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Nicholas A. Ferri Middle

Q: Is Nicholas A. Ferri Middle a good school?

Nicholas A. Ferri Middle ranks 33 rd of 66 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 66 Rhode Island Middle Schools

Better than 50% of Rhode Island middle schools

720

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,768

Per pupil spending ?

59.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10 Memorial Avenue
Johnston, RI 02919

(401) 233-1930

District: Johnston

Students who attend Nicholas A. Ferri Middle usually attend:

High:

Johnston Senior High

Feeder schools for Nicholas A. Ferri Middle:

Elementary:	Brown Avenue School
	Early Childhood Center
	Sarah Dyer Barnes School
	Thornton School
	More...
	Winsor Hill School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.7%

Hispanic:

34.7%

African American:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Rhode Island median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg26%

33^rd of 66

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th of 60Johnston 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	40.4	33 of 66	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	38 of 64	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	33 of 64	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	32 of 60	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	35 of 62	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	38 of 61	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.8	42 of 53	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.8	37 of 57	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.0	34 of 59	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.6	23 of 59	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.5	28 of 49	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.1	35 of 48	27.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.6	32 of 48	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.0	30 of 49	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.4	32 of 54	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.2	29 of 53	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	6 of 36	83.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	10 of 16	37.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	37 of 66	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	26 of 59	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	32 of 62	48.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	30 of 64	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	28 of 32	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	34 of 36	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	37 of 52	28.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)83rd percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)47th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-38 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%

Science28%

Mathematics19%

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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
Nicholas A. Ferri Middle	Public	6-8	10 Memorial Avenue	Johnston	02919	Providence County	Johnston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 233-1930	720	59	12.2	59.2%	365 (50.7%)	52 (7.2%)	250 (34.7%)	31 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	40.4	33^rd of 66 public middle schools	50.0%		33.6	38^th of 64 public middle schools	40.6%	5	27.9		34.8	29.9	44.5	36.1		23.5	11.3	21.5	18.7	$15,768	$851	$14,917
Excel Academy Rhode Island	Public, Charter	5-7	622 Woonasquatucket Avenue	North Providence	02911	Providence County	Excel Academy Rhode Island	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(401) 680-6086	312	21	14.8	79.8%	10 (3.2%)	59 (18.9%)	229 (73.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.6%)								(n/a)	30.6	27.1	32.4	42.0		34.4	27.1	37.3	35.7		33.9	$22,231	$1,074	$21,157
Dr. Edward Ricci School	Public	6-8	51 Intervale Avenue	North Providence	02911	Providence County	North Providence	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 233-1170	378	31	12.1	60.1%	180 (47.6%)	52 (13.8%)	111 (29.4%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	34.9	38^th of 66 public middle schools	42.4%		36.7	35^th of 64 public middle schools	45.3%	3	18.6		28.4	35.3	38.1	34.1		12.0	17.7	20.9	17.1	$15,035	$789	$14,246
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%)	8.7	66^th of 66 public middle schools	0.0%					(n/a)			11.0		7.5	7.4		6.5				$21,164	$3,398	$17,766
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%)	42.5	31^st of 66 public middle schools	53.0%		27.6	41^st of 64 public middle schools	35.9%	10	20.7	24.5	22.5	37.6	36.5	30.4	21.4	30.4	26.7	32.7	27.9	$14,787	$1,278	$13,509
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%)	21.4	48^th of 66 public middle schools	27.3%		16.9	50^th of 64 public middle schools	21.9%	2	15.2		18.2	12.5	18.5	16.4		18.2	14.1	22.7	18.4	$19,684	$3,297	$16,386
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%)	16.1	51^st of 66 public middle schools	22.7%		14.6	54^th of 64 public middle schools	15.6%	3	12.0	16.7	20.2	9.8	16.8	15.8	9.7	22.0	6.7	6.5	11.1	$19,990	$3,176	$16,814
Nathanael Greene Middle	Public	6-8	721 Chalkstone Avenue	Providence	02908	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9347	815	54	15.0	90.1%	56 (6.9%)	136 (16.7%)	540 (66.3%)	40 (4.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.4%)	25.5	46^th of 66 public middle schools	30.3%		25.5	42^nd of 64 public middle schools	34.4%	4	14.4		24.3	24.7	26.8	25.2		14.4	10.9	22.7	16.0	$19,764	$2,700	$17,065
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%)	39.1	35^th of 66 public middle schools	47.0%		35.2	36^th of 64 public middle schools	43.8%	1	27.4	26.0	44.0	32.7	28.6	32.8	17.0	22.2	18.4	13.2	17.6	$16,567	$856	$15,711
Birchwood Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Birchwood Drive	North Providence	02904	Providence County	North Providence	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 233-1120	390	31	12.5	56.4%	184 (47.2%)	55 (14.1%)	106 (27.2%)	14 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	43.6	30^th of 66 public middle schools	54.5%		58.6	25^th of 64 public middle schools	60.9%	5	27.9		33.6	37.0	42.5	37.7		14.0	26.4	21.7	20.7	$16,372	$977	$15,395

Frequently Asked Questions about Nicholas A. Ferri Middle

Is Nicholas A. Ferri Middle a good school?

Nicholas A. Ferri Middle ranks 33^rd of 66 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Nicholas A. Ferri Middle in?

Johnston

What high school do graduates of Nicholas A. Ferri Middle attend?

Students who attend Nicholas A. Ferri Middle usually go on to attend Johnston Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Nicholas A. Ferri Middle?

Students at Nicholas A. Ferri Middle are 51% White, 35% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Nicholas A. Ferri Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 720 students attended Nicholas A. Ferri Middle.

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