K12ATLAS
Release v2026.07
§ Rhode Island middle directory

Middle schools in Rhode Island.

62 middle schools across 39 districts. Browse every school, filter by name, or jump to a district below.

Free profiles carry key facts; the full 122-field record is a member product.

62
middle schools
39
districts represented
32
cities represented
30,636
students enrolled
62 middle schools in Rhode Island: 58 public and 4 private, across 39 districts with 30,636 students.
Rhode Island has 62 middle schools: 58 public and 4 private.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
§ Distribution

What the numbers say across Rhode Island.

Computed from this list's v2026.07 K12 Atlas records: school size, staffing ratios, grade spans, and sector mix. Facts, not scores.

School size · 2024
499

students at the median middle school; the middle half of schools enroll between 339 and 643 students.

Under 2009
200–49922
500–99930
1,000+1

Reported enrollment · v2026.07

Pupil–teacher ratio · 2024
12.4 : 1

students per teacher at the median middle school reporting staffing.

25th percentile11.3 : 1
Median12.4 : 1
75th percentile14.0 : 1

Reported staffing · v2026.07

Grade spans · 2024

Most commonly reported grade spans in this list.

Grades 06–0840
Grades 05–0813
Grades 07–083
Grades PK–033
Grades 05–061

Reported grade spans · v2026.07

Sector mix
Public 58Private 4

Public, public charter, and private records stay separate. Private schools without a comparable CCD level appear under the state's other-level directory.

Record mix · v2026.07

Concentration: the five most-represented districts account for 27.4% of this list (17 of 62 records); the five most-represented cities account for 41.9%.

§ In charts

Rhode Island middle schools in 7 charts.

Drawn from the same v2026.07 records as the tables below. Free to reuse with a link to this page.

Map of Rhode Island with one dot for each of its 62 mapped middle schools, over school district boundaries.
Every Rhode Island middle school on one map, over district boundaries.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Download
67% of Rhode Island's 58 public middle schools are in suburbs (rural 6, town 1, suburb 39, city 12).
67% of Rhode Island's public middle schools are in suburbs.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Enrollment in Rhode Island's public middle schools fell 9.3% from 2019 to 2024, 32,798 to 29,758 students in the same 55 schools; 8 grew and 35 shrank.
Enrollment in Rhode Island's public middle schools fell 9.3%, 2019 to 2024.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Histogram of enrollment: half of Rhode Island's middle schools enroll 500 students or fewer (62 schools report enrollment).
Half of Rhode Island's middle schools enroll 500 students or fewer.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Bar chart of the states with the most middle schools: Rhode Island has the 44th most of the 50 states and DC, with 62.
Rhode Island has the 44th most middle schools of the 50 states and DC.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Bar chart of Rhode Island counties by number of middle schools: Providence County has the most, 41.
Providence County has the most middle schools in Rhode Island: 41.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Waffle chart: Rhode Island has 62 middle schools, one square per school, coloured by type (Regular School 58, Private School 4).
Rhode Island's 62 middle schools by school type.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
§ Districts

Districts with middle schools.

Every district with at least one middle-level record, sorted by record count. Cities counts the distinct reported cities among the district’s records here; Students sums reported enrollment for those same records. Linked districts open full school directories.

Districts with middle schools in Rhode Island
Providence614,052
Cranston412,331
Pawtucket311,924
Achievement First Rhode Island22811
Blackstone Valley Prep a Ri Mayoral Academy22703
Central Falls21539
Cumberland211,125
East Providence221,113
North Kingstown21816
North Providence21768
Warwick211,765
Woonsocket211,079
Barrington11763
Beacon Charter School11158
Bristol Warren11633
Burrillville11469
Chariho11834
Coventry11944
East Greenwich11597
Excel Academy Rhode Island11312
Exeter-west Greenwich11256
Foster-glocester11396
Jamestown11189
Johnston11720
Lincoln11773
Middletown11431
Narragansett11263
Newport11499
North Smithfield11502
Paul Cuffee Charter Sch11189
Portsmouth11604
Providence Preparatory Charter11244
Scituate11260
Smithfield11502
South Kingstown11554
Tiverton11499
Urban Collaborative11145
West Warwick11976
Westerly11639

District groups are record counts from v2026.07 K12 Atlas profiles, not evaluations.

§ FAQ

Questions about Rhode Island middle schools.

How many middle schools are in Rhode Island?

K12 Atlas profiles 62 middle schools in Rhode Island in release v2026.07, across 39 districts.

Are middle schools and junior high schools the same?

They overlap, but districts use different names and grade configurations. K12 Atlas keeps the reported school level and grade span visible.

How many students attend Rhode Island middle schools?

30,636 students were enrolled across 62 middle schools in the 2024 directory release.

How many districts and cities have middle schools in Rhode Island?

The directory lists 39 districts and 32 cities with middle-level school records.

What grades do Rhode Island middle schools cover?

The most commonly reported grade spans are 06–08 (40), 05–08 (13), 07–08 (3). Each row in the tables above lists its own reported span.

How do I browse all middle schools in Rhode Island?

Type in the find box above the districts table to filter by district name. School profiles for this state are not published yet; free key facts appear on every profile as coverage grows.

Can I download the full list of Rhode Island middle schools?

The directory pages are free. Full school rows and API entry are paid — see API access.

Need the full Rhode Island dataset?

Licensed access returns every Rhode Island school with all 122 documented fields, each tied to a source and vintage.