Samuel Slater Middle School

Samuel Slater Middle School, a reasonably sized 6-8 campus in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, one of the schools within Pawtucket, enrolls 590 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Samuel Slater Middle School is one of 16 schools operated by Pawtucket, a district that instructs 7,708 students overall.

On demographics, Samuel Slater Middle School logs that the largest single group is Black at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 29% Hispanic, 17% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 87% of students at Samuel Slater Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Providence County (around 64%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, Providence County reports that median household income runs about $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 Samuel Slater Middle School is one.

Cunningham School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Samuel Slater Middle School.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Samuel Slater Middle School has decreased 24%, going from 780 students in 2018 to 590 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 22% to 17%.

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