Total enrollment
1,819
-136 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Middletown
Rhode Island · 1,819 students · 1 city
Middletown has 5 public K-12 schools on the books today, teaching approximately 1,819 Rhode Island students across 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Middletown
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Middletown ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Rhode Island | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,819 | #26 of 37 | #4,758 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #24 of 37 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #5 of 37 | #1,516 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 35.5% | #21 of 37 | #6,056 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #9 of 31 | #2,038 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Middletown
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 2,141 to 1,819 students (down 15%) and from 172 to 158 full-time teachers (down 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middletown High School | Middletown | High | 09-12 | 523 |
| Gaudet Middle School | Middletown | Middle | 06-08 | 431 |
| Forest Avenue School | Middletown | Elementary | KG-03 | 304 |
| Aquidneck School | Middletown | Elementary | PK-03 | 302 |
| Gaudet Learning Academy | Middletown | Elementary | 04-05 | 259 |
About Middletown
Middletown is an average-sized Rhode Island school district running 5 schools with combined enrollment near 1,819.
On the school-mix side, Middletown consists of 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 364 in this district, noticeably below the Rhode Island typical of 439.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 7%: 1,955 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,819 in SY 2024-25.
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