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West Broadway Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

29 Bainbridge Avenue, Providence, RI 02909 · (401) 456-9102 · Part of Providence School District

Providence’s School Grade D better than 12% of Rhode Island school districts

Directions
Students
516
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
City
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about West Broadway Middle School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Providence kids: 9 high schools

On the path

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

K–519 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8West Broadway Middle SchoolYou are here
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency3%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts9%
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 ↗

29 Bainbridge Avenue, Providence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 599
Grade 6133
Grade 7141
Grade 8143
Enrollment over time
504’20
498’21
480’22
499’23
516’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 78%Black 9%White 6%Asian 4%Two or more races 2%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 West Broadway Middle School from Providence families.

Other schools in Providence School District

The district →
Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Providence
D−
635 students15:1
Frank D. Spaziano Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Providence
C−
588 students19:1
Asa Messer El. School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Providence
C−
557 students18:1
Anthony Carnevale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Providence
C
519 students13:1
Veazie Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Providence
D
440 students15:1
Harry Kizirian Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Providence
D
434 students17:1

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