Joseph L. McCourt MS

Joseph L. McCourt MS operates as a medium-sized junior high in Cumberland, Rhode Island, one of the schools within Cumberland. Current enrollment sits at 482 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Across the 9 schools in Cumberland (4,845 students total), Joseph L. McCourt MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Joseph L. McCourt MS lists that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 25% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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%.

In the area at large, Providence County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,787, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Providence County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students), of which Joseph L. McCourt MS is one.

Nearest neighbor: B.F. Norton Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Joseph L. McCourt MS has expanded 8%, going from 446 students in 2018 to 482 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 60% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Joseph L. McCourt MS typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.