For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 771 students in Johnston School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Rhode Island.
Public Middle School in Johnston School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Rhode Island public middle school average of 18%), and reading proficiency score of 28% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 34% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Rhode Island public middle school average of 48% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (RI)
# Schools
8 Schools
67 Schools
# Students
3,020 Students
34,026 Students
# Teachers
261 Teachers
2,761 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Johnston School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 60 school districts in Rhode Island (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#37 out of 61 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
23%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
36%
Graduation Rate
89%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.63
# American Indian Students
15 Students
259 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
96 Students
1,089 Students
% Asian Students
3%
3%
# Hispanic Students
802 Students
10,123 Students
% Hispanic Students
27%
30%
# Black Students
178 Students
3,037 Students
% Black Students
6%
9%
# White Students
1,886 Students
17,803 Students
% White Students
62%
52%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
43 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
38 Students
1,658 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
116
19
# Students in K Grade:
214
195
# Students in 1st Grade:
262
163
# Students in 2nd Grade:
210
154
# Students in 3rd Grade:
236
188
# Students in 4th Grade:
238
198
# Students in 5th Grade:
225
2,005
# Students in 6th Grade:
249
9,377
# Students in 7th Grade:
261
10,375
# Students in 8th Grade:
261
10,674
# Students in 9th Grade:
203
202
# Students in 10th Grade:
197
154
# Students in 11th Grade:
186
152
# Students in 12th Grade:
162
170
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,722 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,901. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,867 is higher than the state median of $21,130. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$66 MM
$2,998 MM
Spending
$66 MM
$2,892 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,722
$21,901
Spending / Student
$21,867
$21,130
Best Johnston School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Nicholas A. Ferri Middle School
Math: 10% | Reading: 28%
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
10 Memorial Avenue
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 233-1930
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 233-1930
Grades: 6-8
| 771 students
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