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Top 100 lowest student–teacher ratio in Rhode Island (2025)

Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index (US) for context; 100 schools shown.

  1. 1
    64
    Wilbur and McMahon SchoolsLittle Compton · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 7.4
  2. 2
    18
    Apprenticeship Exploration SchCranston · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 8.0
  3. 3
    42
    Aventure AcademyProvidence · Public HighStudents per teacher: 8.1
  4. 4
    73
    Narragansett High SchoolNarragansett · Public HighStudents per teacher: 8.7
  5. 5
    40
    Suzanne M. Henseler QuidnessetNorth Kingstown · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 8.8
  6. 6
    81
    Jamestown School-LawnJamestown · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 9.0
  7. 7
    29
    Paul Cuffee Upper SchoolProvidence · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 9.3
  8. 8
    32
    Lippitt SchoolWarwick · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.3
  9. 9
    41
    Springbrook Elementary SchoolWesterly · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.3
  10. 10
    21
    Trinity Academy Performing ArtProvidence · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 9.4
  11. 11
    70
    Guiteras SchoolBristol · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.5
  12. 12
    63
    Westerly High SchoolWesterly · Public HighStudents per teacher: 9.6
  13. 13
    74
    State Street SchoolWesterly · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.6
  14. 14
    24
    Woonsocket Middle @ Villa NovaWoonsocket · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 9.7
  15. 15
    71
    Tiverton High SchoolTiverton · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.0
  16. 16
    61
    Hope SchoolHope · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.2
  17. 17
    72
    Dunn's Corners SchoolWesterly · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.2
  18. 18
    38
    Johnston Senior HighJohnston · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.3
  19. 19
    36
    Rogers High SchoolNewport · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.3
  20. 20
    11
    Urban Collaborative ProgramProvidence · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.4
  21. 21
    28
    Frank E. Thompson MiddleNewport · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.4
  22. 22
    44
    Old County Road SchoolSmithfield · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.4
  23. 23
    28
    John F. Deering MiddleWest Warwick · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.4
  24. 24
    20
    Hugh B. Bain Middle SchoolCranston · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.5
  25. 25
    55
    Joseph L. McCourt MSCumberland · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.5
  26. 26
    50
    Pilgrim High SchoolWarwick · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.5
  27. 27
    53
    Scott SchoolWarwick · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.5
  28. 28
    22
    Woonsocket Middle at HamletWoonsocket · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.5
  29. 29
    64
    Middletown High SchoolMiddletown · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.7
  30. 30
    43
    Winman Middle SchoolWarwick · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.7
  31. 31
    52
    Jacqueline M. Walsh SchoolPawtucket · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.8
  32. 32
    74
    Scituate High SchoolNorth Scituate · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.8
  33. 33
    82
    South Kingstown HighWakefield · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.8
  34. 34
    84
    Jamestown School-MelroseJamestown · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.9
  35. 35
    71
    Austin T. Levy SchoolHarrisville · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.0
  36. 36
    37
    Riverside Middle SchoolRiverside · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.0
  37. 37
    35
    Thornton SchoolJohnston · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.0
  38. 38
    71
    Narragansett ElementaryNarragansett · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.0
  39. 39
    28
    Claiborne Pell ElementaryNewport · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.0
  40. 40
    37
    Wakefield Hills El. SchoolWest Warwick · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.0
  41. 41
    55
    Westerly Middle SchoolWesterly · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.0
  42. 42
    46
    Sarah Dyer Barnes SchoolJohnston · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.1
  43. 43
    48
    Gaudet Middle SchoolMiddletown · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.1
  44. 44
    23
    Pleasant View SchoolProvidence · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.1
  45. 45
    47
    Times2 Elementary SchoolProvidence · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.1
  46. 46
    71
    Fort Barton SchoolTiverton · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.1
  47. 47
    34
    Burrillville Middle SchoolHarrisville · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.2
  48. 48
    23
    Ella Risk SchoolCentral Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.2
  49. 49
    64
    Early Childhood CenterJohnston · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.2
  50. 50
    75
    Matunuck SchoolWakefield · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.2
  51. 51
    36
    Oakland Beach SchoolWarwick · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.2
  52. 52
    20
    Founders AcademyWoonsocket · Charter MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.3
  53. 53
    61
    Scituate Middle SchoolNorth Scituate · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.3
  54. 54
    27
    The Hope AcademyProvidence · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.4
  55. 55
    71
    The Compass SchoolKingston · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.4
  56. 56
    26
    Agnes E. Little SchoolPawtucket · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.4
  57. 57
    27
    Curvin-McCabe SchoolPawtucket · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.4
  58. 58
    80
    Portsmouth High SchoolPortsmouth · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.4
  59. 59
    65
    Peace Dale SchoolPeace Dale · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.4
  60. 60
    38
    Warwick Veterans Middle SchoolWarwick · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.4
  61. 61
    24
    Gladstone Street SchoolCranston · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.5
  62. 62
    34
    Agnes B. Hennessey SchoolEast Providence · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.5
  63. 63
    52
    Capt. Isaac Paine El. SchoolFoster · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.5
  64. 64
    55
    Cedar Hill SchoolWarwick · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.5
  65. 65
    43
    Norwood SchoolWarwick · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.5
  66. 66
    80
    Exeter-West Greenwich RegionalWest Greenwich · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.6
  67. 67
    60
    Davisville Middle SchoolNorth Kingstown · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.6
  68. 68
    39
    Blackstone Valley PrepCumberland · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.7
  69. 69
    56
    Stone Hill SchoolCranston · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.7
  70. 70
    84
    Wickford Middle SchoolNorth Kingstown · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.7
  71. 71
    42
    Francis J. Varieur SchoolPawtucket · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.7
  72. 72
    17
    E-Cubed AcademyProvidence · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.7
  73. 73
    69
    Vincent J. Gallagher MiddleSmithfield · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.7
  74. 74
    54
    Alan Shawn Feinstein MS of CovCoventry · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.8
  75. 75
    30
    Edward Martin MiddleEast Providence · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.8
  76. 76
    69
    Portsmouth Middle SchoolPortsmouth · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.8
  77. 77
    73
    Smithfield High SchoolSmithfield · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.8
  78. 78
    74
    Broad Rock Middle SchoolWakefield · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 11.8
  79. 79
    40
    Park SchoolWarwick · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.8
  80. 80
    41
    BEACON Charter SchoolWoonsocket · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 11.9
  81. 81
    38
    Winsor Hill SchoolJohnston · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.9
  82. 82
    83
    North Kingstown Sr. HighNorth Kingstown · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.9
  83. 83
    24
    Elizabeth Baldwin SchoolPawtucket · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.9
  84. 84
    59
    Burrillville High SchoolHarrisville · Public HighStudents per teacher: 12.0
  85. 85
    35
    Emma G. Whiteknact SchoolEast Providence · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.0
  86. 86
    65
    Brown Avenue SchoolJohnston · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.0
  87. 87
    43
    Toll Gate High SchoolWarwick · Public HighStudents per teacher: 12.0
  88. 88
    33
    Raices Dual Language AcademyCentral Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.1
  89. 89
    55
    B.F. Norton Elementary SchoolCumberland · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.1
  90. 90
    75
    North Smitfield HSNorth Smithfield · Public HighStudents per teacher: 12.1
  91. 91
    19
    RINI Middle CollegeProvidence · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 12.2
  92. 92
    75
    Archie R. Cole MSEast Greenwich · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.2
  93. 93
    32
    Nicholas A. Ferri MiddleJohnston · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.2
  94. 94
    42
    Forest Avenue SchoolMiddletown · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.2
  95. 95
    40
    Dr. Edward Ricci SchoolNorth Providence · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.2
  96. 96
    79
    Melville SchoolPortsmouth · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.2
  97. 97
    90
    Barrington Middle SchoolBarrington · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.3
  98. 98
    60
    Coventry High SchoolCoventry · Public HighStudents per teacher: 12.3
  99. 99
    34
    Park View Middle SchoolCranston · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.3
  100. 100
    49
    Gaudet Learning AcademyMiddletown · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.3

Wilbur and McMahon Schools in Little Compton leads the 2025 list of lowest student–teacher ratio in Rhode Island with Students per teacher 7.4. Of the 100 schools shown, 90 are public, 10 are charter.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best ratio school in Rhode Island?

Wilbur and McMahon Schools in Little Compton ranks first among lowest student–teacher ratio in Rhode Island with Students per teacher 7.4 (Enrollment: 216).

How are lowest student–teacher ratio in Rhode Island ranked?

Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.

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.