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Jamestown School-Lawn

Public Grades 5-8

1^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 68 Rhode Island Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Rhode Island middle schools

Summary

Jamestown School-Lawn is a small middle school serving grades 5–8 in the community of Jamestown, Rhode Island, with 189 students. In 2025–26, about 71% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA), 69% in math and 68% in science—each more than twice the state rate. Its clearest distinction is leading nearby schools in ELA and math and ranking second in science.

The school’s advantage over nearby peers is especially clear in ELA and math: its scores were 71% and 69%, compared with nearby-school averages of 45% and 42%. It also topped the nearby group in science, at 68% on average? Actually, it was second: Archie R. Cole Middle School scored 70%. Compared with the state, Jamestown was ahead by about 37 percentage points in each subject. Its results were nearly even with the Jamestown district: ELA was 70.5% versus 70.6%, and math was 68.8% versus 68.7%; science was 68% versus 67%. Grade-level results show some variation: grade 7 ELA was 76%, 13 points above Cole, while grade 8 ELA was 65%, below Cole’s 76%, and grade 6 ELA was 61%, below Narragansett Pier School at 71%.

Results have risen overall across the four reported years: ELA gained 11 percentage points, math 7 and science 6, though science fluctuated along the way. SchoolDigger ranks the school first of 68 statewide, at the 99th percentile with five stars; its percentile was 94 the year before. Jamestown also has the smallest enrollment and lowest student-teacher ratio in the nearby group: 189 students and a ratio of 9.0, versus nearby ratios of 10.3–13.1. Its free/reduced-lunch rate is 12%, below the lowest nearby rate of 14%; these figures provide context, not an explanation for the results.

189

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

11.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

55 Lawn Avenue
Jamestown, RI 02835

(401) 423-7010

District: Jamestown

Feeder schools for Jamestown School-Lawn:

Elementary:

Jamestown School-Melrose

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.1%

Two or more races:

3.7%

African American:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Rhode Island middle schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg69%

Rhode Island avg32%

1^st of 68

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 61Jamestown 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	1 of 68	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.7	4 of 66	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	4 of 64	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	3 of 64	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	5 of 60	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	4 of 62	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	6 of 61	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	4 of 53	92.5%	★★★★★
2017	94.4	2 of 57	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	94.7	3 of 59	94.9%	★★★★★
2015	86.1	7 of 59	88.1%	★★★★☆
2014	82.7	8 of 49	83.7%	★★★★☆
2013	85.8	3 of 48	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	85.0	5 of 48	89.6%	★★★★★
2011	91.1	2 of 49	95.9%	★★★★★
2010	89.4	3 of 54	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	87.5	4 of 53	92.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	98.1	1 of 67	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.3	3 of 66	95.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	95.6	3 of 67	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	93.8	4 of 64	93.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	94.2	3 of 52	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	91.3	4 of 52	92.3%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)94th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts70%+37 vs state

Mathematics69%+37 vs state

Science68%+37 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
Jamestown School-Lawn	Public	5-8	55 Lawn Avenue	Jamestown	02835	Newport County	Jamestown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 423-7010	189	21	9.0	11.6%	176 (93.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	97.4	1^st of 68 public middle schools	98.5%		95.7	4^th of 66 public middle schools	93.9%	3	64.9	70.8	68.2	81.1	60.5	76.0	64.6	70.5	62.2	60.5	66.0	83.3	68.8	$25,723	$16	$25,707
Frank E. Thompson Middle	Public	5-8	55 Broadway	Newport	02840	Newport County	Newport	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 847-1493	499	48	10.3	77.8%	141 (28.3%)	51 (10.2%)	223 (44.7%)	7 (1.4%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (13.0%)	11.8	60^th of 68 public middle schools	11.8%		11.4	59^th of 66 public middle schools	10.6%	1	11.0	10.5	10.7	15.0	6.8	11.5	11.9	11.0	11.1	8.4	9.5	8.6	9.3	$25,025	$989	$24,036
Gaudet Middle School	Public	6-8	1113 Aquidneck Avenue	Middletown	02842	Newport County	Middletown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 846-6395	431	39	11.0	39.9%	262 (60.8%)	25 (5.8%)	80 (18.6%)	18 (4.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.3%)	56.3	29^th of 68 public middle schools	57.4%		61.3	26^th of 66 public middle schools	60.6%	3		37.9	37.9		36.2	29.6	32.1	32.7		35.1	21.1	50.7	36.1	$21,387	$694	$20,693
Portsmouth Middle School	Public	5-8	125 Jepson Lane	Portsmouth	02871	Newport County	Portsmouth	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 849-3700	604	51	11.8	20.9%	494 (81.8%)	10 (1.7%)	44 (7.3%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.8%)	86.7	8^th of 68 public middle schools	88.2%		88.1	7^th of 66 public middle schools	89.4%	1	56.0	48.4	52.0	48.9	57.6	56.5	55.5	54.6	45.4	50.4	42.2	56.1	48.6	$18,989	$583	$18,405
Broad Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	351 Broad Rock Road	Wakefield	02879	Washington County	South Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 360-1800	554	47	11.7	28.7%	441 (79.6%)	13 (2.3%)	35 (6.3%)	16 (2.9%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	88.3	7^th of 68 public middle schools	89.7%		84.2	11^th of 66 public middle schools	83.3%	4		61.4	61.4		55.1	48.2	61.4	54.5		48.9	50.0	54.5	51.0	$22,414	$287	$22,127
Wickford Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Tower Hill Road	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 268-6470	339	29	11.6	24.8%	283 (83.5%)	9 (2.7%)	28 (8.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	85.7	9^th of 68 public middle schools	86.8%		83.8	12^th of 66 public middle schools	81.8%	3		44.8	44.8		55.2	45.0	56.7	52.5		51.2	51.0	55.7	52.5	$19,423	$631	$18,792
Narragansett Pier School	Public	5-8	235 South Pier Road	Narragansett	02882	Washington County	Narragansett	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 792-9430	263	20	13.1	30.0%	219 (83.3%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.7%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	79.7	12^th of 68 public middle schools	82.4%		85.6	10^th of 66 public middle schools	84.8%	2	60.0	38.8	48.8	55.7	70.7	50.0	40.9	54.0	38.3	60.3	57.4	38.8	48.1	$30,103	$280	$29,823
Davisville Middle School	Public	6-8	200 School Street	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 541-6300	477	41	11.6	36.9%	366 (76.7%)	22 (4.6%)	51 (10.7%)	10 (2.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	84.6	11^th of 68 public middle schools	83.8%		80.9	13^th of 66 public middle schools	80.3%	2		48.6	48.6		51.0	53.8	50.0	51.8		47.4	46.4	53.5	48.8	$19,537	$610	$18,928
Archie R. Cole Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Cedar Avenue	East Greenwich	02818	Kent County	East Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 398-1333	597	49	12.1	14.1%	455 (76.2%)	9 (1.5%)	41 (6.9%)	62 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	96.1	4^th of 68 public middle schools	94.1%		94.4	5^th of 66 public middle schools	92.4%	1		69.5	69.5		53.6	63.1	75.8	64.6		66.3	58.0	74.6	66.7	$16,906	$168	$16,738
Warwick Veterans Middle School	Public	6-8	2401 West Shore Road	Warwick	02889	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3200	1,059	93	11.3	50.0%	725 (68.5%)	41 (3.9%)	174 (16.4%)	41 (3.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (6.9%)	42	35^th of 68 public middle schools	48.5%		41.4	32^nd of 66 public middle schools	51.5%	3		26.6	26.6		29.9	27.8	31.1	29.6		30.3	22.7	24.7	25.8	$20,815	$10	$20,805

Frequently Asked Questions about Jamestown School-Lawn

How many students attend Jamestown School-Lawn?

In the 2024-25 school year, 189 students attended Jamestown School-Lawn.

What is the racial makeup of Jamestown School-Lawn?

Students at Jamestown School-Lawn are 93% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Jamestown School-Lawn a good school?

Yes! Jamestown School-Lawn is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 1^st of 68 Rhode Island middle schools.

What district is Jamestown School-Lawn in?

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