Summary:
Westerly has one listed middle school, Westerly Middle School, serving grades 5–8 and enrolling 639 students. Its 2025–26 results are generally stronger than Rhode Island’s statewide averages, though they are slightly below results for the Westerly district. The most important finding for parents is that the school is above the state average in all three reported subjects.
Because it is the only school listed, there is no local school-to-school leader or trailer; the clearest comparisons are with the state and district. Westerly Middle School is 6.1 percentage points above Rhode Island in English language arts (ELA), 10.2 points above in math, and 6.1 points above in science. It is below district results by 0.6 points in ELA, 3.2 in math, and 2.4 in science. Math is its strongest all-grade result relative to the state. Grade-level results show an important exception: grade 5 science is 4.7 points below the state, while grade 8 science is 15.6 points above. ELA and math are above state results in every reported grade.
Results have changed unevenly: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, math rose 5.3 points, while ELA fell 0.9 points and science fell 4.7 points. SchoolDigger’s ranking nevertheless improved, moving from 26th of 64 schools (59th percentile) in 2023–24 to 19th of 68 (72nd percentile) in 2025–26; its star rating rose from 3 to 4. The ranking trend does not mean every subject score improved. The school’s student–teacher ratio is 11, and its 2024–25 free/reduced-lunch rate was 43.82%; these figures offer context but do not explain its results. Since only one school is listed, comparisons among local schools are not possible.
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