Frank E. Thompson Middle

Set in Newport, Rhode Island, Frank E. Thompson Middle is an average-sized middle-grades school, operated by Newport. It hosts 499 students across grades 5 through 8.

Newport runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,755 students. Frank E. Thompson Middle is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Frank E. Thompson Middle logs that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% White, 13% multiracial, 10% Black, 2% Native American. By comparison, Newport County as a whole is about 7% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Frank E. Thompson Middle has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Newport County (around 38%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Newport County shows the typical household earns roughly $103,514 per year, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Newport County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,784 students), of which Frank E. Thompson Middle is one.

Claiborne Pell Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Frank E. Thompson Middle has declined 17%, going from 599 students in 2018 to 499 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 28% to 45%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Frank E. Thompson Middle community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.