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Lyman B. Goff Middle School

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Lyman B. Goff Middle School ranks 50 th of 68 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 68 Rhode Island Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Rhode Island middle schools

Summary

Lyman B. Goff Middle School serves 637 students in grades 6–8 in Pawtucket, a community in northern Rhode Island. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 20% in English language arts (ELA), 12% in math, and 18% in science. Math is the clearest concern: Goff’s math proficiency was 4 percentage points below the supplied Pawtucket all-grades figure and 20 points below the state, with eighth-grade math especially low at 9%.

Goff is stronger than the supplied district figures in ELA and science, but neither subject is close to state results: ELA proficiency was 20% at Goff, compared with 17% districtwide and 33% statewide; science was 18%, compared with 15% and 31%, respectively. Among seven nearby schools serving the same grades, Goff ranked sixth of eight in ELA, fourth in math, and fifth in science. Its ELA and science results were close to the peer averages of 20% and 18%, while its 12% math result was below the peer average of 19%. Within Goff, grade 8 had the highest ELA result, at 22%, but the lowest math result, at 9%.

Results have swung from year to year: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA and science ended nearly unchanged, while math fell by 3 percentage points. Science rose from 16% in 2023–24 to 32% the next year, then fell to 18%; ELA also rose before declining. SchoolDigger ranked Goff 50th of 68 Rhode Island schools in 2025–26, at the 26th percentile with one star. Its student–teacher ratio was 14.8, above the nearby-school average of 13.8, and 71% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, below the nearby average of 78%; these figures provide context, not explanations for achievement. SchoolDigger’s measure of effectiveness for African American students fell from the 78th percentile in 2024–25 to the 31st in 2025–26, while Goff’s overall percentile moved from 35 to 26. For English Language Learner students, its only supplied result was the 56th percentile in 2024–25, above the school’s overall 35th percentile that year.

637

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

71.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

974 Newport Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02861

(401) 729-6500

District: Pawtucket

Students who attend Lyman B. Goff Middle School usually attend:

High:

William E. Tolman High

Feeder schools for Lyman B. Goff Middle School:

Elementary:	Fallon Memorial School
	Flora S. Curtis School
	Potter-Burns School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.7%

Hispanic:

30.9%

African American:

19.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (16% vs 32% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Rhode Island average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Rhode Island avg32%

50^th of 68

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^th of 61Pawtucket 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	21.4	50 of 68	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	43 of 66	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.5	48 of 64	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	49 of 64	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	40 of 60	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	41 of 62	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	36 of 61	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.5	44 of 53	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.0	40 of 57	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.1	43 of 59	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.4	48 of 59	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.9	39 of 49	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.8	41 of 48	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.1	41 of 48	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.9	40 of 49	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.1	41 of 54	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.5	42 of 53	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	22 of 32	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.5	8 of 36	77.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	48 of 67	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.8	44 of 66	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	41 of 60	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.0	40 of 59	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	46 of 64	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	35 of 62	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	51 of 67	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	42 of 64	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.7	24 of 32	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	39 of 52	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	38 of 52	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)34th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile~ school

White (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)24th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts20%-13 vs state

Science18%-13 vs state

Mathematics12%-20 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
Lyman B. Goff Middle School	Public	6-8	974 Newport Avenue	Pawtucket	02861	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6500	637	43	14.8	71.4%	234 (36.7%)	125 (19.6%)	197 (30.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.7%)	21.4	50^th of 68 public middle schools	26.5%		30	43^rd of 66 public middle schools	34.8%	7		18.3	18.3		20.8	17.8	22.1	20.3		14.5	13.3	9.3	12.1	$14,298	$542	$13,756
Joseph Jenks Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Division Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6520	697	43	16.2	80.5%	141 (20.2%)	197 (28.3%)	265 (38.0%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.9%)	11.6	62^nd of 68 public middle schools	8.8%		11.9	56^th of 66 public middle schools	15.2%	6		11.2	11.2		10.9	10.8	9.2	10.3		6.3	8.7	7.8	7.6	$13,603	$521	$13,082
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%)	15.7	56^th of 68 public middle schools	17.6%		10.9	60^th of 66 public middle schools	9.1%	4		19.1	19.1		8.4	9.2	14.4	10.7		6.1	474.0	17.8	9.6	$18,486	$1,226	$17,259
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	—	7 (11.1%)	1 (1.6%)	50 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.6	53^rd of 68 public middle schools	22.1%		14.3	54^th of 66 public middle schools	18.2%	1		13.2	13.2		21.2	468.0	5.6	10.5		19.4	6.9	18.4	15.5	$23,958	$2,111	$21,847
Samuel Slater Middle School	Public	6-8	281 Mineral Spring Avenue	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6480	590	46	12.8	86.9%	98 (16.6%)	247 (41.9%)	172 (29.2%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.1%)	10.1	65^th of 68 public middle schools	4.4%		9.5	63^rd of 66 public middle schools	4.5%	2		6.1	6.1		5.9	13.1	10.6	9.8		6.3	7.0	5.7	6.3	$15,710	$1,124	$14,587
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%)	47.4	33^rd of 68 public middle schools	51.5%		58.4	27^th of 66 public middle schools	59.1%	6		22.0	22.0			36.6	28.0	32.4			35.5	28.7	32.1	$13,619	$951	$12,669
Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E	Public, Charter	5-6	3 Fairlawn Way	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 280-0673	380	25	15.2	73.9%	229 (60.3%)	124 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	31.8		31.8	33.2	29.6			31.4	31.2	32.8			32.0	$13,378	$797	$12,581
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%)	78.8	14^th of 68 public middle schools	79.4%		68.2	19^th of 66 public middle schools	71.2%	5		39.1	39.1		45.9	44.2	51.0	47.0		53.7	38.5	57.1	49.7	$16,635	$294	$16,341
Nathan Bishop Middle	Public	6-8	101 Sessions Street	Providence	02906	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9344	719	44	16.3	80.1%	107 (14.9%)	111 (15.4%)	432 (60.1%)	29 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	27.9	46^th of 68 public middle schools	32.4%		27.1	45^th of 66 public middle schools	31.8%	1		11.7	11.7		21.9	20.2	15.6	19.4		28.8	20.7	18.6	22.8	$19,390	$830	$18,560
Esek Hopkins Middle	Public	7-8	480 Charles Street	Providence	02904	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9203	398	27	14.7	88.9%	19 (4.8%)	71 (17.8%)	266 (66.8%)	12 (3.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	9.6	66^th of 68 public middle schools	2.9%					(n/a)		39.0	39.0			8.2	462.0	6.0			7.0	464.0	467.0	$22,116	$1,415	$20,701

Frequently Asked Questions about Lyman B. Goff Middle School

How many students attend Lyman B. Goff Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 637 students attended Lyman B. Goff Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Lyman B. Goff Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lyman B. Goff Middle School usually go on to attend William E. Tolman High

Is Lyman B. Goff Middle School a good school?

Lyman B. Goff Middle School ranks 50^th of 68 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Lyman B. Goff Middle School in?

Pawtucket

What is the racial makeup of Lyman B. Goff Middle School?

Students at Lyman B. Goff Middle School are 37% White, 31% Hispanic, 20% African American, 6% Not Specified, 6% Two or more races.

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