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Chariho Regional Middle School

455B Switch Road, Wood River Junction, RI 02894 · (401) 364-0651 · Washington County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL834 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Rhode Island public middle schools
  • A-Test 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.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Rhode Island public middle schools

Enrollment
834
Middle
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 523
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
252 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 521926%
Grade 620024%
Grade 720124%
Grade 821426%
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 64% · US 70%
White
74689%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
243%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
425%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
152%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
40549%
Female
42951%

School pathway

Feeds from
Hope Valley Elementary School01–04Ashaway Elementary SchoolKG–04Charlestown Elementary SchoolKG–04Richmond Elementary SchoolKG–04
Based on grade levels within Chariho. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

RICAS + NGSA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
45.4%
RI avg 34.2%
Math
42.4%
RI avg 32.8%

What this means: On the RICAS + NGSA, Rhode Island's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Rhode Island schools, those numbers are about 34 and 33.

Source: RICAS + NGSA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

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Chariho Regional Middle School this school83430.2%N/A
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63339.2%N/A
Tiverton Middle School
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49934.7%N/A
Alan Shawn Feinstein MS of Cov
Coventry
94436.9%N/A
North Smithfield MS
North Smithfield
50225.9%N/A
Broad Rock Middle School
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55428.7%N/A
Matched among Rhode Island middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Chariho Regional Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Rhode IslandIn Washington County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
42.4%#14 of 52#5 of 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
45.4%#16 of 56#5 of 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
834#4 of 59#1 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.4:1#28 of 53#5 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
19.6%#52 of 54#6 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
30.2%#44 of 58#3 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-10.6%#26 of 38N/A
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
834
-50 (-6%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,026
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-258346712.4:130% (252)
2023-248116911.8:119% (152)
2022-238457012.1:123% (193)
2020-218846813.0:119% (167)
2017-189336913.5:118% (170)
2015-169447312.9:120% (189)
2010-111,0428612.1:123% (244)
2000-011,1278313.6:116% (177)
1990-911,0267114.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chariho Regional Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 11% (933 to 834); teachers down 3% (69 to 67).

About Chariho Regional Middle School

The public middle-grades school Chariho Regional Middle School is located in Wood River Junction, Rhode Island. Its enrollment is 834 students, spread over grades 5 through 8. Middle schools in Rhode Island average about 523 students, which makes this school 59% bigger than average.

District-wide, Chariho has 7 schools and 2,951 students.

Roughly 89% of students at Chariho Regional Middle School are White. The remaining students are 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Washington County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Chariho Regional Middle School scores 20%.

There are about 12.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Chariho Regional Middle School, which has 67. The average for middle schools in Rhode Island is about 12.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 30%. Public schools in Washington County average a similar 30%.

On the allk12 Grade, Chariho Regional Middle School lands at A-, ahead of 77% of Rhode Island public middle schools.

Looking at the county, Washington County, the median household earns about $106,638 a year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Chariho Regional Middle School, Washington County has 38 public schools.

Chariho Alternative Learning A is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 5.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 834, compared with 884 in 2020-21.

This page is set up for the Chariho Regional Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Washington County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
130,344
Census ACS
Median income
$106,638
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
13,313 students

Quick facts

School name
Chariho Regional Middle School
District
Chariho
Address
455B Switch Road, Wood River Junction, RI 02894
Phone
(401) 364-0651
County
Washington County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
834
Teachers (FTE)
67
Student–teacher ratio
12.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
252 (30%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
440015000386
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Chariho Regional Middle School
How large is Chariho Regional Middle School?
Chariho Regional Middle School enrolls approximately 834 students in grades 05-08.
Is Chariho Regional Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chariho Regional Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Chariho Regional Middle School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Chariho Regional Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Chariho Regional Middle School?
Student demographics at Chariho Regional Middle School are roughly 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Chariho Regional Middle School?
Chariho Regional Middle School is overseen by Chariho in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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