Best schools in Rhode Island (2025)
The top five of 299 schools in each category, with links to the full top 100. Rankings use the Success Index (US), built only from official American data.
Rhode Island has 299 schools educating 131,093 students in 2025: 257 public, 42 charter.
The median Enrollment across Rhode Island is 374. Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.
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Best elementary schools in Rhode Island
Schools classified as elementary by NCES.
Nayatt School
Barrington · Public elementary · Grades K–3
356 students
Meadowbrook Farms School
East Greenwich · Public elementary · Grades PK–2
281 students
Kingston Hill Academy
Saunderstown · Charter elementary · Grades K–5
260 students
Jamestown School-Melrose
Jamestown · Public elementary · Grades PK–4
207 students
Hamilton School
North Kingstown · Public elementary · Grades K–5
447 students
Best middle schools in Rhode Island
Schools classified as middle schools by NCES.
Barrington Middle School
Barrington · Public middle · Grades 6–8
763 students
North Cumberland Middle
Cumberland · Public middle · Grades 6–8
643 students
Wickford Middle School
North Kingstown · Public middle · Grades 6–8
339 students
Jamestown School-Lawn
Jamestown · Public middle · Grades 5–8
189 students
Exeter-West Greenwich Reg. Jr.
West Greenwich · Public middle · Grades 7–8
256 students
Best high schools in Rhode Island
Schools classified as high schools by NCES.
Barrington High School
Barrington · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,098 students
East Greenwich High
East Greenwich · Public high · Grades 9–12
742 students
North Kingstown Sr. High
North Kingstown · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,278 students
South Kingstown High
Wakefield · Public high · Grades 9–12
688 students
Portsmouth High School
Portsmouth · Public high · Grades 9–12
785 students
Best traditional public schools in Rhode Island
District-run public schools.
Barrington Middle School
Barrington · Public middle · Grades 6–8
763 students
Barrington High School
Barrington · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,098 students
East Greenwich High
East Greenwich · Public high · Grades 9–12
742 students
Nayatt School
Barrington · Public elementary · Grades K–3
356 students
Meadowbrook Farms School
East Greenwich · Public elementary · Grades PK–2
281 students
Best charter schools in Rhode Island
Publicly funded charter schools.
Kingston Hill Academy
Saunderstown · Charter elementary · Grades K–5
260 students
The Compass School
Kingston · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
217 students
RISE Prep Mayoral Academy
Woonsocket · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
573 students
Blackstone Valley Prep Element
Cumberland · Charter elementary · Grades K–4
280 students
Achievement First Iluminar
Cranston · Charter elementary · Grades K–4
465 students
Best schools by math proficiency in Rhode Island
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in math on the state assessment (EDFacts, all students), for schools with 30 or more tested students.
Barrington High School
Barrington · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,098 students
East Greenwich High
East Greenwich · Public high · Grades 9–12
742 students
Nayatt School
Barrington · Public elementary · Grades K–3
356 students
Classical High School
Providence · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,116 students
Community School
Cumberland · Public elementary · Grades K–5
545 students
Best schools by reading proficiency in Rhode Island
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students).
Classical High School
Providence · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,116 students
Barrington High School
Barrington · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,098 students
East Greenwich High
East Greenwich · Public high · Grades 9–12
742 students
Rockwell School
Bristol · Public elementary · Grades K–5
260 students
North Kingstown Sr. High
North Kingstown · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,278 students
Best lowest student–teacher ratio in Rhode Island
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students.
Wilbur and McMahon Schools
Little Compton · Public elementary · Grades PK–8
216 students
Apprenticeship Exploration Sch
Cranston · Charter high · Grades 9–12
176 students
Aventure Academy
Providence · Public high · Grades 9–12
227 students
Narragansett High School
Narragansett · Public high · Grades 9–12
372 students
Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnesset
North Kingstown · Public elementary · Grades K–5
212 students
Best largest schools in Rhode Island
Schools with the highest enrollment.
East Providence High
East Providence · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,691 students
Cranston High School West
Cranston · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,653 students
Woonsocket High School
Woonsocket · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,646 students
Cranston High School East
Cranston · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,525 students
Cumberland High School
Cumberland · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,428 students
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best elementary school in Rhode Island?
Nayatt School in Barrington ranks first among elementary schools in Rhode Island with a Success Index (US) of 87.8 out of 100 (Enrollment: 356).
How are elementary schools in Rhode Island ranked?
Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.