Edward Martin Middle

Located at 111 Brown Street, in East Providence, Rhode Island, Edward Martin Middle is a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school that enrolls 564 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within East Providence.

Across the 11 schools in East Providence (5,136 students total), Edward Martin Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Edward Martin Middle shows that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 18% Hispanic, 14% Black, 12% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Providence County's rate of about 64%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Providence County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,787 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Providence County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students), of which Edward Martin Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Kent Heights School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edward Martin Middle has decreased 19%, going from 699 students in 2018 to 564 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 66% to 54% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.