For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 738 students in Johnston 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 School in Johnston School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the Rhode Island public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 45% 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
8 Schools
70 Schools
# Students
3,116 Students
33,450 Students
# Teachers
264 Teachers
2,778 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Johnston 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 87% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#31 out of 63 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)20%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
33%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
31%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)87%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.59
0.64
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
3%
3%
% Hispanic
32%
31%
% Black
6%
9%
% White
56%
51%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,052 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 $21,193 is less than the state median of $21,467. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$66 MM
$2,998 MM
Spending
$66 MM
$2,892 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,052
$22,250
Spending / Student
$21,193
$21,467
Best Johnston School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Nicholas A. Ferri Middle School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
10 Memorial Avenue
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 233-1930
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 233-1930
Grades: 6-8
| 738 students
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