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The top-graded public middle schools in Rhode Island

56 public middle schools in Rhode Island appear in this ranking of the top-graded public middle schools, ranked by the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against what poverty predicts, and the three-year trend, each compared with schools in the same state. Barrington Middle School leads the list at A+, against a median of B- across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Rhode Island

Top Grade

A+

Median Grade

B-

TOP GRADED · RHODE ISLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Grade	Percentile in state
1	Barrington Middle School	Barrington, RI	Barrington	Middle	763	A+	99.1
2	North Cumberland Middle	Cumberland, RI	Cumberland	Middle	643	A+	97.3
3	Archie R. Cole MS	East Greenwich, RI	East Greenwich	Middle	597	A+	95.5
4	Jamestown School-Lawn	Jamestown, RI	Jamestown	Middle	189	A	93.8
5	Portsmouth Middle School	Portsmouth, RI	Portsmouth	Middle	604	A	92
6	North Smithfield MS	North Smithfield, RI	North Smithfield	Middle	502	A	90.2
7	Exeter-West Greenwich Reg. Jr.	West Greenwich, RI	Exeter-West Greenwich	Middle	256	A	88.4
8	Wickford Middle School	North Kingstown, RI	North Kingstown	Middle	339	A	86.6
9	Narragansett Pier School	Narragansett, RI	Narragansett	Middle	263	A-	84.8
10	Broad Rock Middle School	Wakefield, RI	South Kingstown	Middle	554	A-	83
11	Davisville Middle School	North Kingstown, RI	North Kingstown	Middle	477	A-	81.3
12	Vincent J. Gallagher Middle	Smithfield, RI	Smithfield	Middle	502	A-	79.5
13	Chariho Regional Middle School	Wood River Junction, RI	Chariho	Middle	834	A-	77.7
14	Kickemuit Middle School	Warren, RI	Bristol Warren	Middle	633	A-	75.9
15	Alan Shawn Feinstein MS of Cov	Coventry, RI	Coventry	Middle	944	B+	74.1
16	Scituate Middle School	North Scituate, RI	Scituate	Middle	260	B+	72.3
17	Ponaganset Middle School	North Scituate, RI	Foster-Glocester	Middle	396	B+	70.5
18	Tiverton Middle School	Tiverton, RI	Tiverton	Middle	499	B+	68.8
19	Lincoln Middle School	Lincoln, RI	Lincoln	Middle	773	B+	67
20	Westerly Middle School	Westerly, RI	Westerly	Middle	639	B+	65.2
21	Joseph L. McCourt MS	Cumberland, RI	Cumberland	Middle	482	B	63.4
22	Hope Highlands Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	366	B	61.6
23	Gaudet Middle School	Middletown, RI	Middletown	Middle	431	B	59.8
24	Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High	Central Falls, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Middle	323	B	58
25	Excel Academy Rhode Island	North Providence, RI	Excel Academy Rhode Island	Middle	312	B	56.3
26	Winman Middle School	Warwick, RI	Warwick	Middle	706	B-	54.5
27	Western Hills Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	727	B-	52.7
28	Birchwood Middle School	North Providence, RI	North Providence	Middle	390	B-	50.9
29	Nicholas A. Ferri Middle	Johnston, RI	Johnston	Middle	720	B-	49.1
30	Edward Martin Middle	East Providence, RI	East Providence	Middle	564	B-	47.3
31	AF Providence Mayoral Middle	Providence, RI	Achievement First Rhode Island	Middle	405	B-	45.5
32	AF Iluminar Mayoral Middle Sch	Cranston, RI	Achievement First Rhode Island	Middle	406	C+	43.8
33	Warwick Veterans Middle School	Warwick, RI	Warwick	Middle	1,059	C+	42
34	Park View Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	711	C+	40.2
35	Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E	Lincoln, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Middle	380	C+	38.4
36	Burrillville Middle School	Harrisville, RI	Burrillville	Middle	469	C+	36.6
37	Lyman B. Goff Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Middle	637	C	34.8
38	Dr. Edward Ricci School	North Providence, RI	North Providence	Middle	378	C	33
39	Riverside Middle School	Riverside, RI	East Providence	Middle	549	C	31.3
40	Nathan Bishop Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	719	C	29.5
41	Nathanael Greene Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	815	C	27.7
42	Paul Cuffee Middle School	Providence, RI	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	Middle	189	C	25.9
43	Founders Academy	Woonsocket, RI	Beacon Charter School	Middle	158	C-	24.1
44	Hugh B. Bain Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	527	C-	22.3
45	West Broadway Middle School	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	516	C-	20.5
46	Raices Upper Dual Language Acd	Central falls, RI	Central Falls	Middle	63	C-	18.8
47	Providence Preparatory Charter	Providence, RI	Providence Preparatory Charter	Middle	244	C-	17
48	John F. Deering Middle	West Warwick, RI	West Warwick	Middle	976	C-	15.2
49	Frank E. Thompson Middle	Newport, RI	Newport	Middle	499	D	13.4
50	Joseph Jenks Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Middle	697	D	11.6

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