For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 806 students in Achievement First Rhode Island School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Rhode Island.
Public Middle Schools in Achievement First Rhode Island School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Rhode Island public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Rhode Island public middle school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (RI)
# Schools
7 Schools
70 Schools
# Students
2,839 Students
33,450 Students
# Teachers
193 Teachers
2,778 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Achievement First Rhode Island School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 62 school districts in Rhode Island (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#36 out of 63 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
27%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
33%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
31%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.43
0.64
# American Indian Students
14 Students
257 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
49 Students
1,044 Students
% Asian Students
2%
3%
# Hispanic Students
2,084 Students
10,273 Students
% Hispanic Students
73%
31%
# Black Students
503 Students
3,003 Students
% Black Students
18%
9%
# White Students
104 Students
16,992 Students
% White Students
4%
51%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
48 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
81 Students
1,634 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
19
# Students in K Grade:
361
293
# Students in 1st Grade:
368
273
# Students in 2nd Grade:
368
304
# Students in 3rd Grade:
361
308
# Students in 4th Grade:
277
251
# Students in 5th Grade:
205
1,831
# Students in 6th Grade:
205
9,361
# Students in 7th Grade:
205
10,061
# Students in 8th Grade:
191
10,135
# Students in 9th Grade:
145
156
# Students in 10th Grade:
89
179
# Students in 11th Grade:
64
153
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
126
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,044 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,250. The school district revenue/student has declined by 37% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,495 is less than the state median of $21,467. The school district spending/student has declined by 37% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$34 MM
$2,998 MM

Spending
$27 MM
$2,892 MM

Revenue / Student
$12,044
$22,250

Spending / Student
$9,495
$21,467

Best Achievement First Rhode Island School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Af Iluminar Mayoral Middle School
Charter School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
85 Garfield Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 347-1118
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 347-1118
Grades: 5-8
| 401 students
Rank: #22.
Af Providence Mayoral Middle School
Charter School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
370 Hartford Avenue
Providence, RI 02909
(401) 347-1120
Providence, RI 02909
(401) 347-1120
Grades: 5-8
| 405 students
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