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Nathan Bishop Middle

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Nathan Bishop Middle ranks 46 th of 68 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 68 Rhode Island Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Rhode Island middle schools

Summary

Nathan Bishop Middle is a public school serving 719 students in grades 6–8 at 101 Sessions Street in Providence. SchoolDigger ranks it at the 32nd percentile statewide, with 2 stars and a rank of 46 out of 68; the district’s rating is at the 13th percentile with 1 star. The most important takeaway is that math is the school’s clearest relative strength, while science is its weakest subject.

In 2025–26, students were proficient at rates of 23% in math, 19% in English Language Arts (ELA), and 12% in science. Math was 6 percentage points above the district but 9 below the state; ELA was 2 points above the district but 14 below the state. Science was 3 points below the district and 19 below the state. Math also stands out among nearby schools serving grades 6–8: Nathan Bishop ranked second of seven, with 23% proficiency compared with a peer average of 14%. Its ELA result was 19%, above the same peers’ 17% average. Eighth-grade ELA is a particular concern: 16% were proficient, 17 points below the state rate.

Recent results show math improving and science declining. From 2022–23 to 2025–26, math rose 7 percentage points, while ELA fell 4 and science fell 9. Math’s lead over the district widened from 3 points to 6; science shifted from 9 points above the district to 3 below it. Nathan Bishop is the third-largest school in its nearby comparison group, and its 16.3 student-teacher ratio is the group’s highest reported. Its 2024–25 free/reduced-lunch rate was 80%, below the nearby-school average of 87%. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure for African American students rose from the 33rd percentile to the 53rd, while its measure for White students was at the 77th percentile, compared with 32nd overall.

719

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (20% vs 32% meeting standards)

!Science scores 19 pts below the Rhode Island average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg16%

Rhode Island avg32%

46^th of 68

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

53^rd of 61Providence 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	27.9	46 of 68	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	40.3	15 of 32	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.4	24 of 36	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.5	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	17 of 22	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	40 of 67	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.9	41 of 66	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	48 of 60	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	47 of 59	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	51 of 64	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	44 of 62	29.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	48 of 67	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.4	47 of 64	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.5	14 of 32	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	12 of 52	76.9%	★★★★☆
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 (2026)77th percentile+45 vs school

African American (2026)53rd percentile+21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)45th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2026)31st percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)23rd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics23%-9 vs state

English Language Arts19%-14 vs state

Science12%-19 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
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
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	—	9 (6.2%)	30 (20.7%)	95 (65.5%)	3 (2.1%)	4 (2.8%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	9.4	67^th of 68 public middle schools	1.5%		9.7	62^nd of 66 public middle schools	6.1%	5		5.5	5.5			472.0	5.5	468.0			6.5	8.2	7.6	$20,361	$2,984	$17,377
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%)	24.5	48^th of 68 public middle schools	29.4%		25.5	46^th of 66 public middle schools	30.3%	2		14.5	14.5		14.7	26.2	23.1	21.2		19.7	15.8	15.0	16.9	$17,242	$738	$16,504
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
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	—	14 (5.7%)	66 (27.0%)	154 (63.1%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	21.8	49^th of 68 public middle schools	27.9%		16.1	52^nd of 66 public middle schools	21.2%	3	11.4	12.5	12.0	10.4	16.7	18.0	8.8	13.7	476.0	19.5	20.8	17.9	16.6	$18,940	$1,617	$17,322
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
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%)	18.7	54^th of 68 public middle schools	20.6%		16.1	51^st of 66 public middle schools	22.7%	3	18.8	12.1	14.1	20.3	24.6	23.3	14.5	20.6	11.1	9.8	10.4	6.1	9.1	$17,207	$1,189	$16,018
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%)	48.7	31^st of 68 public middle schools	54.4%		39.5	34^th of 66 public middle schools	48.5%	3		28.6	28.6		32.1	29.7	29.3	30.4		42.4	24.8	29.2	32.0	$19,777	$415	$19,363
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%)	28	45^th of 68 public middle schools	33.8%		21.4	48^th of 66 public middle schools	27.3%	3		20.0	20.0		7.9	31.8	24.6	21.6		14.3	6.1	32.8	17.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Nathan Bishop Middle

Is Nathan Bishop Middle a good school?

Nathan Bishop Middle ranks 46^th of 68 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Nathan Bishop Middle?

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

What high school do graduates of Nathan Bishop Middle attend?

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

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 district is Nathan Bishop Middle in?

Providence

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