For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 457 students in Middletown School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Rhode Island.
Public Middle School in Middletown School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Rhode Island public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 37% 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
5 Schools
70 Schools
# Students
1,904 Students
33,450 Students
# Teachers
155 Teachers
2,778 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Middletown School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 62 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 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#26 out of 63 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
33%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
31%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.64
# American Indian Students
7 Students
257 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
76 Students
1,044 Students
% Asian Students
4%
3%
# Hispanic Students
346 Students
10,273 Students
% Hispanic Students
18%
31%
# Black Students
118 Students
3,003 Students
% Black Students
6%
9%
# White Students
1,189 Students
16,992 Students
% White Students
63%
51%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
48 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
165 Students
1,634 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
23
19
# Students in K Grade:
138
293
# Students in 1st Grade:
156
273
# Students in 2nd Grade:
166
304
# Students in 3rd Grade:
129
308
# Students in 4th Grade:
134
251
# Students in 5th Grade:
139
1,831
# Students in 6th Grade:
145
9,361
# Students in 7th Grade:
162
10,061
# Students in 8th Grade:
150
10,135
# Students in 9th Grade:
147
156
# Students in 10th Grade:
125
179
# Students in 11th Grade:
145
153
# Students in 12th Grade:
145
126
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,105 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,250. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,104 is higher than the state median of $21,467. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$42 MM
$2,998 MM
Spending
$44 MM
$2,892 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,105
$22,250
Spending / Student
$23,104
$21,467
Best Middletown School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Gaudet Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1113 Aquidneck Avenue
Middletown, RI 02842
(401) 846-6395
Middletown, RI 02842
(401) 846-6395
Grades: 6-8
| 457 students
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