Scituate Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · North Scituate, Rhode Island

Scituate Middle School in North Scituate, Rhode Island enrolled 260 students in 2024-25 with 23.0 full-time teachers, 11.3 students per teacher against the Rhode Island middle-school median of 12.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 43% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 32% 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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

265 students in 2022-23, 256 students in 2023-24, 260 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.4 to 23.0.

Students enrolled at Scituate Middle School by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 256, 2024-25: 26001002003002022-232652023-242562024-25260
Students enrolled at Scituate Middle School by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 256, 2024-25: 26001002003002022-232652023-242562024-25260
Students enrolled at Scituate Middle School by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 256, 2024-25: 26001002003002022-232652023-242562024-25260
Students enrolled at Scituate Middle School by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 256, 2024-25: 26001002003002022-232652023-242562024-25260
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326521.412.4
2023-2425623.011.1
2024-2526023.011.3

11.3 students per teacher, a lower 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.

Students per teacher, Rhode Island middle schools, 2024-2557 values from 9.0 to 20.3; Scituate Middle School 11.3; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →7.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherScituate Middle School 11.3state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island middle schools, 2024-2557 values from 9.0 to 20.3; Scituate Middle School 11.3; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →7.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherScituate Middle School 11.3state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island middle schools, 2024-2557 values from 9.0 to 20.3; Scituate Middle School 11.3; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →7.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherScituate Middle School 11.3state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island middle schools, 2024-2557 values from 9.0 to 20.3; Scituate Middle School 11.3; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →7.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherScituate Middle School 11.3state median 12.4U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 257 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Scituate Middle School enrolled 257 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 257 of the 257 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent14.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.1% of students were White, 3.8% Hispanic, 1.2% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White93.1%
  2. Hispanic3.8%
  3. Asian1.2%
  4. Two or more races1.2%
  5. Black0.8%

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 Scituate Middle School scored proficient or above: 43% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtRhode Island
Reading and language arts, 2021-2243%47%33.1%
Math, 2022-2332%41% (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 North Scituate

2 public middle schools in North Scituate report 2024-25 enrollment; Scituate Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ponaganset Middle School39612.419.4%
Scituate Middle School26011.315.8%

All public schools in North Scituate →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Scituate Middle School

  1. Ponaganset Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 4.2 miles away: 396 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
  2. Alan Shawn Feinstein MS of CovThe next nearest public middle school, 9.4 miles away: 944 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).9.4 mi
  3. Compare Scituate Middle School with Ponaganset Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Scituate spends per student$23,322 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,322
  5. The largest public schools in Rhode IslandScituate Middle School is the number 51 by size of 58 Rhode Island middle schools open in 2024-25.#51 of 58
  6. Rhode Island schools by students per teacher11.3 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 12.4 for middle schools.11.3:1
  7. 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 Scituate Middle School

  1. How many students attend Scituate Middle School?
    260 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 265 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in North Scituate, RI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Scituate Middle School?
    11.3 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.
  3. Is Scituate Middle School a Title I school?
    Scituate Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Scituate Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Scituate Middle School scored proficient or above: 43% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% 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.
  5. What district is Scituate Middle School in?
    Scituate, NCES district ID 4400960. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440096000036 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.

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