Paul Cuffee Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Providence, Rhode Island
Paul Cuffee Middle School in Providence, Rhode Island enrolled 189 students in 2024-25 with 13.0 full-time teachers, 14.5 students per teacher against the Rhode Island middle-school median of 12.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Rhode Island: 33.1% and 28.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%
185 students in 2022-23, 187 students in 2023-24, 189 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.0 to 13.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 185 | 15.0 | 12.3 |
| 2023-24 | 187 | 17.0 | 11.0 |
| 2024-25 | 189 | 13.0 | 14.5 |
14.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 Rhode Island middle schools
Among the 57 Rhode Island middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Paul Cuffee Middle School enrolled 189 students and reported no counselor; it reported 37 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions37
- Chronically absent20.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
75.7% of students were Hispanic, 14.8% Black, 6.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic75.7%
- Black14.8%
- Two or more races6.3%
- White2.1%
- Asian1.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Paul Cuffee Middle School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 33.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 28.9% in math in 2022-23 across Rhode Island. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Rhode Island, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Rhode Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 10‑14% | 17% | 33.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10‑14% | 15% (2021-22) | 28.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Providence
11 public middle schools in Providence report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor Christopher DelSesto | 818 | 17.0 | 78.7% |
| Nathanael Greene Middle | 815 | 15.1 | 77.3% |
| Roger Williams Middle | 786 | 14.6 | 82.4% |
| Nathan Bishop Middle | 719 | 16.3 | 71.2% |
| Gilbert Stuart Middle School | 683 | 12.5 | 82.7% |
| West Broadway Middle School | 516 | 15.6 | 78.1% |
| AF Providence Mayoral Middle | 405 | 14.0 | 70.1% |
| Esek Hopkins Middle | 398 | 14.7 | 83.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Paul Cuffee Middle School
- West Broadway Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 516 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Providence Preparatory CharterThe next nearest public middle school, 0.5 miles away: 244 students, 26.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Compare Paul Cuffee Middle School with West Broadway Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Paul Cuffee Charter School spends per student$23,469 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,469
- The largest public schools in Rhode IslandPaul Cuffee Middle School is the number 54 by size of 58 Rhode Island middle schools open in 2024-25.#54 of 58
- Rhode Island schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 12.4 for middle schools.14.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Paul Cuffee Middle School
How many students attend Paul Cuffee Middle School?
189 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 185 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Providence, RI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Paul Cuffee Middle School?
14.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Rhode Island median for middle schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Paul Cuffee Middle School a Title I school?
Paul Cuffee Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Paul Cuffee Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Paul Cuffee Middle School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 33.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 28.9% in math in 2022-23 across Rhode Island. Rhode Island's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Paul Cuffee Middle School in?
Paul Cuffee Charter School, NCES district ID 4400032. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440003200525 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.