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Roger Williams Middle School

278 Thurbers Avenue

Tel: (401)456-9355

Roger Williams Middle School serves 862 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the RI average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 40%.
Roger Williams Middle School operates within the Providence School District.

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.51 is more than the state average of 0.33. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(RI) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	16:1

American Indian	1%	1%

Asian	4%	3%

Hispanic	67%	24%

Black	21%	8%

White	6%	60%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	1%	4%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.51	0.33

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	84%	41%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	4%	6%

Providence School District's student population of 23,267 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $18,801 is higher than the state average of $18,649. The district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $18,092 is less than the state average of $18,229. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Providence School District
Number of Schools Managed	40	4
Number of Students Managed	23,267	1,618

District Total Revenue	$448 MM	$30 MM

District Spending	$431 MM	$30 MM

District Revenue / Student	$18,801	$18,649

District Spending / Student	$18,092	$18,229

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