Best Elementary Schools in Rhode Island

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 166)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
440027000075	1	Community School	Public	K-5	15 Arnold Mills Road	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Cumberland	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 333-5724	672	42	16	5.2%	533 (79.3%)	17 (2.5%)	40 (6.0%)	46 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.4%)	$10,573			$345			$10,228	97.2	97.3	2	1
440060000140	2	Wilbur and McMahon Schools	Public	PK, KG-8	28 Commons	Little Compton	02837	Newport County	Little Compton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 592-0363	210	28	7.5	13.3%	192 (91.4%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$25,915			$859			$25,056	96.5	96.4	6	4
440066000150	3	Narragansett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	55 Mumford Road	Narragansett	02882	Washington County	Narragansett	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 792-9420	342	29	11.7	15.5%	281 (82.2%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.7%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.6%)	$19,674			$1,559			$18,115	96.1	97.1	3
440015000122	4	Ashaway Elementary School	Public	K-4	12A Hillside Avenue	Ashaway	02804	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 377-2211	195	15	13	20.5%	177 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$18,755			$322			$18,433	95.6	95.7	7	3
440057000134	5	Lincoln Central Elementary	Public	K-5	1081 Great Road	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Lincoln	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 334-2800	423	23	18.3	6.1%	347 (82.0%)	9 (2.1%)	32 (7.6%)	24 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	$13,131			$323			$12,808	95	90	18	13
440051000404	6	Jamestown School-Melrose	Public	PK, KG-4	76 Melrose Avenue	Jamestown	02835	Newport County	Jamestown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 423-7020	208	18	11.5	6.3%	189 (90.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)	$18,200			$1,490			$16,710	94.5	94.1	8	2
440087000206	7	Melville School	Public	PK, KG-4	1351 West Main Road	Portsmouth	02871	Newport County	Portsmouth	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 683-1650	330	27	12.2	12.7%	263 (79.7%)	5 (1.5%)	27 (8.2%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.9%)	$16,674			$751			$15,923	94.1	86	28	21
440105000357	8	Fort Barton School	Public	K-4	99 Lawton Avenue	Tiverton	02878	Newport County	Tiverton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 624-6114	172	16	10.7	13.4%	152 (88.4%)	2 (1.2%)	7 (4.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	$17,166			$466			$16,699	94	89.7	19	11
440030000089	9	James H. Eldredge School	Public	3-5	101 First Avenue	East Greenwich	02818	Kent County	East Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 886-3246	279	21	13.2	4.3%	209 (74.9%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.3%)	17 (6.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.2%)	$13,442			$156			$13,286	92.6	96.6	5	4
440003000005	10	Sowams Elementary School	Public	K-3	364 Sowams Road	Barrington	02806	Bristol County	Barrington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 247-3180	261	17	15.3	6.9%	202 (77.4%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (6.5%)	24 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$17,023			$283			$16,740	92.6	97.7	1	9

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NGSA Science, RICAS English Language Arts, RICAS Mathematics 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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds