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Hope Highlands Middle School

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Hope Highlands Middle School ranks 20 th of 68 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

20^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 68 Rhode Island Middle Schools

Better than 71% of Rhode Island middle schools

Summary

Hope Highlands Middle School serves 366 students in grades 6–8 in Cranston, Rhode Island. It is smaller than each of the 10 nearby schools in the comparison, which enroll 405 to 976 students. The clearest takeaway is that Hope ranked second among these 11 schools in all-grade English language arts (ELA), math, and science.

Hope’s proficiency rates were above both the district and Rhode Island in all three subjects, with science its biggest advantage over each. In 2025–2026, about 47% of Hope students were proficient in science, compared with 25% in Cranston and 31% statewide; Hope’s leads were 21 and 16 percentage points. In math, Hope’s 42% was 14 points above Cranston and 11 above the state; in ELA, its 40% was 9 points above Cranston and 7 above the state. Against nearby-school averages, math was Hope’s largest advantage: 42% versus 24%, an 18-point lead, compared with a 12-point ELA lead. In science, Hope’s 47% was more than 23 points above the nearby average, though it trailed Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School of Coventry (49%). Eighth grade stood out, especially in math at 54%; seventh-grade math was 33%, 14 points below Winman Middle School.

Results have fluctuated rather than improved steadily: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA fell 10 percentage points and science fell 7, while math rose 3 and reached its four-year high. SchoolDigger ranked Hope 20th of 68 statewide, in the 71st percentile with 4 stars; its percentile rose from 62 the prior year, after reaching 78 in 2022–2023. SchoolDigger’s ranking for multi-racial students was at the 86th percentile, above Hope’s 71st-percentile overall standing. Contextually, Hope’s student-teacher ratio was 13.0, close to the nearby average of 13.3, and its reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 19%, the lowest among nearby schools.

366

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

19.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

300 Hope Road
Cranston, RI 02921

(401) 270-8148

District: Cranston

Students who attend Hope Highlands Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cranston High School West

Feeder schools for Hope Highlands Middle School:

Elementary:	Oak Lawn School
	Orchard Farms Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

Hispanic:

13.1%

Asian:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 78th percentile in 2023 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Rhode Island average (42% vs 32% meeting standards)

✓Above the Rhode Island median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 78th-percentile peak (2023) to 71st (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg29%

Rhode Island avg32%

20^th of 68

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 6 pts since 2018

From top 36% (2018) to top 29% (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	69.9	20 of 68	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	64.7	25 of 66	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	18 of 64	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	14 of 64	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	20 of 60	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.8	19 of 62	69.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	16 of 61	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	19 of 53	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	8 of 16	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.6	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	20 of 67	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	65.1	22 of 66	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	10 of 60	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	10 of 59	83.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	11 of 64	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	16 of 62	74.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	19 of 67	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	58.3	23 of 64	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	4 of 29	86.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	11 of 34	67.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	24 of 52	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.8	27 of 52	48.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)86th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)70th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)68th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)54th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2026)50th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

Science47%+16 vs state

Mathematics42%+11 vs state

English Language Arts40%+7 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
Hope Highlands Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Hope Road	Cranston	02921	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8148	366	28	13.0	19.4%	267 (73.0%)	7 (1.9%)	48 (13.1%)	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (4.1%)	69.9	20^th of 68 public middle schools	70.6%		64.7	25^th of 66 public middle schools	62.1%	5		46.8	46.8		33.9	34.8	52.3	39.9		41.7	33.3	54.1	42.4	$16,854	$130	$16,724
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
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%)	13.5	57^th of 68 public middle schools	16.2%		11.7	58^th of 66 public middle schools	12.1%	1	12.2	12.4	12.3	17.1	12.0	10.5	12.8	13.1	10.2	9.1	9.6	11.1	10.0	$18,449	$401	$18,048
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%)	66.9	22^nd of 68 public middle schools	67.6%		49.8	28^th of 66 public middle schools	57.6%	6		41.0	41.0		23.5	41.7	43.0	36.1		33.9	47.7	50.9	44.2	$21,136	$23	$21,112
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
Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School of Cov	Public	6-8	15 Foster Drive	Coventry	02816	Kent County	Coventry	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 822-9426	944	80	11.8	36.9%	808 (85.6%)	13 (1.4%)	68 (7.2%)	31 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.2%)	61.1	26^th of 68 public middle schools	61.8%		66.1	22^nd of 66 public middle schools	66.7%	4		48.7	48.7		33.6	30.6	39.1	34.6		32.3	31.8	42.0	35.6	$18,850	$748	$18,102
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hope Highlands Middle School

What high school do graduates of Hope Highlands Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hope Highlands Middle School usually go on to attend Cranston High School West

How many students attend Hope Highlands Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Hope Highlands Middle School.

Is Hope Highlands Middle School a good school?

Hope Highlands Middle School ranks 20^th of 68 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hope Highlands Middle School?

Students at Hope Highlands Middle School are 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Hope Highlands Middle School in?

Cranston

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