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Scituate School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Rhode Island for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 256 students in Scituate School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Rhode Island.
Public Middle School in Scituate School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Rhode Island public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Rhode Island public middle school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (RI)
# Schools
5 Schools
70 Schools
# Students
1,172 Students
33,450 Students
# Teachers
103 Teachers
2,778 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Scituate School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 62 school districts in Rhode Island (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#20 out of 62 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
33%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
31%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)90-94%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.10
0.64
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
3%
% Hispanic
3%
31%
% Black
n/a
9%
% White
95%
51%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,691 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,250. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,983 is higher than the state median of $21,467. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$25 MM
$2,998 MM
Spending
$27 MM
$2,892 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,691
$22,250
Spending / Student
$22,983
$21,467
Best Scituate School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Scituate Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
94 Trimtown Road
North Scituate, RI 02857
(401) 647-4123
North Scituate, RI 02857
(401) 647-4123
Gr: 6-8 | 256 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 6%
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