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Hugh B. Bain Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 68 Rhode Island Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Rhode Island middle schools

Summary

Hugh B. Bain Middle School serves 527 students in grades 6–8 in Cranston. In 2025–26, 14% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 15% in math and 12% in science—below both the state and the Cranston district in every subject. ELA is the clearest and largest weakness: Bain was 19 percentage points below the state and 17 points below the district.

Bain’s strongest result is sixth-grade math, while its all-grades results trail its nearby Cranston peers. Park View Middle School and Western Hills Middle School both outscored Bain in ELA, math and science: Bain’s rates were 14%, 15% and 12%, compared with 29% and 37% in ELA, 19% and 35% in math, and 21% and 27% in science. In sixth-grade math, however, Bain reached 23%—higher than seven of nine nearby schools with results for that grade, though below the state’s 29% and Cranston’s 30%. Bain’s all-grades results were the fifth-lowest among the 11 nearby schools in each subject.

Progress is mixed: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, math rose 4 percentage points, ELA fell 2 points and science was nearly flat, rising by about 1 point. The math and science gaps with the district narrowed over that period, while the ELA gap stayed about the same. SchoolDigger ranked Bain at the 19th percentile and gave it 1 star in 2025–26; its student-teacher ratio was 10.5, the second-lowest among nearby schools with reported figures. Its 2024–25 free/reduced-lunch rate was 88%, compared with an average of 57% at its two Cranston peers; this is context, not an explanation for test results. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a stronger current standing for Special Education Students: 41st percentile, up from 11 the year before. Its ranking for African American Students fell to the 25th percentile from 44, a sharper decline than the overall school ranking’s drop from 26 to 19.

527

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

88.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

135 Gansett Avenue
Cranston, RI 02910

(401) 270-8010

District: Cranston

Students who attend Hugh B. Bain Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cranston High School East

Feeder schools for Hugh B. Bain Middle School:

Elementary:	Arlington School
	Gladstone Street School
	Stadium School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.8%

White:

14.2%

Asian:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (14% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg29%

Rhode Island avg32%

55^th of 68

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 61Cranston 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
2026	18.3	55 of 68	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	49 of 66	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	53 of 64	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	53 of 64	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	53 of 60	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	51 of 62	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	48 of 61	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	48 of 53	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.9	43 of 57	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.7	38 of 59	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.3	33 of 59	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.2	32 of 49	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.5	33 of 48	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.0	28 of 48	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.6	28 of 49	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.2	30 of 54	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.1	36 of 53	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	24 of 32	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.9	20 of 36	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	15 of 16	6.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	54 of 67	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	49 of 66	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	46 of 60	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	42 of 59	28.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	47 of 64	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	46 of 62	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	54 of 67	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	50 of 64	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	23 of 29	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	20 of 34	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.0	32 of 36	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	38 of 52	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	43 of 52	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)41st percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)36th percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics15%-17 vs state

English Language Arts14%-19 vs state

Science12%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSA Science (2026)			RICAS English Language Arts (2026)					RICAS Mathematics (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSA Science 5th Grade	NGSA Science 8th Grade	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
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%)	18.3	55^th of 68 public middle schools	19.1%		18.1	49^th of 66 public middle schools	25.8%	6		12.2	12.2		14.0	16.1	12.3	14.1		23.2	10.5	10.0	14.6	$19,970	$1,832	$18,138
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%)	47.8	32^nd of 68 public middle schools	52.9%		39.1	35^th of 66 public middle schools	47.0%	3	25.5	22.2	23.9	23.8	31.4	41.6	31.3	32.0	17.6	36.3	24.5	23.2	25.4	$16,614	$1,459	$15,155
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%)	56.7	28^th of 68 public middle schools	58.8%		48.5	29^th of 66 public middle schools	56.1%	1		27.3	27.3		44.0	30.2	36.2	36.7		41.6	34.7	28.6	34.8	$15,716	$95	$15,621
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%)	34	41^st of 68 public middle schools	39.7%		35.7	37^th of 66 public middle schools	43.9%	4		21.3	21.3		29.4	30.3	28.0	29.2		16.8	20.1	19.2	18.8	$16,424	$496	$15,929
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%)	65.5	23^rd of 68 public middle schools	66.2%		42.5	31^st of 66 public middle schools	53.0%	8	24.8	33.0	28.8	29.4	39.2	40.6	54.1	40.7	26.5	44.1	24.5	40.2	33.7	$15,817	$1,490	$14,327
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	—	14 (5.7%)	66 (27.0%)	154 (63.1%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	21.8	49^th of 68 public middle schools	27.9%		16.1	52^nd of 66 public middle schools	21.2%	3	11.4	12.5	12.0	10.4	16.7	18.0	8.8	13.7	476.0	19.5	20.8	17.9	16.6	$18,940	$1,617	$17,322
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%)	28	45^th of 68 public middle schools	33.8%		21.4	48^th of 66 public middle schools	27.3%	3		20.0	20.0		7.9	31.8	24.6	21.6		14.3	6.1	32.8	17.6
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%)	9.4	68^th of 68 public middle schools	0.0%		9.2	65^th of 66 public middle schools	1.5%	3		37.0	37.0		9.0	7.4	9.0	8.5		6.4	6.5	466.0	5.2	$17,801	$896	$16,905
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%)	18.7	54^th of 68 public middle schools	20.6%		16.1	51^st of 66 public middle schools	22.7%	3	18.8	12.1	14.1	20.3	24.6	23.3	14.5	20.6	11.1	9.8	10.4	6.1	9.1	$17,207	$1,189	$16,018
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%)	11.1	63^rd of 68 public middle schools	7.4%		8.7	66^th of 66 public middle schools	0.0%	3		37.0	37.0		12.1	9.8	9.5	10.5		6.3	8.9	465.0	6.3	$16,080	$697	$15,383

Frequently Asked Questions about Hugh B. Bain Middle School

How many students attend Hugh B. Bain Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Hugh B. Bain Middle School.

Is Hugh B. Bain Middle School a good school?

Hugh B. Bain Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.1% of Rhode Island middle schools.

What district is Hugh B. Bain Middle School in?

Cranston

What is the racial makeup of Hugh B. Bain Middle School?

Students at Hugh B. Bain Middle School are 63% Hispanic, 14% White, 10% Asian, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Hugh B. Bain Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hugh B. Bain Middle School usually go on to attend Cranston High School East

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