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Nathan Bishop Middle

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Nathan Bishop Middle ranks 45 th of 66 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

45^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 66 Rhode Island Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Rhode Island middle schools

Summary

Nathan Bishop Middle is a public middle school in Providence, Rhode Island, serving 669 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Providence School District, which is ranked 50 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending, ranging from $16,834 to $22,362 over the past few years, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13 to 14.2 students per teacher, Nathan Bishop Middle consistently underperforms the state and district averages in RICAS (Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System) English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall ELA proficiency rate was 23.7%, compared to 17.7% for the Providence district and 33.1% for the state 6th grade average.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students performing the best, ranking 9th out of 52 Rhode Island middle schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025. In contrast, Hispanic and Male students perform the worst, ranking 47th and 47th out of 59 and 64 schools, respectively, for their subgroups. The school's performance for Low Socioeconomic Status students is also concerning, ranking 44th out of 62 schools in this category. Compared to nearby schools, such as Nathanael Greene Middle and West Broadway Middle School, Nathan Bishop Middle generally performs lower in both ELA and Mathematics.

719

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,775

Per pupil spending ?

80.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Sessions Street
Providence, RI 02906

(401) 456-9344

District: Providence

Students who attend Nathan Bishop Middle usually attend:

High:	Central High School
	Classical High School
	Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School
	Hope High School
	More...
	Mount Pleasant High
	W B Cooley & Academy Internationa

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.1%

African American:

15.4%

White:

14.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2018 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2018)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Providence

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg16%

45^th of 66

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle Schools in the Providence

50^th of 60Providence 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	27.1	45 of 66	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	45 of 64	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	42 of 64	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	44 of 60	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	45 of 62	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	49 of 61	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	45 of 53	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	45 of 57	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.4	42 of 59	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.6	32 of 59	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	12.7	43 of 49	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	39 of 48	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.8	43 of 48	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.3	45 of 49	8.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	49 of 54	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	24 of 36	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	41 of 66	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	47 of 59	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	44 of 62	29.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	47 of 64	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	14 of 32	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	9 of 52	82.7%	★★★★☆

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)83rd percentile+51 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%

Mathematics19%

Science14%

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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
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%)	27.1	45^th of 66 public middle schools	31.8%		22.9	45^th of 64 public middle schools	29.7%		13.7		25.9	18.6	26.9	23.7		24.4	15.8	16.8	19.4	$20,775	$2,846	$17,929
Esek Hopkins Middle	Public	6-8	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%)								(n/a)			7.5									$23,983	$3,948	$20,035
Urban Collaborative Program	Public	7-8	75 Carpenter Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Urban Collaborative	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 272-0881	145	14	10.3	100.0%	9 (6.2%)	30 (20.7%)	95 (65.5%)	3 (2.1%)	4 (2.8%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	9.7	62^nd of 66 public middle schools	6.1%					(n/a)	8.3				9.9	6.5						$23,309	$2,470	$20,839
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
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%)	9.5	63^rd of 66 public middle schools	4.5%		9.5	62^nd of 64 public middle schools	3.1%	1	5.8		11.5	5.9	5.3	7.6		12.2	6.5		7.3	$15,164	$1,253	$13,911
Providence Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	5-8	155 Harrison Street	Providence	02907	Providence County	Providence Preparatory Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 400-2748	244	1	225.0	99.6%	14 (5.7%)	66 (27.0%)	154 (63.1%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16.1	52^nd of 66 public middle schools	21.2%		23.4	43^rd of 64 public middle schools	32.8%	9	8.7	9.6	27.1	10.9	15.9	16.5	13.5	8.7	9.5	12.7	10.9	$22,278	$3,101	$19,177
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%)	11.9	56^th of 66 public middle schools	15.2%		10.7	57^th of 64 public middle schools	10.9%	1	9.6		14.4	7.1	16.7	12.9		8.2	7.5	5.9	7.2	$14,487	$1,519	$12,968
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
Edward Martin Middle	Public	6-8	111 Brown Street	East Providence	02914	Providence County	East Providence	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 435-7819	564	48	11.7	55.0%	305 (54.1%)	77 (13.7%)	102 (18.1%)	8 (1.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.7%)	39.5	34^th of 66 public middle schools	48.5%		41.5	34^th of 64 public middle schools	46.9%		29.0		30.8	29.0	26.3	28.5		33.1	26.2	15.0	24.1	$17,979	$653	$17,327
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Nathan Bishop Middle

What is the racial makeup of Nathan Bishop Middle?

Students at Nathan Bishop Middle are 60% Hispanic, 15% African American, 15% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Nathan Bishop Middle attend?

Students who attend Nathan Bishop Middle usually go on to attend Central High School

Is Nathan Bishop Middle a good school?

Nathan Bishop Middle ranks 45^th of 66 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Nathan Bishop Middle in?

Providence

How many students attend Nathan Bishop Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 719 students attended Nathan Bishop Middle.

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