grade, with 65.9% proficient compared with 32.0% statewide, a 33.9-point difference. SchoolDigger ranks the school 6th of 68 statewide, at the 91st percentile with five stars. These are SchoolDigger ratings, distinct from the proficiency results.
Results changed unevenly from 2024–25 to 2025–26: ELA fell 2.9 points, from 59.5% to 56.6%, while mathematics rose 1.9 points and science rose 3.2 points. The simple average across the three subjects edged up from 53.4% to 54.2%, a 0.7-point increase, so that overall gain masks the ELA decline. Mathematics was fairly consistent across grades 5–8, ranging from 55.1% to 57.9%; science varied more, from 56.4% in grade 5 to 43.5% in grade 8. The school reports a 12.5 student–teacher ratio and a 25.9% free/reduced-lunch rate, useful context for families but not a basis for explaining results. State results for 2024–25 and other schools for comparison are not included.
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