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North Cumberland Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 68 Rhode Island Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Rhode Island middle schools

Summary

North Cumberland Middle serves 643 students in grades 6–8 in Cumberland, Rhode Island. Its latest proficiency rates are 68% in English language arts (ELA), 73% in math, and 62% in science, all well above district and state results. Most notably, the school leads nearby schools serving the same grades in all three subjects.

Those results stand out against nearby schools as well as local and state benchmarks. Joseph L. McCourt Middle School is the closest nearby competitor, at 47% in ELA, 50% in math, and 39% in science; North Cumberland leads by 21, 24, and 23 percentage points, respectively. Its seven-school peer averages are about 20% in each subject, leaving North Cumberland ahead by 48 points in ELA, 54 in math, and 43 in science. Compared with the district, the school’s advantages are 14 points in ELA, 14 in math, and 16 in science. Against the state, math is the standout: the gap is 41 points, compared with 35 in ELA and 31 in science. Its science result is weaker than math relative to the state, but science is where its district advantage is largest.

Math has climbed over time, while science has recently slipped: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, math rose 8 points and science fell 2 points; in the latest year alone, math rose 7 points and science fell 4. ELA increased 3 points across the four years shown. SchoolDigger ranks North Cumberland second of 68 Rhode Island schools for 2025–2026, at the 97th percentile with five stars, and its rank has been between second and fourth in the supplied years since 2016–2017. North Smithfield Middle School is the next-highest nearby school with a current rank, at sixth. North Cumberland’s student–teacher ratio is 13.1, near the nearby-school average of 12.51, while its 14% free/reduced-lunch rate is the lowest among nearby schools with reported figures. These are useful context, not explanations for the test results.

643

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

13.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

400 Nate Whipple Highway
Cumberland, RI 02864

(401) 333-6306

District: Cumberland

Students who attend North Cumberland Middle usually attend:

High:

Cumberland High School

Feeder schools for North Cumberland Middle:

Elementary:	Community School
	John J. McLaughlin Cumberland

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.0%

Asian:

9.5%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Rhode Island average (69% vs 32% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Rhode Island middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg55%

Rhode Island avg32%

2^nd of 68

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 61Cumberland 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	97.4	2 of 68	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	96.3	3 of 66	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	2 of 64	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	2 of 64	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	2 of 60	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	3 of 62	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	2 of 61	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	3 of 53	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	91.0	4 of 57	93.0%	★★★★★
2016	78.0	13 of 59	78.0%	★★★★☆
2015	72.4	13 of 59	78.0%	★★★★☆
2014	81.8	9 of 49	81.6%	★★★★☆
2013	81.5	9 of 48	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	81.2	9 of 48	81.3%	★★★★☆
2011	82.9	8 of 49	83.7%	★★★★☆
2010	85.3	6 of 54	88.9%	★★★★★
2009	74.1	18 of 53	66.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	99.6	1 of 32	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	97.6	1 of 36	97.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	1 of 16	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	90.6	1 of 15	93.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	99.5	1 of 22	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	95.0	4 of 67	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	94.2	4 of 66	93.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	7 of 60	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	8 of 59	86.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	98.4	1 of 64	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	93.8	3 of 62	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	98.2	1 of 67	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.9	2 of 64	96.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	92.7	3 of 29	89.7%	★★★★★
2025	94.3	2 of 32	93.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	2 of 34	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	78.4	2 of 36	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	95.2	2 of 52	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	93.0	3 of 52	94.2%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile~ school

African American (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)90th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics73%+41 vs state

English Language Arts68%+35 vs state

Science62%+31 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
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%)	97.4	2^nd of 68 public middle schools	97.1%		96.3	3^rd of 66 public middle schools	95.5%	1		62.1	62.1		74.2	65.8	63.1	67.7		71.9	70.4	77.7	73.2	$13,591	$400	$13,191
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%)	11.6	61^st of 68 public middle schools	10.3%		11.8	57^th of 66 public middle schools	13.6%	4		6.2	6.2		13.0	12.7	6.0	11.0		10.2	8.0	5.2	8.1
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%)	10.6	64^th of 68 public middle schools	5.9%		9.5	64^th of 66 public middle schools	3.0%			9.8	9.8		7.6	7.9	10.8	8.6		9.4	468.0	6.2	6.3	$19,543	$1,851	$17,693
Founders Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1 Social Street	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Beacon Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 671-6261	158	14	11.2	70.3%	63 (39.9%)	14 (8.9%)	61 (38.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (11.4%)	12.3	59^th of 68 public middle schools	13.2%		12.8	55^th of 66 public middle schools	16.7%	4		11.3	11.3		7.7	8.2	9.3	8.4		476.0	12.8	9.3	7.9	$16,791	$513	$16,278
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%)	78.8	14^th of 68 public middle schools	79.4%		68.2	19^th of 66 public middle schools	71.2%	5		39.1	39.1		45.9	44.2	51.0	47.0		53.7	38.5	57.1	49.7	$16,635	$294	$16,341
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%)	67	21^st of 68 public middle schools	69.1%		68.5	17^th of 66 public middle schools	74.2%	4		34.7	34.7		38.1	45.6	38.0	40.6		36.4	39.0	45.4	40.1	$16,792	$375	$16,417
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%)	47.4	33^rd of 68 public middle schools	51.5%		58.4	27^th of 66 public middle schools	59.1%	6		22.0	22.0			36.6	28.0	32.4			35.5	28.7	32.1	$13,619	$951	$12,669
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	502	40	12.5	25.9%	404 (80.5%)	6 (1.2%)	57 (11.4%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.0%)	88.4	6^th of 68 public middle schools	91.2%		87.5	8^th of 66 public middle schools	87.9%	2	56.4	43.5	49.0	54.5	52.5	65.9	53.3	56.6	57.4	57.5	57.9	55.1	56.9	$16,415	$101	$16,314
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%)	15.7	56^th of 68 public middle schools	17.6%		10.9	60^th of 66 public middle schools	9.1%	4		19.1	19.1		8.4	9.2	14.4	10.7		6.1	474.0	17.8	9.6	$18,486	$1,226	$17,259
Raices Upper Dual Language Acd	Public	6-8	112 Washington Street	Central falls	02863	Providence County	Central Falls	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(401) 727-7733	63	5	12.6	—	7 (11.1%)	1 (1.6%)	50 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.6	53^rd of 68 public middle schools	22.1%		14.3	54^th of 66 public middle schools	18.2%	1		13.2	13.2		21.2	468.0	5.6	10.5		19.4	6.9	18.4	15.5	$23,958	$2,111	$21,847

Frequently Asked Questions about North Cumberland Middle

Is North Cumberland Middle a good school?

Yes! North Cumberland Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 2^nd of 68 Rhode Island middle schools.

What high school do graduates of North Cumberland Middle attend?

Students who attend North Cumberland Middle usually go on to attend Cumberland High School

How many students attend North Cumberland Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended North Cumberland Middle.

What district is North Cumberland Middle in?

Cumberland

What is the racial makeup of North Cumberland Middle?

Students at North Cumberland Middle are 75% White, 9% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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