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If you could change one rule at Western Hills Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
727
Middle
DISTRICT 583 · STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRANSTON·NCES 440024000067
Western Hills Middle School
400 Phenix Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920 · (401) 270-8030 · Providence County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL727 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Rhode Island public middle schools
- B-Test 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
14.0:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
344 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 244 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 240 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 243 | 33% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
35.8%
RI avg 34.2%
Math
29.0%
RI avg 32.8%
What this means: On the RICAS + NGSA, Rhode Island's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 Western Hills Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Hills Middle School this school | 727 | 47.3% | N/A |
| Winman Middle School Warwick | 706 | 42.9% | N/A |
| Nicholas A. Ferri Middle Johnston | 720 | 59.2% | N/A |
| Park View Middle School Cranston | 711 | 65.8% | N/A |
| Warwick Veterans Middle School Warwick | 1,059 | 50.0% | N/A |
| Gaudet Middle School Middletown | 431 | 39.9% | 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 Western Hills Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Rhode Island | In Providence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #27 of 52 | #11 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #26 of 56 | #11 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 727 | #10 of 59 | #5 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #41 of 53 | #23 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #12 of 54 | #11 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #33 of 58 | #30 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #32 of 38 | #19 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
727
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 727 | 52 | 14.0:1 | 47% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 700 | 57 | 12.3:1 | 35% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 703 | 56 | 12.6:1 | 38% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 739 | 62 | 11.9:1 | 35% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 779 | 61.2 | 12.7:1 | 32% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 656 | 60 | 10.9:1 | 21% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 695 | 58 | 12.0:1 | 18% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 1,019 | 79 | 12.9:1 | 5% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 735 | 52 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western Hills Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (779 to 727); teachers down 15% (61.2 to 52).
About Western Hills Middle School
Western Hills Middle School is a medium-sized middle school with its address in Cranston, Rhode Island. The school enrolls 727 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Rhode Island) has about 523 students.
The 22 schools in Cranston enroll 9,861 students altogether, Western Hills Middle School among them.
At 55%, White students outnumber all other groups at Western Hills Middle School combined. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Western Hills Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Federal data list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers at Western Hills Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.0:1. Among middle schools in Rhode Island, the typical ratio is 12.7:1. The lunch program counts 47% of students at Western Hills Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 64% average for public schools in Providence County.
Western Hills Middle School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of Rhode Island public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Among Providence County residents, median household income is about $78,787, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Western Hills Middle School is one of 206 public schools in Providence County, which together enroll about 88,799 students.
The nearest public school is Cranston High School West, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (739) to 2024-25 (727). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 11.9:1 to 14.0:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Western Hills Middle SchoolHow large is Western Hills Middle School?
Western Hills Middle School enrolls approximately 727 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Western Hills Middle School serve?
Western Hills Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Western Hills Middle School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Western Hills Middle School.
How diverse is Western Hills Middle School?
Western Hills Middle School reports a student body of 55% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Western Hills Middle School in?
Western Hills Middle School is part of Cranston.
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