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Middletown School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Middletown.

Middletown’s School Grade B better than 57% of Rhode Island school districts

Students
1,819
Schools
5
Spent per student
$21,127
RI $23,945
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Debt
$6.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Middletown School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of Rhode Island districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the RI average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6.2M, about $3,391 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% of the 60 Rhode Island school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BMiddletown 16,502

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Middletown. Grade by grade →

PK–32 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Gaudet Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Middletown High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. RI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 26.6% · 1,052 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 33.1% · 1,009 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 84.1% · 139 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$21,127 per student · 12% below RI
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 41%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 21%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,955’20
2,014’21
1,918’22
1,904’23
1,819’24

Down 7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 62%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 8%Black 6%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Rhode Island’s other public schools.

Aquidneck School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Middletown
A
302 students13:1
Forest Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Middletown
B−
304 students12:1
Gaudet Learning Academy
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Middletown
C+
259 students12:1
Gaudet Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Middletown
B−
431 students11:1
Middletown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Middletown
A−
523 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Jamestown School DistrictJamestown
$25,995per student
Newport School DistrictNewport
$28,912per student
Portsmouth School DistrictPortsmouth
$21,031per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Rhode Island.