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Western Hills Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

400 Phenix Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920 · (401) 270-8030 · Part of Cranston School District

Cranston’s School Grade B− better than 45% of Rhode Island school districts

Directions
Students
727
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Western Hills Middle School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Next stop for Cranston kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Cranston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–514 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Western Hills Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Rhode Island’s 278 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

400 Phenix Avenue, Cranston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6244
Grade 7240
Grade 8243
Enrollment over time
739’20
703’21
703’22
700’23
727’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 55%Hispanic 24%Asian 8%Two or more races 7%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Western Hills Middle School from Cranston families.

Other schools in Cranston School District

The district →
Orchard Farms El. School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cranston
B+
444 students14:1
Edgewood Highland
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cranston
C−
276 students14:1
Glen Hills School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cranston
C+
270 students14:1
Arlington School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cranston
D
209 students13:1
Cranston Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Cranston
49 students10:1
Garden City School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cranston
B
530 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Rhode Island’s other public schools; Cranston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.