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North Cumberland Middle

Public Grades 6-8

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 66 Rhode Island Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Rhode Island middle schools

Summary

North Cumberland Middle is a highly-rated public middle school in Cumberland, Rhode Island, serving 631 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Cumberland School District, which is ranked 13th out of 60 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

North Cumberland Middle has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in Rhode Island, ranking in the top 3-4 for the past 5-6 school years and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly outperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with 67.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 66.2% in Mathematics, compared to 55.3% and 57.5% respectively for the Cumberland district. North Cumberland Middle's performance is particularly strong in 8th grade, where 69.1% of students were proficient or better in ELA and 78.8% in Math.

When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, North Cumberland Middle stands out as a clear leader. For example, Joseph L. McCourt Middle School, also in the Cumberland district, has significantly lower proficiency rates in both ELA and Math. Similarly, the Woonsocket and Central Falls middle schools lag far behind North Cumberland in academic achievement. The school's strong performance, equitable practices, and positive learning environment make it a model for other schools to emulate.

643

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,101

Per pupil spending ?

13.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Rhode Island middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg55%

3^rd of 66

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Cumberland

13^th of 60Cumberland 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	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
2025	97.6	1 of 36	97.2%	★★★★★

Asian

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

Female

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

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	8 of 59	86.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

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

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	2 of 64	96.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	2 of 32	93.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

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

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
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)

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%

Mathematics66%

Science66%

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Schools Near North Cumberland Middle

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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
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%)	96.3	3^rd of 66 public middle schools	95.5%		97.4	2^nd of 64 public middle schools	96.9%	1	65.9		68.1	64.9	69.1	67.4		62.0	57.5	78.8	66.2	$13,101	$767	$12,334
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%)	11.8	57^th of 66 public middle schools	13.6%		9.3	64^th of 64 public middle schools	0.0%	7	12.3		9.6		6.8	7.2		15.3	6.3	6.1	9.4	$21,361	$2,671	$18,690
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%)	9.5	64^th of 66 public middle schools	3.0%		9.5	63^rd of 64 public middle schools	1.6%	1	9.9		8.7	8.0	9.2	8.7		5.8		7.3	5.5	$22,247	$3,448	$18,799
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%)	12.8	55^th of 66 public middle schools	16.7%		15.1	52^nd of 64 public middle schools	18.8%	3	23.1		7.0	5.8	7.7	6.8			5.8			$12,548	$1,865	$10,683
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%)	68.2	19^th of 66 public middle schools	71.2%		52.8	28^th of 64 public middle schools	56.3%	9	32.9		48.6	51.6	45.2	48.5		42.0	39.6	30.4	37.3	$15,974	$1,253	$14,721
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%)	68.5	17^th of 66 public middle schools	74.2%		71.2	17^th of 64 public middle schools	73.4%		33.9		41.1	48.0	37.3	42.1		56.5	40.8	36.0	44.2	$15,264	$369	$14,895
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%)	58.4	27^th of 66 public middle schools	59.1%		55.6	27^th of 64 public middle schools	57.8%		29.6			29.6	39.4	34.3			34.3	50.6	42.3	$13,808	$1,999	$11,809
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%)	87.5	8^th of 66 public middle schools	87.9%		88	6^th of 64 public middle schools	90.6%	2	45.8	50.0	70.7	53.6	65.0	59.5	50.8	68.4	41.3	61.9	55.0	$16,271	$369	$15,902
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%)	10.9	60^th of 66 public middle schools	9.1%		9.9	61^st of 64 public middle schools	4.7%	1	7.0			10.3	9.0	7.9		7.6	11.3		6.8	$18,329	$4,299	$14,030
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	98.4%	7 (11.1%)	1 (1.6%)	50 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	54^th of 66 public middle schools	18.2%					(n/a)			5.3	13.6	6.3	8.8		22.2	8.3		10.3	$19,741	$11,717	$8,024

Frequently Asked Questions about North Cumberland Middle

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.

How many students attend North Cumberland Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended 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 3^rd of 66 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

What district is North Cumberland Middle in?

Cumberland

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