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

Across Rhode Island, 55 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. North Cumberland Middle leads the list at 65.9%, against a median of 29.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Rhode Island

Top % Proficient (Science)

65.9%

Median % Proficient (Science)

29.0%

BEST IN SCIENCE · RHODE ISLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	North Cumberland Middle	Cumberland, RI	Cumberland	Middle	643	65.9%
2	Archie R. Cole MS	East Greenwich, RI	East Greenwich	Middle	597	65.7%
3	Barrington Middle School	Barrington, RI	Barrington	Middle	763	62.4%
4	Jamestown School-Lawn	Jamestown, RI	Jamestown	Middle	189	60.0%
5	Portsmouth Middle School	Portsmouth, RI	Portsmouth	Middle	604	59.2%
6	Chariho Regional Middle School	Wood River Junction, RI	Chariho	Middle	834	56.7%
7	Exeter-West Greenwich Reg. Jr.	West Greenwich, RI	Exeter-West Greenwich	Middle	256	56.2%
8	Vincent J. Gallagher Middle	Smithfield, RI	Smithfield	Middle	502	51.4%
9	Wickford Middle School	North Kingstown, RI	North Kingstown	Middle	339	50.8%
10	Narragansett Pier School	Narragansett, RI	Narragansett	Middle	263	50.7%
11	Davisville Middle School	North Kingstown, RI	North Kingstown	Middle	477	49.7%
12	Kickemuit Middle School	Warren, RI	Bristol Warren	Middle	633	49.3%
13	Scituate Middle School	North Scituate, RI	Scituate	Middle	260	47.7%
14	Alan Shawn Feinstein MS of Cov	Coventry, RI	Coventry	Middle	944	47.3%
15	North Smithfield MS	North Smithfield, RI	North Smithfield	Middle	502	45.8%
16	Broad Rock Middle School	Wakefield, RI	South Kingstown	Middle	554	44.3%
17	Ponaganset Middle School	North Scituate, RI	Foster-Glocester	Middle	396	42.0%
18	Gaudet Middle School	Middletown, RI	Middletown	Middle	431	42.0%
19	Westerly Middle School	Westerly, RI	Westerly	Middle	639	41.9%
20	Tiverton Middle School	Tiverton, RI	Tiverton	Middle	499	41.0%
21	Hope Highlands Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	366	39.0%
22	Lincoln Middle School	Lincoln, RI	Lincoln	Middle	773	33.9%
23	Joseph L. McCourt MS	Cumberland, RI	Cumberland	Middle	482	32.9%
24	Lyman B. Goff Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Middle	637	32.1%
25	Excel Academy Rhode Island	North Providence, RI	Excel Academy Rhode Island	Middle	312	30.6%
26	Burrillville Middle School	Harrisville, RI	Burrillville	Middle	469	29.7%
27	Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High	Central Falls, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Middle	323	29.6%
28	Edward Martin Middle	East Providence, RI	East Providence	Middle	564	29.0%
29	Nicholas A. Ferri Middle	Johnston, RI	Johnston	Middle	720	27.9%
30	Birchwood Middle School	North Providence, RI	North Providence	Middle	390	27.9%
31	AF Iluminar Mayoral Middle Sch	Cranston, RI	Achievement First Rhode Island	Middle	406	27.4%
32	Winman Middle School	Warwick, RI	Warwick	Middle	706	26.9%
33	Park View Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	711	25.5%
34	Western Hills Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	727	25.4%
35	Founders Academy	Woonsocket, RI	Beacon Charter School	Middle	158	23.1%
36	Riverside Middle School	Riverside, RI	East Providence	Middle	549	22.2%
37	Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E	Lincoln, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Middle	380	20.8%
38	AF Providence Mayoral Middle	Providence, RI	Achievement First Rhode Island	Middle	405	20.7%
39	Warwick Veterans Middle School	Warwick, RI	Warwick	Middle	1,059	19.0%
40	Dr. Edward Ricci School	North Providence, RI	North Providence	Middle	378	18.6%
41	Paul Cuffee Middle School	Providence, RI	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	Middle	189	15.2%
42	Nathanael Greene Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	815	14.4%
43	Nathan Bishop Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	719	13.7%
44	Woonsocket Middle at Hamlet	Woonsocket, RI	Woonsocket	Middle	537	12.3%
45	Hugh B. Bain Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	527	12.0%
46	West Broadway Middle School	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	516	12.0%
47	Frank E. Thompson Middle	Newport, RI	Newport	Middle	499	11.0%
48	John F. Deering Middle	West Warwick, RI	West Warwick	Middle	976	10.7%
49	Woonsocket Middle @ Villa Nova	Woonsocket, RI	Woonsocket	Middle	542	9.9%
50	Joseph Jenks Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Middle	697	9.6%

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