Best Middle Schools in Rhode Island

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NGSA and RICAS test scores by the Rhode Island Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 2, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 66)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
31	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%)	$14,787			$1,278			$13,509	42.5	27.6	41	10		440002100515
32	Warwick Veterans Middle School	Public	6-8	2401 West Shore Road	Warwick	02889	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3200	1,059	93	11.3	50.0%	725 (68.5%)	41 (3.9%)	174 (16.4%)	41 (3.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (6.9%)	$20,103			$131			$19,972	41.4	33.4	39	7		440111000512
33	Nicholas A. Ferri Middle	Public	6-8	10 Memorial Avenue	Johnston	02919	Providence County	Johnston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 233-1930	720	59	12.2	59.2%	365 (50.7%)	52 (7.2%)	250 (34.7%)	31 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	$15,768			$851			$14,917	40.4	33.6	38	5		440054000129
34	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%)	$17,979			$653			$17,327	39.5	41.5	34			440033000348
35	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%)	$16,567			$856			$15,711	39.1	35.2	36	1		440002100527
36	RISE Prep Mayoral Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	30 Cumberland Street	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	RISE Prep Mayoral Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 765-5127	573	35	16.3	67.0%	224 (39.1%)	37 (6.5%)	192 (33.5%)	30 (5.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (14.8%)	$13,248			$2,064			$11,184	35.7	44.7	31	5		440002900494
37	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%)	$17,089			$731			$16,358	35.7	43.4	32	5		440024000060
38	Dr. Edward Ricci School	Public	6-8	51 Intervale Avenue	North Providence	02911	Providence County	North Providence	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 233-1170	378	31	12.1	60.1%	180 (47.6%)	52 (13.8%)	111 (29.4%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	$15,035			$789			$14,246	34.9	36.7	35	3		440078000178
39	Burrillville Middle School	Public	6-8	2220 Broncos Highway	Harrisville	02830	Providence County	Burrillville	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 568-1320	469	42	11.1	43.7%	408 (87.0%)	9 (1.9%)	33 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$18,942			$266			$18,676	32.6	34.2	37	2		440009000383
40	Nuestro Mundo Public Charter S	Public, Charter	K-8	17-21 Gordon Avenue	Providence	02905	Providence County	Nuestro Mundo Public Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 210-1555	292	16	18.2	85.3%	21 (7.2%)	6 (2.1%)	259 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$16,058			$2,753			$13,305	31	43	33	7		440003800540

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NGSA Science, RICAS English Language Arts, RICAS Mathematics test scores released by the Rhode Island Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 2, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Rhode Island Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Rhode Island Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Rhode Island Department of Education.