Summary:
The 02871 zip code in Rhode Island is home to a single standout middle school, Portsmouth Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. This school has consistently high academic performance, ranking 7th out of 66 middle schools in the state and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Portsmouth Middle School's students demonstrate strong proficiency on the Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) tests, with 55.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 51% in Mathematics across all grades in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance has been improving over the past few years, with increases in proficiency rates across both ELA and Math. Additionally, the school has a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 14.79%, indicating a student population that is generally more economically advantaged compared to the state.
While Portsmouth Middle School's performance is impressive, it is also generally on par with or slightly below the overall performance of the Portsmouth school district. This suggests the school is a high-performing part of a well-performing district, and there may be room for improvement, particularly in closing any achievement gaps between different student subgroups or in specific subject areas.
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