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Narragansett Pier School

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Narragansett Pier School ranks 12 th of 68 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 68 Rhode Island Middle Schools

Better than 82% of Rhode Island middle schools

Summary

Narragansett Pier School serves 263 students in grades 5–8 in Narragansett, Rhode Island. Its 2025–26 proficiency results were above Rhode Island’s rates in English language arts (ELA), math, and science, and SchoolDigger ranks it 12th of 68 state schools, with 4 stars. But the school’s overall results hide a pronounced grade-level split: eighth grade was a weak spot in all three subjects.

ELA is the school’s strongest overall subject, while math is its clearest weakness relative to its district. The school’s proficiency rates were 54% in ELA, 48% in math, and 49% in science, compared with state rates of 33%, 32%, and 31%. Against the Narragansett district, it was about 1 point lower in ELA and 1 point lower in science, but 8 points lower in math. Compared with nearby-school averages, it was ahead in ELA (49%) and math (47%), and just behind in science (50%). Sixth-grade ELA stood out at 71%, the highest among schools with results for that grade; eighth-grade results were 41% in ELA, 39% in math, and 39% in science, among the lowest in the nearby comparison. For context, Jamestown School-Lawn had the next-highest nearby sixth-grade ELA result, at 61%.

Results have improved since 2022–23, especially in ELA, but the path has not been steady: ELA rose 7 percentage points to 54%, math rose 3 points to 48%, and science rose 3 points to 49%. Science has slipped from 51% last year, while the math gap with the district has persisted. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking was 12th of 68 in 2025–26 (82nd percentile, 4 stars), compared with 10th of 66 the prior year. The school’s student-teacher ratio was 13.1 in 2024–25, the highest among nearby schools; its free/reduced-lunch rate was 30%, close to the nearby average of 30%. SchoolDigger also placed the school at the 97th percentile for how well it serves Low Socio Economic Status Students, above its overall 82nd percentile.

263

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

30.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

235 South Pier Road
Narragansett, RI 02882

(401) 792-9430

District: Narragansett

Students who attend Narragansett Pier School usually attend:

High:

Narragansett High School

Feeder schools for Narragansett Pier School:

Elementary:

Narragansett Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.3%

Two or more races:

7.6%

Hispanic:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Rhode Island average (51% vs 32% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Rhode Island middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg54%

Rhode Island avg32%

12^th of 68

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 61Narragansett 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	79.7	12 of 68	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	85.6	10 of 66	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	14 of 64	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	12 of 64	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	10 of 60	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	17 of 62	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	17 of 61	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	6 of 53	88.7%	★★★★★
2017	82.1	10 of 57	82.5%	★★★★☆
2016	81.0	10 of 59	83.1%	★★★★☆
2015	80.7	8 of 59	86.4%	★★★★☆
2014	74.5	14 of 49	71.4%	★★★★☆
2013	80.5	11 of 48	77.1%	★★★★☆
2012	81.8	7 of 48	85.4%	★★★★☆
2011	83.9	7 of 49	85.7%	★★★★☆
2010	83.4	8 of 54	85.2%	★★★★☆
2009	80.5	10 of 53	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	15 of 67	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	9 of 66	86.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	93.0	2 of 64	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.0	1 of 62	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	13 of 67	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	11 of 64	82.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	13 of 52	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	14 of 52	73.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)81st percentile~ school

Female (2026)78th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2025)33rd percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts54%+21 vs state

Science49%+18 vs state

Mathematics48%+16 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
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
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
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
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
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
Chariho Regional Middle School	Public	5-8	455B Switch Road	Wood River Junction	02894	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 364-0651	834	67	12.4	30.2%	746 (89.4%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.0%)	77.6	16^th of 68 public middle schools	76.5%		78	15^th of 66 public middle schools	77.3%	1	56.5	56.9	56.7	42.7	39.6	44.0	60.9	46.8	43.3	34.3	42.7	51.3	42.6	$19,383	$1,268	$18,115
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
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
Exeter-West Greenwich Reg. Junior	Public	7-8	930 Nooseneck Hill Road	West Greenwich	02817	Kent County	Exeter-West Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 397-6897	256	20	12.8	18.8%	221 (86.3%)	2 (0.8%)	21 (8.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	79.3	13^th of 68 public middle schools	80.9%		85.9	9^th of 66 public middle schools	86.4%	4		45.9	45.9			51.3	56.3	54.0			37.1	46.7	42.2	$19,353	$828	$18,525

Frequently Asked Questions about Narragansett Pier School

What is the racial makeup of Narragansett Pier School?

Students at Narragansett Pier School are 83% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Narragansett Pier School attend?

Students who attend Narragansett Pier School usually go on to attend Narragansett High School

How many students attend Narragansett Pier School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 263 students attended Narragansett Pier School.

What district is Narragansett Pier School in?

Narragansett

Is Narragansett Pier School a good school?

Narragansett Pier School ranks 12^th of 68 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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