Hope Highlands Middle School

Located at 300 Hope Road, in Cranston, Rhode Island, Hope Highlands Middle School is a modestly sized junior high that caters to 366 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Cranston. That puts it 30% leaner than the typical public school in Rhode Island, which averages around 523 students.

Cranston comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 9,861 students; Hope Highlands Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Hope Highlands Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest reads as 13% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Hope Highlands Middle School records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Providence County (around 64%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Providence County) records that median household income runs about $78,787, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Hope Highlands Middle School is one of 206 public schools in Providence County (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students).

Oak Lawn School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 398 students in 2018 compared to 366 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 85% to 73%. Class-load math has grew: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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