Middle · Rhode Island

Vincent J. Gallagher Middle

Vincent J. Gallagher Middle, a public middle school in Smithfield, Rhode Island: grades 6–8, 502 students, 11.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Smithfield.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 502
Teachers (FTE): 43.0
Students per teacher: 11.7
Grades: 6–8; Middle

Fewer students per teacher than 67% of middle schools in Rhode Island

Median 12.4 · 57 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 79% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Smaller than 50% of middle schools in Rhode Island

Median 509 · 58 schools compared

Smaller than 52% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Rhode Island's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Rhode Island: 34%

49%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 76% of middle schools in Rhode Island

Median 34% · 58 middle schools compared

483 students tested, grades 3–8 · RICAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Rhode Island: 31%

48%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 82% of middle schools in Rhode Island

Median 27% · 56 middle schools compared

485 students tested, grades 3–8 · RICAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 6–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Smithfield

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Smithfield.

Location

Address: 10 Indian Run Trail, Smithfield, RI 02917
Phone: (401)949-2056
City or town: Greenville
County: Providence County

Quality of life in Greenville Schools in Greenville

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Excel Academy Rhode IslandCharterFree meals for all	5–7	312	14.9	34%	34%	3.7 mi
Lincoln Middle School	6–8	773	16.1	42%	44%	4.0 mi
Nicholas A. Ferri Middle	6–8	720	12.2	36%	19%	4.3 mi
Dr. Edward Ricci School	6–8	378	12.2	34%	17%	4.5 mi
North Smithfield MS	5–8	502	12.6	60%	55%	4.8 mi
Birchwood Middle School	6–8	390	12.6	38%	21%	4.8 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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