Best Middle Schools in Rhode Island (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked middle school in Rhode Island, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Rhode Island rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Rhode Island middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Barrington Middle School	Barrington	Barrington	67%	72%	Meets Expectations	789
#2	A+	North Cumberland Middle	Cumberland	Cumberland	67%	68%	Exceeds Expectations	635
#3	A+	Archie R Cole MS	East Greenwich	East Greenwich	64%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	626
#4	A+	Jamestown School Lawn	Jamestown	Jamestown	64%	70%	Meets Expectations	186
#5	A+	Portsmouth Middle School	Portsmouth	Portsmouth	55%	64%	Meets Expectations	618
#6	A	Exeter West Greenwich Reg JR	West Greenwich	Exeter-West Greenwich	54%	61%	Meets Expectations	238
#7	A	North Smithfield MS	North Smithfield	North Smithfield	53%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	506
#8	A	Narragansett Pier School	Narragansett	Narragansett	52%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	297
#9	A	Wickford Middle School	North Kingstown	North Kingstown	52%	60%	Meets Expectations	359
#10	A-	Broad Rock Middle School	Wakefield	South Kingstown	51%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	362
#11	A-	Davisville Middle School	North Kingstown	North Kingstown	49%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	450
#12	A-	Vincent J Gallagher Middle	Smithfield	Smithfield	49%	55%	Meets Expectations	537
#13	A-	Chariho Regional Middle School	Wood River Junction	Chariho	48%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	845
#14	A-	Kickemuit Middle School	Warren	Bristol Warren	46%	52%	Meets Expectations	650
#15	B+	Alan Shawn Feinstein MS Of Cov	Coventry	Coventry	41%	50%	Meets Expectations	974
#16	B+	Ponaganset Middle School	North Scituate	Foster-Glocester	41%	61%	Underperforms Expectations	426
#17	B+	Scituate Middle School	North Scituate	Scituate	41%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	265
#18	B+	Tiverton Middle School	Tiverton	Tiverton	41%	48%	Meets Expectations	509
#19	B	Lincoln Middle School	Lincoln	Lincoln	40%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	778
#20	B	Hope Highlands Middle School	Cranston	Cranston	39%	68%	Underperforms Expectations	357
#21	B	Joseph L Mccourt MS	Cumberland	Cumberland	39%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	436
#22	B	Westerly Middle School	Westerly	Westerly	39%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	697
#23	B-	Gaudet Middle School	Middletown	Middletown	38%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	465
#24	B-	Blackstone Valley Prep JR High (Charter)	Central Falls	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	35%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	324
#25	B-	Excel Academy Rhode Island (Charter)	North Providence		33%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	117
#26	B-	Winman Middle School	Warwick	Warwick	31%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	725
#27	B-	Western Hills Middle School	Cranston	Cranston	30%	38%	Meets Expectations	703
#28	C+	Birchwood Middle School	North Providence	North Providence	29%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	379
#29	C+	Edward Martin Middle	East Providence	East Providence	27%	34%	Meets Expectations	603
#30	C+	Nicholas A Ferri Middle	Johnston	Johnston	27%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	761
#31	C+	Af Providence Mayoral Middle (Charter)	Providence	Achievement First Rhode Island	26%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	405
#32	C	Af Iluminar Mayoral Middle Sch (Charter)	Cranston	Achievement First Rhode Island	26%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	388
#33	C	Burrillville Middle School	Harrisville	Burrillville	25%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	486
#34	C	Park View Middle School	Cranston	Cranston	25%	32%	Meets Expectations	701
#35	C	Warwick Veterans Middle School	Warwick	Warwick	25%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,102
#36	C-	Lyman B Goff Middle School	Pawtucket	Pawtucket	24%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	642
#37	C-	Dr Edward Ricci School	North Providence	North Providence	23%	30%	Meets Expectations	417
#38	C-	Riverside Middle School	Riverside	East Providence	23%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	541
#39	C-	Nathan Bishop Middle	Providence	Providence	19%	26%	Meets Expectations	608
#40	D+	Nathanael Greene Middle	Providence	Providence	19%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	808
#41	D+	Paul Cuffee Middle School (Charter)	Providence	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	17%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	185
#42	D+	Hugh B Bain Middle School	Cranston	Cranston	14%	20%	Meets Expectations	561
#43	D+	West Broadway Middle School	Providence	Providence	13%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	480
#44	D	Providence Preparatory Charter (Charter)	Providence	Providence Preparatory Charter	12%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	175
#45	D	Founders Academy (Charter)	Woonsocket	Beacon Charter School	11%	22%	Meets Expectations	153
#46	D	Frank E Thompson Middle	Newport	Newport	10%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	546
#47	D	John F Deering Middle	West Warwick	West Warwick	10%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	1,069
#48	D	Joseph Jenks Middle School	Pawtucket	Pawtucket	10%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	622
#49	D-	Woonsocket Middle At Hamlet	Woonsocket	Woonsocket	10%	18%	Meets Expectations	564
#50	D-	Woonsocket Middle At Villa Nova	Woonsocket	Woonsocket	8%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	630
#51	D-	Calcutt Middle School	Central Falls	Central Falls	7%	14%	Meets Expectations	511
#52	D-	Samuel Slater Middle School	Pawtucket	Pawtucket	7%	13%	Meets Expectations	631
#53	F	Raices Upper Dual Language Acd	Central Falls		6%	16%	Meets Expectations	40
#54	F	Roger Williams Middle	Providence	Providence	6%	12%	Meets Expectations	631
#55	F	Urban Collaborative Program	Providence	Urban Collaborative	6%	11%	Meets Expectations	131
#56	F	Governor Christopher Delsesto	Providence	Providence	5%	12%	Meets Expectations	731
#57	F	Esek Hopkins Middle	Providence	Providence	4%	9%	Meets Expectations	435

How Rhode Island's middle schools compare

A: 14B: 13C: 12D: 13F: 5

47% of the 57 ranked middle schools in Rhode Island earn an A or B (14 A grades, 13 B, 12 C, 13 D, 5 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 44 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (77% here, 70% nationally), and 20 exceed it. On average 30% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 37% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Excel Academy Rhode Island (33% against 16%, B-), Af Providence Mayoral Middle (26% against 15%, C+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 15): North Kingstown (2).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Providence (10, 0 at A or B), Cranston (5, 2 at A or B), Central Falls (3, 1 at A or B), North Providence (3, 1 at A or B), Pawtucket (3, 0 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Warwick Veterans Middle School (1,102 students, C, #35), John F Deering Middle (1,069 students, D, #47), Alan Shawn Feinstein MS Of Cov (974 students, B+, #15).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 2 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Middle schools in Rhode Island that are not ranked

3 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (3)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Curtis Corner Middle School, Wakefield
Edward R Martin Middle Annex, East Providence
Gilbert Stuart Middle School, Providence

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle school in Rhode Island.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in Rhode Island

What is the best middle school in Rhode Island?

Barrington Middle School in Barrington ranks first among the 57 ranked middle schools in Rhode Island with a SchoolGrade of A+, 67% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 72%.

How are middle schools in Rhode Island ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does Rhode Island have?

SchoolGrade grades 60 public middle schools in Rhode Island; 57 are ranked here and 3 are listed as not ranked.