Nathanael Greene Middle

Nathanael Greene Middle is a roomy intermediate school in Providence, Rhode Island, overseen by Providence. The school instructs 815 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 56% larger than the typical public school in Rhode Island, which averages around 523 students.

Providence runs 39 schools in total, collectively educating 20,645 students. Nathanael Greene Middle is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Nathanael Greene Middle records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school records 17% Black, 7% White, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. About 90% 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 somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Providence County indicate median household income runs about $78,787, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Nathanael Greene Middle is one of 206 public schools in Providence County (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students).

Harry Kizirian Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Nathanael Greene Middle's enrollment has shrank 19% since 2018, when it stood at 1,006 (now 815). Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.