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Vincent J. Gallagher Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
10 Indian Run Trail
Smithfield, RI 02917
Phone
(401) 949-2056
District
Smithfield
County
PROVIDENCE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
522
Classroom Teachers
43

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Rhode Island

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.0% of all RI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Vincent J. Gallagher Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
27%
47%
28%
43%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
26%
51%
26%
44%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
29%
44%
32%
49%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 153 29.3%
Grade 7 189 36.2%
Grade 8 180 34.5%
Total 522 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 86.7% 87.0% 54.0%
Black 1.6% 1.5% 9.5%
Hispanic 9.5% 9.8% 32.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.0% 1.6% 3.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 13.2% 11.2% 43.2%
Free lunch eligible 10.3% 9.8% 37.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.9% 1.4% 5.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,075 1,095,962
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 841.6 1,061
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 2.5% 4.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.8% 17.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.9% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.6% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 21.3% 18.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,797 436,902
Single Parent Households With Children 4.0% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.0% 89.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.5% 37.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 31.5% 23.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.8% 19.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.0% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.5% 14.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.4% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.4% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 3.3% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,823 $25,996,000 56.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,749 $4,200,000 9.1%
Staff $560 $1,344,000 2.9%
General Administration $181 $435,000 0.9%
School Administration $863 $2,073,000 4.5%
Operation $1,496 $3,594,000 7.8%
Transportation $828 $1,988,000 4.3%
Other $681 $1,636,000 3.6%
Total Support $6,357 $15,270,000 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,933 $4,644,000 10.1%
Total Expenditures $19,113 $45,910,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,349 $1,545,252,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,412 $328,437,000 10.5%
Staff $927 $126,212,000 4.0%
General Administration $338 $46,024,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,048 $142,744,000 4.6%
Operation $1,720 $234,250,000 7.5%
Transportation $950 $129,315,000 4.1%
Other $934 $127,218,000 4.1%
Total Support $8,330 $1,134,200,000 36.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,282 $446,865,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $22,962 $3,126,317,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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