Best School Districts in Rhode Island

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Rank (of 60)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2024)	Rank (2023)	Rank change from 2023
41^st	Achievement First Rhode Island	K-11	4	2	0	0	Providence	Providence County	0.327	37	4
4^th	Barrington	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Barrington	Bristol County	0.932	3	1
34^th	Beacon Charter School	6-12	0	1	1	0	Woonsocket	Providence County	0.397	38	4
44^th	Blackstone Academy	9-12	0	0	1	0	Pawtucket	Providence County	0.311	44
37^th	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	K-12	3	2	1	0	Cumberland	Providence County	0.346	35	2
17^th	Bristol Warren	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Bristol	Bristol County	0.763	14	3
29^th	Burrillville	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Harrisville	Providence County	0.49	30	1
59^th	Central Falls	PK, KG-12	3	2	1	0	Central Falls	Providence County	0.067	58	1
57^th	Charette Charter	9-12	0	0	1	0	Providence	Providence County	0.098	55	2
20^th	Chariho	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	1	Wood River Junction	Washington County	0.736	10	10
23^rd	Coventry	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Coventry	Kent County	0.66	23
32^nd	Cranston	PK, KG-12	14	4	4	0	Cranston	Providence County	0.435	32
15^th	Cumberland	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	0	Cumberland	Providence County	0.77	13	2
26^th	Davies Career and Technical	9-12	0	0	1	0	Lincoln	Providence County	0.59	25	1
3^rd	East Greenwich	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	East Greenwich	Kent County	0.935	1	2
27^th	East Providence	PK, KG-12	7	2	2	0	East Providence	Providence County	0.541	29	2
	Excel Academy Rhode Island	5-6	0	1	0	0	North Providence	Providence County			(n/a)
16^th	Exeter-West Greenwich	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	West Greenwich	Kent County	0.764	15	1
33^rd	Foster	PK, KG-5	1	0	0	0	Foster	Providence County	0.428	33
21^st	Foster-Glocester	6-12	0	1	1	0	North Scituate	Providence County	0.729	18	3
8^th	Glocester	PK, KG-5	2	0	0	0	Chepachet	Providence County	0.87	6	2
55^th	Highlander	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	0	Providence	Providence County	0.176	49	6
42^nd	International Charter	K-5	1	0	0	0	Pawtucket	Providence County	0.325	41	1
1^st	Jamestown	PK, KG-12	1	1	0	0	Jamestown	Newport County	0.951	2	1
35^th	Johnston	PK, KG-12	5	1	1	0	Johnston	Providence County	0.386	36	1
9^th	Kingston Hill Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Saunderstown	Washington County	0.867	7	2
43^rd	Learning Community	K-8	1	0	0	0	Central Falls	Providence County	0.316	47	4
18^th	Lincoln	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Lincoln	Providence County	0.75	19	1
2^nd	Little Compton	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Little Compton	Newport County	0.939	4	2
36^th	MET Career and Technical	9-12	0	0	1	0	Providence	Providence County	0.361	39	3
24^th	Middletown	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Middletown	Newport County	0.629	26	2
7^th	Narragansett	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Narragansett	Washington County	0.877	9	2
	New Shoreham	1-12	0	0	0	1	Block Island	Washington County			(n/a)
46^th	Newport	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	0	Newport	Newport County	0.265	52	6
11^th	North Kingstown	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	0	North Kingstown	Washington County	0.837	12	1
31^st	North Providence	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	0	North Providence	Providence County	0.435	31
6^th	North Smithfield	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	North Smithfield	Providence County	0.882	5	1
38^th	Nuestro Mundo Public Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Providence	Providence County	0.345		(n/a)
52^nd	Paul Cuffee Charter School	K-12	1	1	1	0	Providence	Providence County	0.197	53	1
45^th	Pawtucket	PK, KG-12	10	3	3	0	Pawtucket	Providence County	0.292	45
5^th	Portsmouth	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Portsmouth	Newport County	0.89	8	3
48^th	Providence	PK, KG-12	20	7	12	0	Providence	Providence County	0.242	54	6
39^th	Providence Preparatory Charter	5-8	0	1	0	0	Providence	Providence County	0.328	34	5
	R.I. School for the Deaf	2-12	0	0	0	1	Providence	Providence County			(n/a)
47^th	Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College	9-12	0	0	1	0	Providence	Providence County	0.246	43	4
30^th	RISE Prep Mayoral Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Woonsocket	Providence County	0.46	24	6
22^nd	Scituate	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Clayville	Providence County	0.709	20	2
54^th	Segue Institute for Learning	K-8	1	0	0	0	Central Falls	Providence County	0.181	46	8
60^th	Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy	9-12	0	0	1	0	Providence	Providence County	0	57	3
19^th	Smithfield	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Smithfield	Providence County	0.737	21	2
13^th	South Kingstown	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Wakefield	Washington County	0.792	16	3
49^th	SouthSide Charter School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Providence	Providence County	0.229	42	7
10^th	The Compass School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Kingston	Washington County	0.865	11	1
12^th	The Greene School	9-12	0	0	1	0	West Greenwich	Kent County	0.803	28	16
53^rd	The Hope Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Providence	Providence County	0.189	48	5
14^th	Tiverton	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Tiverton	Newport County	0.781	17	3
50^th	Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts	7-12	0	0	1	0	Providence	Providence County	0.228	50
	Urban Collaborative	7-8	0	1	0	0	Providence	Providence County			(n/a)
40^th	Village Green Virtual	9-12	0	0	1	0	Providence	Providence County	0.328	40
28^th	Warwick	PK, KG-12	13	2	3	0	Warwick	Kent County	0.512	27	1
51^st	West Warwick	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	West Warwick	Kent County	0.217	51
25^th	Westerly	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Westerly	Washington County	0.624	22	3
58^th	Woonsocket	PK, KG-12	6	2	2	0	Woonsocket	Providence County	0.083	56	2
56^th	YouthBuild Preparatory Academy	9-12	0	0	1	0	Providence	Providence County	0.164	59	3

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on test scores released by the Rhode Island Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 18, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Rhode Island Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Rhode Island Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Rhode Island Department of Education.