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AF Providence Mayoral Middle

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AF Providence Mayoral Middle ranks 31 st of 66 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 66 Rhode Island Middle Schools

Better than 53% of Rhode Island middle schools

Summary

AF Providence Mayoral Middle is a public charter middle school serving 405 students in grades 5-8 in Providence, Rhode Island. The school is part of the Achievement First Rhode Island district, which is ranked 33 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

AF Providence Mayoral Middle has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state and its district average. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in ELA (30.4%) and Math (27.9%) were slightly above the Achievement First Rhode Island district averages, but below the state averages. The school's performance has been strongest for specific student subgroups, ranking 4th out of 36 RI middle schools for African American students in ELA, and 1st out of 16 RI middle schools for English Language Learners in ELA. However, the school has struggled with lower proficiency rates for 5th and 6th grade students in both ELA and Math compared to the state and district.

AF Providence Mayoral Middle faces challenges related to its high-needs student population, with 57.04% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the nearby Providence, Cranston, and North Providence public schools. The school's spending per student of $14,565 in 2022-2023 is also lower than the nearby public schools. However, the school has seen its student-teacher ratio improve from 31.1 in 2021-2022 to 14.4 in 2023-2024, which is more favorable than the nearby public schools.

405

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,787

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

370 Hartford Avenue
Providence, RI 02909

(401) 347-1120

District: Achievement First Rhode Island

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.6%

African American:

19.5%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 50th percentile in 2021 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Rhode Island median (53rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg28%

31^st of 66

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 3 pts since 2021

From top 50% (2021) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Achievement First Rhode Island

33^rd of 60Achievement First Rhode Island among Rhode Island districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	31 of 66	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.6	41 of 64	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	38 of 64	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	33 of 60	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	31 of 62	50.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	4 of 36	88.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	1 of 16	93.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	27 of 66	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	17 of 59	71.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	17 of 62	72.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	37 of 64	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	14 of 36	61.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)89th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%

Mathematics28%

Science21%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSA Science (2025)	RICAS English Language Arts (2025)					RICAS Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSA Science All Grades	RICAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 5th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 6th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 7th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 8th Grade	RICAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	42.5	31^st of 66 public middle schools	53.0%		27.6	41^st of 64 public middle schools	35.9%	10	20.7	24.5	22.5	37.6	36.5	30.4	21.4	30.4	26.7	32.7	27.9	$14,787	$1,278	$13,509
Governor Christopher DelSesto	Public	6-8	152 Springfield Street	Providence	02909	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 278-0557	818	48	17.0	87.8%	51 (6.2%)	91 (11.1%)	600 (73.3%)	30 (3.7%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	31 (3.8%)	8.7	66^th of 66 public middle schools	0.0%					(n/a)			11.0		7.5	7.4		6.5				$21,164	$3,398	$17,766
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%)	21.4	48^th of 66 public middle schools	27.3%		16.9	50^th of 64 public middle schools	21.9%	2	15.2		18.2	12.5	18.5	16.4		18.2	14.1	22.7	18.4	$19,684	$3,297	$16,386
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%)	16.1	51^st of 66 public middle schools	22.7%		14.6	54^th of 64 public middle schools	15.6%	3	12.0	16.7	20.2	9.8	16.8	15.8	9.7	22.0	6.7	6.5	11.1	$19,990	$3,176	$16,814
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%)	39.1	35^th of 66 public middle schools	47.0%		35.2	36^th of 64 public middle schools	43.8%	1	27.4	26.0	44.0	32.7	28.6	32.8	17.0	22.2	18.4	13.2	17.6	$16,567	$856	$15,711
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	1	225.0	99.6%	14 (5.7%)	66 (27.0%)	154 (63.1%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16.1	52^nd of 66 public middle schools	21.2%		23.4	43^rd of 64 public middle schools	32.8%	9	8.7	9.6	27.1	10.9	15.9	16.5	13.5	8.7	9.5	12.7	10.9	$22,278	$3,101	$19,177
Nathanael Greene Middle	Public	6-8	721 Chalkstone Avenue	Providence	02908	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9347	815	54	15.0	90.1%	56 (6.9%)	136 (16.7%)	540 (66.3%)	40 (4.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.4%)	25.5	46^th of 66 public middle schools	30.3%		25.5	42^nd of 64 public middle schools	34.4%	4	14.4		24.3	24.7	26.8	25.2		14.4	10.9	22.7	16.0	$19,764	$2,700	$17,065
Urban Collaborative Program	Public	7-8	75 Carpenter Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Urban Collaborative	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 272-0881	145	14	10.3	100.0%	9 (6.2%)	30 (20.7%)	95 (65.5%)	3 (2.1%)	4 (2.8%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	9.7	62^nd of 66 public middle schools	6.1%					(n/a)	8.3				9.9	6.5						$23,309	$2,470	$20,839
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%)	18.1	49^th of 66 public middle schools	25.8%		14.7	53^rd of 64 public middle schools	17.2%	4	12.0		13.5	15.4	19.0	16.1		23.2	12.0	8.9	14.4	$19,322	$1,844	$17,478
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%)	34.9	38^th of 66 public middle schools	42.4%		36.7	35^th of 64 public middle schools	45.3%	3	18.6		28.4	35.3	38.1	34.1		12.0	17.7	20.9	17.1	$15,035	$789	$14,246

Frequently Asked Questions about AF Providence Mayoral Middle

Is AF Providence Mayoral Middle a good school?

AF Providence Mayoral Middle ranks 31^st of 66 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is AF Providence Mayoral Middle in?

Achievement First Rhode Island

How many students attend AF Providence Mayoral Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended AF Providence Mayoral Middle.

What is the racial makeup of AF Providence Mayoral Middle?

Students at AF Providence Mayoral Middle are 73% Hispanic, 20% African American, 4% White, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

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