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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Rhode Island

Across Rhode Island, 56 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Barrington Middle School leads the list at 76.1%, against a median of 34.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Rhode Island

Top % Proficient (Reading)

76.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

34.2%

BEST IN READING · RHODE ISLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Barrington Middle School	Barrington, RI	Barrington	Middle	763	76.1%
2	North Cumberland Middle	Cumberland, RI	Cumberland	Middle	643	67.4%
3	Jamestown School-Lawn	Jamestown, RI	Jamestown	Middle	189	67.4%
4	Archie R. Cole MS	East Greenwich, RI	East Greenwich	Middle	597	66.0%
5	Exeter-West Greenwich Reg. Jr.	West Greenwich, RI	Exeter-West Greenwich	Middle	256	61.8%
6	North Smithfield MS	North Smithfield, RI	North Smithfield	Middle	502	59.5%
7	Broad Rock Middle School	Wakefield, RI	South Kingstown	Middle	554	55.9%
8	Wickford Middle School	North Kingstown, RI	North Kingstown	Middle	339	55.6%
9	Narragansett Pier School	Narragansett, RI	Narragansett	Middle	263	55.5%
10	Portsmouth Middle School	Portsmouth, RI	Portsmouth	Middle	604	55.5%
11	Davisville Middle School	North Kingstown, RI	North Kingstown	Middle	477	52.2%
12	Kickemuit Middle School	Warren, RI	Bristol Warren	Middle	633	51.1%
13	Ponaganset Middle School	North Scituate, RI	Foster-Glocester	Middle	396	49.5%
14	Vincent J. Gallagher Middle	Smithfield, RI	Smithfield	Middle	502	48.7%
15	Joseph L. McCourt MS	Cumberland, RI	Cumberland	Middle	482	48.5%
16	Chariho Regional Middle School	Wood River Junction, RI	Chariho	Middle	834	45.4%
17	Tiverton Middle School	Tiverton, RI	Tiverton	Middle	499	43.7%
18	Scituate Middle School	North Scituate, RI	Scituate	Middle	260	43.4%
19	Hope Highlands Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	366	42.2%
20	Lincoln Middle School	Lincoln, RI	Lincoln	Middle	773	42.1%
21	Alan Shawn Feinstein MS of Cov	Coventry, RI	Coventry	Middle	944	40.9%
22	Gaudet Middle School	Middletown, RI	Middletown	Middle	431	40.2%
23	Westerly Middle School	Westerly, RI	Westerly	Middle	639	40.1%
24	Birchwood Middle School	North Providence, RI	North Providence	Middle	390	37.7%
25	Nicholas A. Ferri Middle	Johnston, RI	Johnston	Middle	720	36.1%
26	Western Hills Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	727	35.8%
27	Excel Academy Rhode Island	North Providence, RI	Excel Academy Rhode Island	Middle	312	34.4%
28	Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High	Central Falls, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Middle	323	34.3%
29	Dr. Edward Ricci School	North Providence, RI	North Providence	Middle	378	34.1%
30	AF Iluminar Mayoral Middle Sch	Cranston, RI	Achievement First Rhode Island	Middle	406	32.8%
31	Park View Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	711	32.8%
32	Warwick Veterans Middle School	Warwick, RI	Warwick	Middle	1,059	32.5%
33	Winman Middle School	Warwick, RI	Warwick	Middle	706	32.0%
34	AF Providence Mayoral Middle	Providence, RI	Achievement First Rhode Island	Middle	405	30.4%
35	Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E	Lincoln, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Middle	380	28.6%
36	Edward Martin Middle	East Providence, RI	East Providence	Middle	564	28.5%
37	Burrillville Middle School	Harrisville, RI	Burrillville	Middle	469	27.8%
38	Nathanael Greene Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	815	25.2%
39	Lyman B. Goff Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Middle	637	24.4%
40	Nathan Bishop Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	719	23.7%
41	Riverside Middle School	Riverside, RI	East Providence	Middle	549	22.4%
42	Providence Preparatory Charter	Providence, RI	Providence Preparatory Charter	Middle	244	16.5%
43	Paul Cuffee Middle School	Providence, RI	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	Middle	189	16.4%
44	Hugh B. Bain Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	527	16.1%
45	West Broadway Middle School	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	516	15.8%
46	Joseph Jenks Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Middle	697	12.9%
47	John F. Deering Middle	West Warwick, RI	West Warwick	Middle	976	11.4%
48	Frank E. Thompson Middle	Newport, RI	Newport	Middle	499	10.0%
49	Roger Williams Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	786	8.7%
50	Woonsocket Middle @ Villa Nova	Woonsocket, RI	Woonsocket	Middle	542	8.7%

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