Best Middle Schools in Rhode Island for African American Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Rhode Island!

Every year, the Rhode Island Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Rhode Island Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Rhode Island Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 36)	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 (2025)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	North Cumberland Middle	Public	6-8	400 Nate Whipple Highway	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Cumberland	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 333-6306	643	49	13.1	13.8%	482 (75.0%)	24 (3.7%)	50 (7.8%)	61 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	$13,101			$767			$12,334	97.2%	95.5%	1.77%			440027000082
2	Blackstone Valley Prep Junior High	Public, Charter	7-8	909 Lonsdale	Central Falls	02863	Providence County	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 331-3533	323	24	13.4	80.5%	209 (64.7%)	99 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,808			$1,999			$11,809	94.4%	59.1%	35.35%			440001500475
3	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	91.7%	47.0%	44.70%			440002100527
4	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	88.9%	53.0%	35.86%			440002100515
5	Birchwood Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Birchwood Drive	North Providence	02904	Providence County	North Providence	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 233-1120	390	31	12.5	56.4%	184 (47.2%)	55 (14.1%)	106 (27.2%)	14 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	$16,372			$977			$15,395	86.1%	54.5%	31.57%			440078000173
6	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	83.3%	50.0%	33.33%			440054000129
7	Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	152 Jenckes Hill Road	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Lincoln	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 721-3400	773	48	16.1	38.3%	540 (69.9%)	56 (7.2%)	114 (14.7%)	26 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	30 (3.9%)	$15,264			$369			$14,895	80.6%	74.2%	6.31%			440057000062
8	Lyman B. Goff Middle School	Public	6-8	974 Newport Avenue	Pawtucket	02861	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6500	637	43	14.8	71.4%	234 (36.7%)	125 (19.6%)	197 (30.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.7%)	$14,774			$1,243			$13,531	77.8%	34.8%	42.93%			440084000198
9	Joseph L. McCourt Middle School	Public	6-8	45 Highland Avenue	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Cumberland	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 725-2092	482	46	10.4	44.6%	290 (60.2%)	33 (6.8%)	122 (25.3%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$15,974			$1,253			$14,721	75.0%	71.2%	3.79%			440027000078
10	Winman Middle School	Public	6-8	575 Centerville Road	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 734-3375	706	66	10.6	42.9%	516 (73.1%)	25 (3.5%)	97 (13.7%)	28 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.0%)	$19,076			$769			$18,307	72.2%	57.6%	14.65%			440111000311
11	Western Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Phenix Avenue	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8030	727	52	13.9	47.3%	401 (55.2%)	31 (4.3%)	172 (23.7%)	60 (8.3%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.3%)	$17,415			$493			$16,922	69.4%	56.1%	13.38%			440024000067
12	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	66.7%	48.5%	18.18%			440033000348
13	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	63.9%	43.9%	19.95%			440024000060
14	The Learning Community	Public, Charter	K-8	21 Lincoln Avenue	Central Falls	02863	Providence County	Learning Community	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 722-9998	569	46	12.3	89.6%	23 (4.0%)	80 (14.1%)	459 (80.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$19,548			$2,494			$17,054	61.1%	36.4%	24.75%			440000600326
15	Gaudet Middle School	Public	6-8	1113 Aquidneck Avenue	Middletown	02842	Newport County	Middletown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 846-6395	431	39	11	39.9%	262 (60.8%)	25 (5.8%)	80 (18.6%)	18 (4.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.3%)	$18,697			$803			$17,893	58.3%	60.6%	2.27%			440063000144
16	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	55.6%	51.5%	4.04%			440111000512
17	Paul Cuffee Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	30 Barton Street	Providence	02909	Providence County	Paul Cuffee Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 453-2711	189	13	14.5	89.9%	4 (2.1%)	28 (14.8%)	143 (75.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	$19,684			$3,297			$16,386	52.8%	27.3%	25.51%			440003200525
18	Woonsocket Middle at Hamlet	Public	6-8	60 Florence Dr.	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Woonsocket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 235-6110	537	51	10.5	73.0%	204 (38.0%)	72 (13.4%)	176 (32.8%)	26 (4.8%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.5%)	$21,361			$2,671			$18,690	50.0%	13.6%	36.36%			440120000516
19	Nathanael Greene Middle	Public	6-8	721 Chalkstone Avenue	Providence	02908	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9347	815	54	15	90.1%	56 (6.9%)	136 (16.7%)	540 (66.3%)	40 (4.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.4%)	$19,764			$2,700			$17,065	47.2%	30.3%	16.92%			440090000234
20	Hugh B. Bain Middle School	Public	6-8	135 Gansett Avenue	Cranston	02910	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 270-8010	527	50	10.5	88.2%	75 (14.2%)	31 (5.9%)	331 (62.8%)	53 (10.1%)	13 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.6%)	$19,322			$1,844			$17,478	44.4%	25.8%	18.69%			440024000053
21	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	41.7%	42.4%	0.76%			440078000178
22	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%)	$19,990			$3,176			$16,814	38.9%	22.7%	16.16%			440090000491
23	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%)	$20,902			$876			$20,026	36.1%	37.9%	1.77%			440033000105
24	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%)	$20,775			$2,846			$17,929	33.3%	31.8%	1.52%			440090000474
25	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			99.6%	14 (5.7%)	66 (27.0%)	154 (63.1%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$22,278			$3,101			$19,177	30.6%	21.2%	9.34%			440003900541
26	Times2 Middle/High School	Public, Charter	6-12	50 Fillmore Street	Providence	02908	Providence County	Providence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 272-5094	383	31	12.3	76.0%	20 (5.2%)	95 (24.8%)	249 (65.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	$15,315			$228			$15,086	27.8%	24.2%	3.54%			440090000530
27	Calcutt Middle School	Public	6-8	112 Washington Street	Central Falls	02863	Providence County	Central Falls	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 727-7726	476	35	13.6	93.3%	114 (23.9%)	95 (20.0%)	198 (41.6%)	5 (1.1%)	35 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	$18,329			$4,299			$14,030	25.0%	9.1%	15.91%			440012000024
28	Woonsocket Middle @ Villa Nova	Public	6-8	240 Florence Dr.	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Woonsocket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 235-6125	542	56	9.6	68.3%	232 (42.8%)	62 (11.4%)	183 (33.8%)	26 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (6.5%)	$22,247			$3,448			$18,799	22.2%	3.0%	19.19%			440120000517
29	Highlander Secondary Charter S	Public, Charter	7-12	360 Market Street	Warren	02885	Bristol County	Highlander	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 247-3585	340	22	15.4	87.4%	52 (15.3%)	86 (25.3%)	178 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	$19,688			$3,770			$15,918	19.4%	7.6%	11.87%			440003100521
30	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%)	$20,685			$3,151			$17,533	16.7%	1.5%	15.15%			440090000242
31	Samuel Slater Middle School	Public	6-8	281 Mineral Spring Avenue	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6480	590	46	12.8	86.9%	98 (16.6%)	247 (41.9%)	172 (29.2%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.1%)	$15,164			$1,253			$13,911	13.9%	4.5%	9.34%			440084000200
32	John F. Deering Middle	Public	5-8	2 Webster Knight Drive	West Warwick	02893	Kent County	West Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 822-8445	976	94	10.3	62.9%	594 (60.9%)	68 (7.0%)	230 (23.6%)	17 (1.7%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.5%)	$17,479			$648			$16,831	11.1%	12.1%	1.01%			440114000313
33	Trinity Academy Performing Art	Public, Charter	5-12	275 Westminster Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 432-7881	234	25	9.3	81.2%	8 (3.4%)	34 (14.5%)	178 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	$17,003			$1,738			$15,265	8.3%	19.7%	11.36%			440001800478
34	Governor Christopher DelSesto	Public	6-8	152 Springfield Street	Providence	02909	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 278-0557	818	48	17	87.8%	51 (6.2%)	91 (11.1%)	600 (73.3%)	30 (3.7%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	31 (3.8%)	$21,164			$3,398			$17,766	5.6%	0.0%	5.56%			440090000175
35	Frank E. Thompson Middle	Public	5-8	55 Broadway	Newport	02840	Newport County	Newport	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 847-1493	499	48	10.3	77.8%	141 (28.3%)	51 (10.2%)	223 (44.7%)	7 (1.4%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (13.0%)	$25,012			$3,293			$21,719	2.8%	10.6%	7.83%			440072000155
36	Joseph Jenks Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Division Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6520	697	43	16.2	80.5%	141 (20.2%)	197 (28.3%)	265 (38.0%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.9%)	$14,487			$1,519			$12,968	0.0%	15.2%	15.15%			440084000197

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