Narragansett Middle
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public middle schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 120 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 130 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 116 | 32% |
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Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 27 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 25.0% |
| 2018-19 | 42.0% | 46.0% |
| 2017-18 | 39.0% | 43.0% |
| 2016-17 | 44.0% | 52.0% |
Where Narragansett Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #228 of 304 ▼ 25 | #32 of 45 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #240 of 304 ▲ 1 | #37 of 45 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #75 of 299 | #16 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #241 of 310 | #38 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #269 of 296 | #37 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.7% | #238 of 296 | #37 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #37 of 204 | #5 of 32 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 366 | 25.4 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 22.2 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 25 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 27 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 29.3 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 29 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 26% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 562 | N/A | N/A | 18% (101) |
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (457 to 366); teachers down 13% (29.3 to 25.4).
About Narragansett Middle
Narragansett Middle is a low-enrollment middle school. Its address is in Baldwinville, Massachusetts. Students in grades 5 through 7 attend, and enrollment is 366 students. The school's enrollment is 33% smaller than the 547 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
The district, Narragansett, has 1,439 students enrolled across 3 schools.
White students make up 83% of enrollment at Narragansett Middle. Other students are 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 73% White share among all Worcester County residents. The school's diversity index is 30%, meaning two students picked at random have a 30% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 25.4 full-time equivalents, or about 14.4 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Massachusetts have 11.5:1, compared with 14.4:1 here.
allk12 grades Narragansett Middle a C-. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Worcester County has these Census figures: the median household income is $95,939, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Worcester County has 257 public schools and roughly 121,490 students.
The nearest public school is Narragansett Regional High, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Narragansett Middle is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment is up 8% from 2020-21, when Narragansett Middle had 339 students, to 2024-25, when it had 366. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 14.4:1, from 12.6:1.
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