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 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Rhode Island.
Public Middle School in Middletown School District have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the Rhode Island public middle school average of 26%), 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
Student By Grade
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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#26 out of 62 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
33%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
31%
Graduation Rate
92%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.64
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
4%
3%
% Hispanic
18%
31%
% Black
6%
9%
% White
63%
51%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
9%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
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
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Gaudet Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1113 Aquidneck Avenue
Middletown, RI 02842
(401) 846-6395
Middletown, RI 02842
(401) 846-6395
Gr: 6-8 | 457 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 37%
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