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)
440003000001	1	Barrington High School	Public	9-12	220 Lincoln Avenue	Barrington	02806	Bristol County	Barrington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 247-3150	1,139	83	13.6	6.6%	909 (79.8%)	22 (1.9%)	58 (5.1%)	93 (8.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.7%)	$15,306			$101			$15,206	97.1	97.6	1
440030000086	2	East Greenwich High	Public	9-12	300 Avenger Drive	East Greenwich	02818	Kent County	East Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 398-1300	737	57	12.9	5.7%	581 (78.8%)	6 (0.8%)	58 (7.9%)	63 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.9%)	$14,933			$292			$14,641	96.6	96.6	2
440090000218	3	Classical High School	Public	9-12	770 Westminster Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9145	1,113	64	17.3	58.3%	221 (19.9%)	193 (17.3%)	533 (47.9%)	100 (9.0%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.7%)	$12,489			$511			$11,978	95.9	93.3	3
440075000168	4	North Kingstown Senior High	Public	9-12	150 Fairway Drive	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 268-6236	1,374	107	12.8	16.6%	1,154 (84.0%)	21 (1.5%)	91 (6.6%)	31 (2.3%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (5.1%)	$14,220			$150			$14,071	90.4	92.4	4
440087000207	5	Portsmouth High School	Public	9-12	120 Education Lane	Portsmouth	02871	Newport County	Portsmouth	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 683-2124	796	69	11.4	14.1%	699 (87.8%)	9 (1.1%)	47 (5.9%)	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.8%)	$17,227			$422			$16,805	88.3	88.7	5
440081000186	6	North Smitfield High School	Public	9-12	412 Greenville Road	North Smithfield	02896	Providence County	North Smithfield	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 766-2500	524	44	11.8	22.9%	424 (80.9%)	10 (1.9%)	62 (11.8%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$16,367			$645			$15,723	86	82.9	8	2
440015000029	7	Chariho High School	Public	9-12	453 Switch Road	Wood River Junction	02894	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 364-7778	1,043	77	13.5	20.1%	946 (90.7%)	9 (0.9%)	41 (3.9%)	5 (0.5%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.1%)	$14,465			$226			$14,239	85.7	82.6	9	2
440066000151	8	Narragansett High School	Public	9-12	245 South Pier Road	Narragansett	02882	Washington County	Narragansett	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 792-9400	474	43	11	15.0%	427 (90.1%)	6 (1.3%)	15 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$20,095			$804			$19,291	84.7	75.8	14	6
440057000135	9	Lincoln Senior High School	Public	9-12	135 Old River Road	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Lincoln	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 334-7500	976	69	14.2	26.6%	761 (78.0%)	48 (4.9%)	90 (9.2%)	30 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	39 (4.0%)	$15,536			$924			$14,611	84.1	84.6	7	2
440102000265	10	South Kingstown High	Public	9-12	215 Columbia Street	Wakefield	02879	Washington County	South Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 360-1000	789	71	11.1	15.7%	651 (82.5%)	13 (1.6%)	44 (5.6%)	13 (1.6%)	25 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.2%)	$17,177			$365			$16,812	82.9	88	6	4

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.