Top Rankings
Smithfield School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Rhode Island for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 522 students in Smithfield School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Rhode Island.
Public Middle School in Smithfield School District have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the Rhode Island public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% 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
2,390 Students
33,450 Students
# Teachers
190 Teachers
2,778 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Smithfield School District, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#14 out of 63 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
33%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.64
# American Indian Students
2 Students
257 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
37 Students
1,044 Students
% Asian Students
2%
3%
# Hispanic Students
225 Students
10,273 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
31%
# Black Students
35 Students
3,003 Students
% Black Students
1%
9%
# White Students
1,998 Students
16,992 Students
% White Students
84%
51%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
48 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
93 Students
1,634 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
51
19
# Students in K Grade:
162
293
# Students in 1st Grade:
193
273
# Students in 2nd Grade:
185
304
# Students in 3rd Grade:
184
308
# Students in 4th Grade:
171
251
# Students in 5th Grade:
172
1,831
# Students in 6th Grade:
153
9,361
# Students in 7th Grade:
189
10,061
# Students in 8th Grade:
180
10,135
# Students in 9th Grade:
171
156
# Students in 10th Grade:
189
179
# Students in 11th Grade:
208
153
# Students in 12th Grade:
182
126
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,597 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 $18,129 is less than the state median of $21,467. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$44 MM
$2,998 MM
Spending
$43 MM
$2,892 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,597
$22,250
Spending / Student
$18,129
$21,467
Best Smithfield School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Vincent J. Gallagher Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
10 Indian Run Trail
Smithfield, RI 02917
(401) 949-2056
Smithfield, RI 02917
(401) 949-2056
Grades: 6-8
| 522 students
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