The top reported proficiency rate is 34% in Math. The lowest is 27% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Winman Middle School
Winman Middle School sits on Centerville Road in Warwick, Rhode Island, serving grades six through eight as one of the city's two public middle schools. It is a regular public school within the Warwick district, and its enrollment places it among the larger middle schools in the state for its grade band. The student body is majority white, with a Hispanic population that makes up the next largest share, followed by smaller Asian, Black, and multiracial groups. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a moderate level for the area. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not reported, so those population sizes are unknown here.
On the most recent Rhode Island state assessments, Winman's results were modest. In math, roughly a third of tested students reached proficiency or above on RICAS, and in English language arts the proficient share was slightly lower. Eighth-grade science performance on the NGSA was weaker still, with just over a quarter of students scoring proficient. Participation was strong across all three subjects, with nearly all eligible students tested. Only a single year of assessment data was available, so there is no trend to describe and no way to say whether these results are rising, falling, or holding steady. A parent comparing these numbers to statewide proficiency levels in Rhode Island would find Winman sitting in a middle-to-lower range. A parent may want to look into how the school supports students below proficiency and what intervention or enrichment structures are in place.
Warwick itself is the third-largest city in Rhode Island, with a suburban-to-urban texture built around distinct village centers rather than a single traditional downtown. Apponaug, Pawtuxet Village, Oakland Beach, Conimicut, Cowesett, and Warwick Neck each function as local nodes. The city is car-dependent for most daily trips, though the T. F. Green Airport commuter rail station provides weekday service to Providence and Boston. Interstate 95 runs through the city as a major thoroughfare. T. F. Green International Airport, located in Warwick, is both a defining civic feature and a substantial employment center. Other major employers include Kent Memorial Hospital, Citizens Bank, UPS, MetLife, and the Community College of Rhode Island, giving the local economy a mix of healthcare, logistics, financial services, retail, and education jobs.
The housing market in Winman's zip code is moderately priced relative to the rest of Rhode Island. Typical home values sit below the state benchmark, and rents are in a range that keeps rent-to-income burdens around a third of median earnings. Home values have been rising modestly year over year. The broader city has an aging population, a relatively tight housing market, and recent public investment focused on school infrastructure, including a bond-funded renovation of the city's two comprehensive high schools. No specific district-level policy changes or program initiatives of lasting impact were identified in available search results.
What the data does not cover is considerable. No information was available on course offerings, extracurricular programs, staffing ratios, attendance rates, discipline practices, or civil-rights indicators such as harassment or restraint data. Title I status was also not reported. Program and staffing details were absent entirely. A family evaluating Winman would want to ask the school directly about what academic and social programming it offers beyond what state testing captures, how it serves students who are struggling and those who need acceleration, and what the day-to-day school culture looks like. The assessment picture alone gives a partial read, and the missing fields leave real gaps that the school itself would need to fill.
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