Public middle schools in Rhode Island achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 30% (2025).
The public middle schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public middle school with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Rhode Island is Barrington Middle School with 72%.
RLA Proficiency Range: 26%
72%
Avg. RLA Proficiency: 44%
Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Middle Schools in Rhode Island (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Barrington Middle School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 72%
Grades: 6-8
261 Middle Highway
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3160
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3160
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Archie R. Cole Middle School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 60%
Grades: 6-8
100 Cedar Avenue
East Greenwich, RI 02818
(401) 398-1333
East Greenwich, RI 02818
(401) 398-1333
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Wickford Middle School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 60%
Grades: 6-8
250 Tower Hill Road
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 268-6470
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 268-6470
Rank: #44.
North Cumberland Middle School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 59%
Grades: 6-8
400 Nate Whipple Highway
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 333-6306
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 333-6306
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Jamestown School-lawn
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 55-59%
Grades: 5-8
55 Lawn Avenue
Jamestown, RI 02835
(401) 423-7010
Jamestown, RI 02835
(401) 423-7010
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Wilbur And Mcmahon Schools
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 55-59%
Grades: PK-8
28 Commons
Little Compton, RI 02837
(401) 592-0363
Little Compton, RI 02837
(401) 592-0363
Rank: #77.
The Compass School
Charter School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 50-54%
Grades: K-8
537 Old North Road
Kingston, RI 02881
(401) 788-8322
Kingston, RI 02881
(401) 788-8322
Rank: #8 - 108. - 10.
Exeter-west Greenwich Reg. Junior
(Math: 45% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 52%
Grades: 7-8
930 Nooseneck Hill Road
West Greenwich, RI 02817
(401) 397-6897
West Greenwich, RI 02817
(401) 397-6897
Rank: #8 - 108. - 10.
Narragansett Pier School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 52%
Grades: 5-8
235 South Pier Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 792-9430
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 792-9430
Rank: #8 - 108. - 10.
North Smithfield Middle School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 52%
Grades: 5-8
1850 Providence Pike
North Smithfield, RI 02896
(401) 597-6100
North Smithfield, RI 02896
(401) 597-6100
Rank: #1111.
Portsmouth Middle School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 48%
Grades: 5-8
125 Jepson Lane
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 849-3700
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 849-3700
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
Broad Rock Middle School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 47%
Grades: 6-8
351 Broad Rock Road
Wakefield, RI 02879
(401) 360-1800
Wakefield, RI 02879
(401) 360-1800
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
Ponaganset Middle School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 47%
Grades: 6-8
7 Rustic Hill Road
North Scituate, RI 02857
(401) 710-7500
North Scituate, RI 02857
(401) 710-7500
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Davisville Middle School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 45%
Grades: 6-8
200 School Street
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 541-6300
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 541-6300
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Lincoln Middle School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 45%
Grades: 6-8
152 Jenckes Hill Road
Lincoln, RI 02865
(401) 721-3400
Lincoln, RI 02865
(401) 721-3400
Rank: #1616.
Birchwood Middle School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 44%
Grades: 6-8
10 Birchwood Drive
Providence, RI 02904
(401) 233-1120
Providence, RI 02904
(401) 233-1120
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Hope Highlands Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 43%
Grades: 6-8
300 Hope Road
Cranston, RI 02921
(401) 270-8148
Cranston, RI 02921
(401) 270-8148
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Kickemuit Middle School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 43%
Grades: 6-8
525 Child Street
Warren, RI 02885
(401) 245-2010
Warren, RI 02885
(401) 245-2010
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Scituate Middle School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 43%
Grades: 6-8
94 Trimtown Road
North Scituate, RI 02857
(401) 647-4123
North Scituate, RI 02857
(401) 647-4123
Rank: #2020.
Block Island School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 40-44%
Grades: 1-12
Block Island School, High Stre
Block Island, RI 02807
(401) 466-5600
Block Island, RI 02807
(401) 466-5600
Rank: #2121.
Dr. Edward Ricci School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 42%
Grades: 6-8
51 Intervale Avenue
North Providence, RI 02911
(401) 233-1170
North Providence, RI 02911
(401) 233-1170
Rank: #2222.
Vincent J. Gallagher Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 41%
Grades: 6-8
10 Indian Run Trail
Smithfield, RI 02917
(401) 949-2056
Smithfield, RI 02917
(401) 949-2056
Rank: #2323.
Westerly Middle School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 40%
Grades: 5-8
10 Sandy Hill Road
Westerly, RI 02891
(401) 315-1601
Westerly, RI 02891
(401) 315-1601
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Af Iluminar Mayoral Middle School
Charter School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 39%
Grades: 5-8
85 Garfield Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 347-1118
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 347-1118
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Chariho Regional Middle School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 39%
Grades: 5-8
455b Switch Road
Wood River Junction, RI 02894
(401) 364-0651
Wood River Junction, RI 02894
(401) 364-0651
Rank: #2626.
Gaudet Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 37%
Grades: 6-8
1113 Aquidneck Avenue
Middletown, RI 02842
(401) 846-6395
Middletown, RI 02842
(401) 846-6395
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Park View Middle School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 36%
Grades: 6-8
25 Park View Boulevard
Cranston, RI 02910
(401) 270-8090
Cranston, RI 02910
(401) 270-8090
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Western Hills Middle School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 36%
Grades: 6-8
400 Phenix Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 270-8030
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 270-8030
Rank: #2929.
Rise Prep Mayoral Academy
Charter School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 30-34%
Grades: K-8
30 Cumberland Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 765-5127
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 765-5127
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Nicholas A. Ferri Middle School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 32%
Grades: 6-8
10 Memorial Avenue
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 233-1930
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 233-1930
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Tiverton Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 32%
Grades: 5-8
10 Quintal Drive
Tiverton, RI 02878
(401) 624-6668
Tiverton, RI 02878
(401) 624-6668
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High School
Charter School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 31%
Grades: 7-8
909 Lonsdale
Central Falls, RI 02863
(401) 331-3533
Central Falls, RI 02863
(401) 331-3533
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Joseph L. Mccourt Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 31%
Grades: 6-8
45 Highland Avenue
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 725-2092
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 725-2092
Rank: #3434.
Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School Of Cov
(Math: 26% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 29%
Grades: 6-8
15 Foster Drive
Coventry, RI 02816
(401) 822-9426
Coventry, RI 02816
(401) 822-9426
Rank: #3535.
Burrillville Middle School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
RLA Proficiency: 26%
Grades: 6-8
2220 Broncos Highway
Harrisville, RI 02830
(401) 568-1320
Harrisville, RI 02830
(401) 568-1320
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Rhode Island average public middle schools reading/language arts proficiency?
The Rhode Island average public middle schools reading/language arts proficiency is 30%% for 2025.
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The best top ranked public middle schools in Rhode Island include Barrington Middle School, Archie R. Cole Middle School and Wickford Middle School.
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