Best High Schools in Rhode Island

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 61)	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)
440006500009	11	Mt. Hope High School	Public	9-12	199 Chestnut Street	Bristol	02809	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 254-5980	879	64	13.6	28.0%	746 (84.9%)	17 (1.9%)	55 (6.3%)	17 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.9%)	$14,774			$526			$14,249	80.4	79.3	11
440001700477	12	The Greene School	Public, Charter	9-12	94 John Potter Road	West Greenwich	02817	Kent County	The Greene School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 397-8600	199	12	17.3	32.2%	113 (56.8%)	21 (10.6%)	59 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$12,126			$979			$11,148	73.2	49.7	30	18
440027000076	13	Cumberland High School	Public	9-12	2600 Mendon Road	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Cumberland	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 658-2600	1,446	106	13.6	17.3%	1,083 (74.9%)	58 (4.0%)	208 (14.4%)	38 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.7%)	$12,371			$262			$12,109	71.8	77.6	12	1
440042000116	14	Ponaganset High School	Public	9-12	137 Anan Wade Road	North Scituate	02857	Providence County	Foster-Glocester	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 710-7500	921	72	12.8	13.7%	826 (89.7%)	4 (0.4%)	48 (5.2%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.1%)	$15,940			$519			$15,421	71.3	80.3	10	4
440036000391	15	Exeter-West Greenwich Regional	Public	9-12	930 Nooseneck Hill Road	West Greenwich	02817	Kent County	Exeter-West Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 397-6893	453	43	10.6	17.7%	416 (91.8%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.1%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$18,802			$297			$18,506	69.1	77.2	13	2
440099000259	16	Smithfield High School	Public	9-12	90 Pleasant View Avenue	Smithfield	02917	Providence County	Smithfield	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 949-2050	772	63	12.2	11.4%	651 (84.3%)	12 (1.6%)	65 (8.4%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	$15,912			$350			$15,562	67.1	74.6	15	1
440096000255	17	Scituate High School	Public	9-12	94 Trimtown Road	North Scituate	02857	Providence County	Scituate	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 647-4120	374	34	10.8	8.3%	357 (95.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,274			$674			$18,600	64.8	72.8	17
440063000147	18	Middletown High School	Public	9-12	130 Valley Road	Middletown	02842	Newport County	Middletown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 846-7250	567	50	11.2	32.5%	383 (67.5%)	24 (4.2%)	78 (13.8%)	27 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.2%)	$17,496			$730			$16,766	64.6	62.5	20	2
440024000045	19	Cranston High School West	Public	9-12	80 Metropolitan Avenue	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8049	1,715	109	15.7	27.5%	1,172 (68.3%)	49 (2.9%)	312 (18.2%)	98 (5.7%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	72 (4.2%)	$11,187			$202			$10,985	64.1	71	18	1
440105000274	20	Tiverton High School	Public	9-12	100 North Brayton Road	Tiverton	02878	Newport County	Tiverton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 624-8494	469	42	11.1	22.4%	424 (90.4%)	8 (1.7%)	8 (1.7%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$19,128			$244			$18,884	63.2	66.1	19	1

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on PSAT10 English Language Arts, PSAT10 Mathematics, SAT English Language Arts, SAT Mathematics, NGSA Science 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.