Lyman B. Goff Middle School

Lyman B. Goff Middle School operates as a moderately sized middle school in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, one of the schools within Pawtucket. Current enrollment sits at 637 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 523 students per school, that is 22% above typical.

Within Pawtucket, which oversees 16 schools and 7,708 students, Lyman B. Goff Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lyman B. Goff Middle School reports that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 31% Hispanic, 20% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Providence County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Lyman B. Goff Middle School shows 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Lyman B. Goff Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, Providence County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,787, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Providence County's 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students), Lyman B. Goff Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Potter-Burns School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lyman B. Goff Middle School.

Lyman B. Goff Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lyman B. Goff Middle School has edged down 15%, going from 748 students in 2018 to 637 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 37% across the same window.

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