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What's something Lyman B. Goff Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
637
Middle
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAWTUCKET·NCES 440084000198
Lyman B. Goff Middle School
974 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02861 · (401) 729-6500 · Providence County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL637 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Rhode Island public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Rhode Island public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
455 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 208 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 216 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 213 | 33% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 64% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RICAS + NGSA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
24.4%
RI avg 34.2%
Math
16.2%
RI avg 32.8%
What this means: On the RICAS + NGSA, Rhode Island's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Rhode Island schools, those numbers are about 34 and 33.
Source: RICAS + NGSA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Lyman B. Goff Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyman B. Goff Middle School this school | 637 | 71.4% | N/A |
| Joseph Jenks Middle School Pawtucket | 697 | 80.5% | N/A |
| Frank E. Thompson Middle Newport | 499 | 77.8% | N/A |
| Dr. Edward Ricci School North Providence | 378 | 60.1% | N/A |
| Edward Martin Middle East Providence | 564 | 55.0% | N/A |
| Woonsocket Middle at Hamlet Woonsocket | 537 | 73.0% | N/A |
Matched among Rhode Island middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lyman B. Goff Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Rhode Island | In Providence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #41 of 52 | #24 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #39 of 56 | #22 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 637 | #18 of 59 | #11 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #44 of 53 | #26 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #6 of 54 | #5 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.4% | #22 of 58 | #21 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #16 of 38 | #9 of 22 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
637
-56 (-8%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 637 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 71% (455) |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 46 | 13.7:1 | 42% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 47.6 | 13.5:1 | 58% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 693 | 47 | 14.7:1 | 65% (449) |
| 2017-18 | 748 | 53.1 | 14.1:1 | 58% (437) |
| 2015-16 | 721 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 66% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 37 | 14.0:1 | 63% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 49 | 14.6:1 | 70% (500) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 26 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lyman B. Goff Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (748 to 637); teachers down 19% (53.1 to 43).
About Lyman B. Goff Middle School
Among the schools in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, is Lyman B. Goff Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 637 students. By comparison, middle schools in Rhode Island enroll about 523 students on average.
Pawtucket is responsible for 16 schools, Lyman B. Goff Middle School included, with 7,708 students in all.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Lyman B. Goff Middle School is White, with 37% of students. Enrollment also includes 31% Hispanic, 20% Black, and 6% multiracial. The school's White share is 23 points below the 60% share among Providence County residents. The diversity index for Lyman B. Goff Middle School is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Lyman B. Goff Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1, with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Rhode Island, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 71% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Lyman B. Goff Middle School lands at C, ahead of 34% of Rhode Island public middle schools.
The school is in Providence County, where median household income comes to about $78,787, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Providence County's 206 public schools enroll about 88,799 students and include Lyman B. Goff Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, Lyman B. Goff Middle School is closest to Potter-Burns School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 637 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 693.
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Providence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
664,854
Census ACS
Median income
$78,787
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
88,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pawtucket
- William E. Tolman HighHigh · 995 students
- Charles E. Shea High SchoolHigh · 770 students
- Joseph Jenks Middle SchoolMiddle · 697 students
- Samuel Slater Middle SchoolMiddle · 590 students
- Henry J. Winters SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Fallon Memorial SchoolElementary · 520 students
Other schools in Pawtucket
- William E. Tolman HighHigh · 995 students
- Charles E. Shea High SchoolHigh · 770 students
- Joseph Jenks Middle SchoolMiddle · 697 students
- Samuel Slater Middle SchoolMiddle · 590 students
- Henry J. Winters SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Fallon Memorial SchoolElementary · 520 students
Nearby schools
- Potter-Burns School0.0 mi · 430
- Elizabeth Baldwin School0.4 mi · 320
- Curvin-McCabe School0.7 mi · 353
- Flora S. Curtis School0.8 mi · 331
- Joseph Jenks Middle School0.9 mi · 697
- Jacqueline M. Walsh School0.9 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Lyman B. Goff Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lyman B. Goff Middle School?
Lyman B. Goff Middle School enrolls approximately 637 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lyman B. Goff Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lyman B. Goff Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lyman B. Goff Middle School have?
Lyman B. Goff Middle School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Lyman B. Goff Middle School?
Student demographics at Lyman B. Goff Middle School are roughly 37% White, 31% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Lyman B. Goff Middle School?
Lyman B. Goff Middle School is overseen by Pawtucket in Providence County.
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