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The public middle schools with the highest share of Black students in Rhode Island

Across Rhode Island, 58 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Samuel Slater Middle School leads the list at 41.9%, against a median of 7.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Rhode Island

Top % Black

41.9%

Median % Black

7.1%

MOST BLACK · RHODE ISLAND

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Samuel Slater Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	590	247	41.9%
2	Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E	Lincoln, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	380	124	32.6%
3	Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High	Central Falls, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	323	99	30.6%
4	Joseph Jenks Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	697	197	28.3%
5	Providence Preparatory Charter	Providence, RI	Providence Preparatory Charter	244	66	27.1%
6	Urban Collaborative Program	Providence, RI	Urban Collaborative	145	30	20.7%
7	AF Iluminar Mayoral Middle Sch	Cranston, RI	Achievement First Rhode Island	406	82	20.2%
8	Calcutt Middle School	Central Falls, RI	Central Falls	476	95	20.0%
9	Lyman B. Goff Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	637	125	19.6%
10	AF Providence Mayoral Middle	Providence, RI	Achievement First Rhode Island	405	79	19.5%
11	Excel Academy Rhode Island	North Providence, RI	Excel Academy Rhode Island	312	59	18.9%
12	Esek Hopkins Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	398	71	17.8%
13	Roger Williams Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	786	140	17.8%
14	Nathanael Greene Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	815	136	16.7%
15	Nathan Bishop Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	719	111	15.4%
16	Paul Cuffee Middle School	Providence, RI	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	189	28	14.8%
17	Birchwood Middle School	North Providence, RI	North Providence	390	55	14.1%
18	Dr. Edward Ricci School	North Providence, RI	North Providence	378	52	13.8%
19	Edward Martin Middle	East Providence, RI	East Providence	564	77	13.7%
20	Woonsocket Middle at Hamlet	Woonsocket, RI	Woonsocket	537	72	13.4%
21	Gilbert Stuart Middle School	Providence, RI	Providence	469	—	11.7%
22	Woonsocket Middle @ Villa Nova	Woonsocket, RI	Woonsocket	542	62	11.4%
23	Governor Christopher DelSesto	Providence, RI	Providence	818	91	11.1%
24	Frank E. Thompson Middle	Newport, RI	Newport	499	51	10.2%
25	Riverside Middle School	Riverside, RI	East Providence	549	51	9.3%
26	West Broadway Middle School	Providence, RI	Providence	516	47	9.1%
27	Founders Academy	Woonsocket, RI	Beacon Charter School	158	14	8.9%
28	Lincoln Middle School	Lincoln, RI	Lincoln	773	56	7.2%
29	Nicholas A. Ferri Middle	Johnston, RI	Johnston	720	52	7.2%
30	John F. Deering Middle	West Warwick, RI	West Warwick	976	68	7.0%
31	Joseph L. McCourt MS	Cumberland, RI	Cumberland	482	33	6.8%
32	Park View Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	711	45	6.3%
33	Hugh B. Bain Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	527	31	5.9%
34	Gaudet Middle School	Middletown, RI	Middletown	431	25	5.8%
35	Davisville Middle School	North Kingstown, RI	North Kingstown	477	22	4.6%
36	Western Hills Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	727	31	4.3%
37	Warwick Veterans Middle School	Warwick, RI	Warwick	1,059	41	3.9%
38	North Cumberland Middle	Cumberland, RI	Cumberland	643	24	3.7%
39	Winman Middle School	Warwick, RI	Warwick	706	25	3.5%
40	Wickford Middle School	North Kingstown, RI	North Kingstown	339	9	2.6%
41	Broad Rock Middle School	Wakefield, RI	South Kingstown	554	13	2.4%
42	Barrington Middle School	Barrington, RI	Barrington	763	15	2.0%
43	Burrillville Middle School	Harrisville, RI	Burrillville	469	9	1.9%
44	Hope Highlands Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	366	7	1.9%
45	Kickemuit Middle School	Warren, RI	Bristol Warren	633	11	1.7%
46	Westerly Middle School	Westerly, RI	Westerly	639	11	1.7%
47	Portsmouth Middle School	Portsmouth, RI	Portsmouth	604	10	1.7%
48	Tiverton Middle School	Tiverton, RI	Tiverton	499	8	1.6%
49	Jamestown School-Lawn	Jamestown, RI	Jamestown	189	3	1.6%
50	Ponaganset Middle School	North Scituate, RI	Foster-Glocester	396	6	1.5%

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