North Cumberland Middle

As a reasonably sized middle-grades school in Cumberland, Rhode Island, North Cumberland Middle hosts 643 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Cumberland. That puts it 23% bigger than the typical public school in Rhode Island, which averages around 523 students.

Across the 9 schools in Cumberland (4,845 students total), North Cumberland Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, North Cumberland Middle records that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Providence County's rate of about 64%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Providence County) reports that median household income runs about $78,787, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Providence County's 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students), North Cumberland Middle is one campus in the mix.

Community School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around North Cumberland Middle.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 654 students in 2018 compared to 643 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 89% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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