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 Friday, October 18, 2024.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)					ID
Rank (of 64)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	ID
1	Barrington Middle School	Public	6-8	261 Middle Highway	Barrington	02806	Bristol County	Barrington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 247-3160	762	62	12.2	5.8%	597 (78.3%)	14 (1.8%)	49 (6.4%)	60 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.5%)	$14,204			$441			$13,763	97.4	97.9	1			440003000002
2	North Cumberland Middle	Public	6-8	400 Nate Whipple Highway	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Cumberland	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 333-6306	631	44	14.3	11.3%	490 (77.7%)	16 (2.5%)	46 (7.3%)	53 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	$11,165			$91			$11,075	97.4	96.5	2			440027000082
3	Archie R. Cole Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Cedar Avenue	East Greenwich	02818	Kent County	East Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 398-1333	612	49	12.4	7.4%	475 (77.6%)	8 (1.3%)	40 (6.5%)	57 (9.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	$13,935			$209			$13,726	94.9	93.7	4	1		440030000087
4	Jamestown School-Lawn	Public	5-8	55 Lawn Avenue	Jamestown	02835	Newport County	Jamestown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 423-7010	195	21	9.2	6.7%	186 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	$20,114			$654			$19,460	93.8	94.4	3	1		440051000123
5	Wickford Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Tower Hill Road	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 268-6470	359	30	11.9	17.0%	297 (82.7%)	6 (1.7%)	28 (7.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	$17,067			$425			$16,642	90.6	90.7	5			440075000172
6	North Smithfield Middle School	Public	5-8	1850 Providence Pike	North Smithfield	02896	Providence County	North Smithfield	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 597-6100	492	39	12.6	20.3%	399 (81.1%)	12 (2.4%)	51 (10.4%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$13,145			$260			$12,885	88	88.7	6			440081000469
7	Wilbur and McMahon Schools	Public	PK, KG-8	28 Commons	Little Compton	02837	Newport County	Little Compton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 592-0363	210	28	7.5	13.3%	192 (91.4%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$25,915			$859			$25,056	87.8	85.8	8	1		440060000140
8	The Compass School	Public, Charter	K-8	537 Old North Road	Kingston	02881	Washington County	The Compass School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 788-8322	216	17	12.7	11.6%	186 (86.1%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	$11,032			$224			$10,808	87.2	87.3	7	1		440003500245
9	Portsmouth Middle School	Public	5-8	125 Jepson Lane	Portsmouth	02871	Newport County	Portsmouth	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 849-3700	622	53	11.7	14.8%	522 (83.9%)	7 (1.1%)	45 (7.2%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.3%)	$15,812			$148			$15,664	85.5	85.7	9			440087000208
10	Davisville Middle School	Public	6-8	200 School Street	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 541-6300	425	42	10.1	27.1%	320 (75.3%)	15 (3.5%)	50 (11.8%)	11 (2.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	$16,936			$866			$16,070	82	83.8	10			440075000165

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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 18, 2024, 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.
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