For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 761 students in Johnston School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Rhode Island.
Public Middle School in Johnston School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the Rhode Island public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 40% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Rhode Island public middle school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (RI)
# Schools
8 Schools
71 Schools
# Students
3,094 Students
33,900 Students
# Teachers
267 Teachers
2,782 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Johnston School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 63 school districts in Rhode Island (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has decreased from 78% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#31 out of 63 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
33%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
31%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.64
# American Indian Students
12 Students
247 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
107 Students
1,087 Students
% Asian Students
3%
3%
# Hispanic Students
904 Students
10,265 Students
% Hispanic Students
29%
30%
# Black Students
200 Students
3,113 Students
% Black Students
7%
9%
# White Students
1,819 Students
17,435 Students
% White Students
59%
52%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
54 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
48 Students
1,661 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
121
17
# Students in K Grade:
234
289
# Students in 1st Grade:
230
290
# Students in 2nd Grade:
246
268
# Students in 3rd Grade:
213
241
# Students in 4th Grade:
247
249
# Students in 5th Grade:
238
1,899
# Students in 6th Grade:
226
9,451
# Students in 7th Grade:
270
10,156
# Students in 8th Grade:
265
10,383
# Students in 9th Grade:
222
186
# Students in 10th Grade:
204
176
# Students in 11th Grade:
192
138
# Students in 12th Grade:
186
157
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,202 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,099. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,344 is higher than the state median of $21,321. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$66 MM
$2,998 MM
Spending
$66 MM
$2,892 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,202
$22,099
Spending / Student
$21,344
$21,321
Best Johnston School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Nicholas A. Ferri Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
10 Memorial Avenue
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 233-1930
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 233-1930
Grades: 6-8
| 761 students
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