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Joseph Jenks Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

350 Division Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860 · (401) 729-6520 · Part of Pawtucket School District

Pawtucket’s School Grade D better than 10% of Rhode Island school districts

Directions
Students
697
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Joseph Jenks Middle School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Pawtucket kids: 3 high schools

On the path

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

PK–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Joseph Jenks Middle SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

350 Division Street, Pawtucket

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6237
Grade 7226
Grade 8234
Enrollment over time
699’20
628’21
622’22
631’23
697’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 41%Black 30%White 22%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Joseph Jenks Middle School from Pawtucket families.

Other schools in Pawtucket School District

The district →
Henry J. Winters School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pawtucket
C−
550 students16:1
Fallon Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pawtucket
C
520 students12:1
Nathanael Greene School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pawtucket
C−
397 students13:1
Curvin-McCabe School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pawtucket
C+
353 students11:1
Flora S. Curtis School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pawtucket
B−
331 students13:1
Francis J. Varieur School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pawtucket
C+
270 students12:1

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; Pawtucket’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.