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The public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Rhode Island

Across Rhode Island, 53 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Woonsocket Middle @ Villa Nova leads the list at 9.7:1, against a median of 12.4:1 across the ranked schools.

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Best Students/teacher

9.7:1

Median Students/teacher

12.4:1

LOWEST RATIO · RHODE ISLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Woonsocket Middle @ Villa Nova	Woonsocket, RI	Woonsocket	Middle	542	9.7:1
2	John F. Deering Middle	West Warwick, RI	West Warwick	Middle	976	10.4:1
3	Frank E. Thompson Middle	Newport, RI	Newport	Middle	499	10.4:1
4	Joseph L. McCourt MS	Cumberland, RI	Cumberland	Middle	482	10.5:1
5	Woonsocket Middle at Hamlet	Woonsocket, RI	Woonsocket	Middle	537	10.5:1
6	Hugh B. Bain Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	527	10.5:1
7	Winman Middle School	Warwick, RI	Warwick	Middle	706	10.7:1
8	Riverside Middle School	Riverside, RI	East Providence	Middle	549	11.0:1
9	Westerly Middle School	Westerly, RI	Westerly	Middle	639	11.0:1
10	Gaudet Middle School	Middletown, RI	Middletown	Middle	431	11.1:1
11	Burrillville Middle School	Harrisville, RI	Burrillville	Middle	469	11.2:1
12	Scituate Middle School	North Scituate, RI	Scituate	Middle	260	11.3:1
13	Warwick Veterans Middle School	Warwick, RI	Warwick	Middle	1,059	11.4:1
14	Davisville Middle School	North Kingstown, RI	North Kingstown	Middle	477	11.6:1
15	Vincent J. Gallagher Middle	Smithfield, RI	Smithfield	Middle	502	11.7:1
16	Wickford Middle School	North Kingstown, RI	North Kingstown	Middle	339	11.7:1
17	Edward Martin Middle	East Providence, RI	East Providence	Middle	564	11.8:1
18	Broad Rock Middle School	Wakefield, RI	South Kingstown	Middle	554	11.8:1
19	Alan Shawn Feinstein MS of Cov	Coventry, RI	Coventry	Middle	944	11.8:1
20	Portsmouth Middle School	Portsmouth, RI	Portsmouth	Middle	604	11.8:1
21	Archie R. Cole MS	East Greenwich, RI	East Greenwich	Middle	597	12.2:1
22	Dr. Edward Ricci School	North Providence, RI	North Providence	Middle	378	12.2:1
23	Nicholas A. Ferri Middle	Johnston, RI	Johnston	Middle	720	12.2:1
24	Park View Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	711	12.3:1
25	Barrington Middle School	Barrington, RI	Barrington	Middle	763	12.3:1
26	Ponaganset Middle School	North Scituate, RI	Foster-Glocester	Middle	396	12.4:1
27	Kickemuit Middle School	Warren, RI	Bristol Warren	Middle	633	12.4:1
28	Chariho Regional Middle School	Wood River Junction, RI	Chariho	Middle	834	12.4:1
29	Gilbert Stuart Middle School	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	469	12.5:1
30	North Smithfield MS	North Smithfield, RI	North Smithfield	Middle	502	12.6:1
31	Birchwood Middle School	North Providence, RI	North Providence	Middle	390	12.6:1
32	Tiverton Middle School	Tiverton, RI	Tiverton	Middle	499	12.8:1
33	Exeter-West Greenwich Reg. Jr.	West Greenwich, RI	Exeter-West Greenwich	Middle	256	12.8:1
34	Samuel Slater Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Middle	590	12.8:1
35	Hope Highlands Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	366	13.1:1
36	North Cumberland Middle	Cumberland, RI	Cumberland	Middle	643	13.1:1
37	Narragansett Pier School	Narragansett, RI	Narragansett	Middle	263	13.2:1
38	Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High	Central Falls, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Middle	323	13.5:1
39	Calcutt Middle School	Central Falls, RI	Central Falls	Middle	476	13.6:1
40	AF Providence Mayoral Middle	Providence, RI	Achievement First Rhode Island	Middle	405	14.0:1
41	Western Hills Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	727	14.0:1
42	Roger Williams Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	786	14.6:1
43	Esek Hopkins Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	398	14.7:1
44	Lyman B. Goff Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Middle	637	14.8:1
45	Excel Academy Rhode Island	North Providence, RI	Excel Academy Rhode Island	Middle	312	14.9:1
46	Nathanael Greene Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	815	15.1:1
47	Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E	Lincoln, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Middle	380	15.2:1
48	West Broadway Middle School	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	516	15.6:1
49	Lincoln Middle School	Lincoln, RI	Lincoln	Middle	773	16.1:1
50	Joseph Jenks Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Middle	697	16.2:1

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