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Frank E. Thompson Middle

Q: Is Frank E. Thompson Middle a good school?

Frank E. Thompson Middle ranks in the bottom 10.6% of Rhode Island middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Frank E. Thompson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Frank E. Thompson Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Frank E. Thompson Middle?

Students at Frank E. Thompson Middle are 45% Hispanic, 28% White, 13% Two or more races, 10% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Frank E. Thompson Middle attend?

Students who attend Frank E. Thompson Middle usually go on to attend Rogers High School

Public Grades 5-8

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 66 Rhode Island Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Rhode Island middle schools

Summary

Frank E. Thompson Middle is a public middle school located in Newport, Rhode Island, serving grades 5-8 with a student population of around 500. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Rhode Island middle schools, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Frank E. Thompson Middle significantly underperforms compared to state and Newport district averages in RICAS English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments, with proficiency rates of just 10% in ELA and 8.5% in Math for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking 35th out of 36 Rhode Island middle schools for African American students, 59th out of 59 for Hispanic students, and 61st out of 62 for students of low socioeconomic status.

Compared to nearby middle schools like Archie R. Cole Middle School in East Greenwich and Wickford Middle School in North Kingstown, which have over 50% of students proficient in ELA and Math, Frank E. Thompson Middle's performance is significantly lower. The school's high free and reduced-lunch rates, coupled with its low academic performance, suggest that socioeconomic factors may be playing a role in the school's challenges.

499

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,012

Per pupil spending ?

77.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 Broadway
Newport, RI 02840

(401) 847-1493

District: Newport

Students who attend Frank E. Thompson Middle usually attend:

High:

Rogers High School

Feeder schools for Frank E. Thompson Middle:

Elementary:

Claiborne Pell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.7%

White:

28.3%

Two or more races:

13.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg14%

59^th of 66

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th of 60Newport 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	11.4	59 of 66	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	51 of 64	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	54 of 64	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	46 of 60	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	46 of 62	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	39 of 61	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	35 of 53	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.4	35 of 57	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.2	40 of 59	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.4	29 of 59	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.0	29 of 49	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.6	28 of 48	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.7	36 of 48	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.1	37 of 49	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.8	39 of 54	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.7	38 of 53	28.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	35 of 36	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	54 of 66	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	59 of 59	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	61 of 62	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	56 of 64	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	30 of 32	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	42 of 52	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

Science11%

English Language Arts10%

Mathematics8%

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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
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%)	11.4	59^th of 66 public middle schools	10.6%		15.4	51^st of 64 public middle schools	20.3%	8	11.0	9.0	12.7	8.9	9.9	10.0	10.1	7.5	9.8	6.0	8.5	$25,012	$3,293	$21,719
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%)	61.3	26^th of 66 public middle schools	60.6%		64.9	21^st of 64 public middle schools	67.2%	5	42.0		38.2	38.3	43.6	40.2		29.5	35.0	36.0	33.6	$18,697	$803	$17,893
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%)	95.7	4^th of 66 public middle schools	93.9%		93.8	4^th of 64 public middle schools	93.8%		60.0	72.5	62.0	65.4	71.1	67.4	47.5	56.0	75.0	80.0	65.2	$23,945	$716	$23,229
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%)	88.1	7^th of 66 public middle schools	89.4%		85.5	9^th of 64 public middle schools	85.9%	2	59.2	52.2	50.0	57.7	61.7	55.5	55.9	49.3	51.3	48.0	51.0	$17,760	$668	$17,092
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%)	85.6	10^th of 66 public middle schools	84.8%		74.6	14^th of 64 public middle schools	78.1%	4	50.7	55.6	61.8	46.8	57.9	55.5	49.2	53.6	48.4	48.1	49.6	$27,998	$610	$27,389
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%)	84.2	11^th of 66 public middle schools	83.3%		80.9	11^th of 64 public middle schools	82.8%		44.3		54.6	64.5	49.5	55.9		58.6	62.7	37.9	52.9	$21,792	$790	$21,002
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%)	83.8	12^th of 66 public middle schools	81.8%		90.6	5^th of 64 public middle schools	92.2%	7	50.8		44.0	60.0	62.3	55.6		37.4	53.7	57.6	49.7	$17,225	$870	$16,355
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%)	80.9	13^th of 66 public middle schools	80.3%		82	10^th of 64 public middle schools	84.4%	3	49.7		62.1	48.3	44.1	52.2		53.9	36.9	46.9	46.4	$21,372	$1,636	$19,737
Tiverton Middle School	Public	5-8	10 Quintal Drive	Tiverton	02878	Newport County	Tiverton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 624-6668	499	39	12.7	34.7%	426 (85.4%)	8 (1.6%)	30 (6.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.8%)	68.4	18^th of 66 public middle schools	72.7%		64.7	22^nd of 64 public middle schools	65.6%	4	41.0	36.8	47.3	39.8	50.4	43.7	43.7	33.3	39.0	36.6	38.2	$19,812	$209	$19,602
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%)	94.4	5^th of 66 public middle schools	92.4%		94.9	3^rd of 64 public middle schools	95.3%	2	65.7		50.6	67.3	77.6	66.0		54.6	62.0	68.5	62.0	$15,670	$146	$15,524

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank E. Thompson Middle

What high school do graduates of Frank E. Thompson Middle attend?

Students who attend Frank E. Thompson Middle usually go on to attend Rogers High School

What district is Frank E. Thompson Middle in?

Newport

Is Frank E. Thompson Middle a good school?

Frank E. Thompson Middle ranks in the bottom 10.6% of Rhode Island middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Frank E. Thompson Middle?

Students at Frank E. Thompson Middle are 45% Hispanic, 28% White, 13% Two or more races, 10% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Frank E. Thompson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Frank E. Thompson Middle.

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