📍 55 Broadway, Newport, Newport County, 02840
Frank E. Thompson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Newport, Newport County. The school has 546 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newport school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 60.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Frank E. Thompson Middle enrolls 546 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 60.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Hispanic or Latino, 32% White and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 204 | 37% |
| White | 172 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 63 | 12% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
419 of the school's 546 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 390 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Frank E. Thompson Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district RI-10, state senate district 13, state house district 75.
Frank E. Thompson Middle is one of 4 schools in Newport, based in Newport, Rhode Island. The district serves 1,795 students district-wide and employs 200 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 546 students, Frank E. Thompson Middle is larger than the district average of about 449 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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