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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Providence County, Rhode Island

37 public middle schools in Providence County, Rhode Island appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. North Cumberland Middle leads the list at 67.4%, against a median of 28.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Providence County, Rhode Island

Top % Proficient (Reading)

67.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

28.5%

BEST IN READING · PROVIDENCE COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	North Cumberland Middle	Cumberland, RI	Cumberland	Middle	643	67.4%
2	North Smithfield MS	North Smithfield, RI	North Smithfield	Middle	502	59.5%
3	Ponaganset Middle School	North Scituate, RI	Foster-Glocester	Middle	396	49.5%
4	Vincent J. Gallagher Middle	Smithfield, RI	Smithfield	Middle	502	48.7%
5	Joseph L. McCourt MS	Cumberland, RI	Cumberland	Middle	482	48.5%
6	Scituate Middle School	North Scituate, RI	Scituate	Middle	260	43.4%
7	Hope Highlands Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	366	42.2%
8	Lincoln Middle School	Lincoln, RI	Lincoln	Middle	773	42.1%
9	Birchwood Middle School	North Providence, RI	North Providence	Middle	390	37.7%
10	Nicholas A. Ferri Middle	Johnston, RI	Johnston	Middle	720	36.1%
11	Western Hills Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	727	35.8%
12	Excel Academy Rhode Island	North Providence, RI	Excel Academy Rhode Island	Middle	312	34.4%
13	Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High	Central Falls, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Middle	323	34.3%
14	Dr. Edward Ricci School	North Providence, RI	North Providence	Middle	378	34.1%
15	AF Iluminar Mayoral Middle Sch	Cranston, RI	Achievement First Rhode Island	Middle	406	32.8%
16	Park View Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	711	32.8%
17	AF Providence Mayoral Middle	Providence, RI	Achievement First Rhode Island	Middle	405	30.4%
18	Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E	Lincoln, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Middle	380	28.6%
19	Edward Martin Middle	East Providence, RI	East Providence	Middle	564	28.5%
20	Burrillville Middle School	Harrisville, RI	Burrillville	Middle	469	27.8%
21	Nathanael Greene Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	815	25.2%
22	Lyman B. Goff Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Middle	637	24.4%
23	Nathan Bishop Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	719	23.7%
24	Riverside Middle School	Riverside, RI	East Providence	Middle	549	22.4%
25	Providence Preparatory Charter	Providence, RI	Providence Preparatory Charter	Middle	244	16.5%
26	Paul Cuffee Middle School	Providence, RI	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	Middle	189	16.4%
27	Hugh B. Bain Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	527	16.1%
28	West Broadway Middle School	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	516	15.8%
29	Joseph Jenks Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Middle	697	12.9%
30	Roger Williams Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	786	8.7%
31	Woonsocket Middle @ Villa Nova	Woonsocket, RI	Woonsocket	Middle	542	8.7%
32	Calcutt Middle School	Central Falls, RI	Central Falls	Middle	476	7.9%
33	Samuel Slater Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Middle	590	7.6%
34	Governor Christopher DelSesto	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	818	7.4%
35	Woonsocket Middle at Hamlet	Woonsocket, RI	Woonsocket	Middle	537	7.2%
36	Founders Academy	Woonsocket, RI	Beacon Charter School	Middle	158	6.8%
37	Urban Collaborative Program	Providence, RI	Urban Collaborative	Middle	145	6.5%

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