Top 10 Best Public Schools in Rhode Island (2024-25)

The top ranked public schools in Rhode Island are Nayatt School, Barrington High School and Community School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public schools are Barrington and North Kingstown.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Rhode Island is 27%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 33%.

Top Ranked Public Schools in Rhode Island (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Nayatt School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-3
400 Nayatt Road
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3175
Rank: #22.
Barrington High School
Magnet School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 68% (Top 5%)
Reading: 83% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
220 Lincoln Avenue
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3150
Rank: #33.
Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 76% (Top 1%)
Reading: 69% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
15 Arnold Mills Road
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 333-5724
Rank: #44.
Jamestown School-melrose
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-4
76 Melrose Avenue
Jamestown, RI 02835
(401) 423-7020
Rank: #55.
East Greenwich High School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
300 Avenger Drive
East Greenwich, RI 02818
(401) 398-1574
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Clayville School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
3 George Washington Highway
Clayville, RI 02815
(401) 647-4115
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Sowams Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-3
364 Sowams Road
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3180
Rank: #88.
Lincoln Central Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
1081 Great Road
Lincoln, RI 02865
(401) 334-2800
Rank: #9 - 139. - 13.
Barrington Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 61% (Top 10%)
Reading: 72% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
261 Middle Highway
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3160
Rank: #9 - 139. - 13.
Forest Park El. School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
50 Woodlawn Drive
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 541-6380
Rank: #9 - 139. - 13.
Matunuck School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-4
380 Matunuck Beach Road
Wakefield, RI 02879
(401) 360-1234
Rank: #9 - 139. - 13.
Primrose Hill School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-3
60 Middle Highway
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3170
Rank: #9 - 139. - 13.
Raymond Laperche School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
11 Limerock Road
Smithfield, RI 02917
(401) 231-6652
Rank: #1414.
Portsmouth High School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
120 Education Lane
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 683-2124
Rank: #1515.
Narragansett Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-4
55 Mumford Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 792-9420
Rank: #1616.
James H. Eldredge School
Magnet School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 60% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65% (Top 10%)
Grades: 3-5
101 First Avenue
East Greenwich, RI 02818
(401) 886-3246
Rank: #1717.
Classical High School
Magnet School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 55% (Top 20%)
Reading: 83% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
770 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 456-9145
Rank: #1818.
North Kingstown Sr. High School
Magnet School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 56% (Top 20%)
Reading: 74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
150 Fairway Drive
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 268-6236
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Myron J. Francis Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
64 Bourne Avenue
Rumford, RI 02916
(401) 435-7829
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Stony Lane El. School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
825 Stony Lane
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 268-6540
Rank: #2121.
Hamilton School
Magnet School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 65% (Top 5%)
Reading: 61% (Top 20%)
Grades: K-5
25 Salisbury Avenue
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 268-6520
Rank: #22 - 2422. - 24.
Fogarty Memorial
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Grades: K-5
736 Snake Hill Road
North Scituate, RI 02857
(401) 568-6211
Rank: #22 - 2422. - 24.
Fort Barton School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Grades: K-4
99 Lawton Avenue
Tiverton, RI 02878
(401) 624-6114
Rank: #22 - 2422. - 24.
South Kingstown High School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 50-54% (Top 20%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
215 Columbia Street
Wakefield, RI 02879
(401) 360-1000
Rank: #2525.
Wickford Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 58% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
250 Tower Hill Road
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 268-6470
Rank: #2626.
Hampden Meadows School
Magnet School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 60% (Top 10%)
Reading: 58% (Top 20%)
Grades: 4-5
297 New Meadow Road
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3166
Rank: #27 - 3127. - 31.
Ashaway Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Grades: K-4
12a Hillside Avenue
Ashaway, RI 02804
(401) 377-2211
Rank: #27 - 3127. - 31.
Fishing Cove El. School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
110 Wickford Point Road
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 268-6580
Rank: #27 - 3127. - 31.
Jamestown School-lawn
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Grades: 5-8
55 Lawn Avenue
Jamestown, RI 02835
(401) 423-7010
Rank: #27 - 3127. - 31.
Ranger School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-4
278 North Brayton Road
Tiverton, RI 02878
(401) 624-8467
Rank: #27 - 3127. - 31.
Rockwell School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Grades: K-5
1225 Hope Street
Bristol, RI 02809
(401) 254-5930
Rank: #3232.
Ashton School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 50-54% (Top 20%)
Grades: K-5
130 Scott Road
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 333-0554
Rank: #3333.
Archie R. Cole Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 56% (Top 20%)
Reading: 60% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
100 Cedar Avenue
East Greenwich, RI 02818
(401) 398-1333
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Exeter-west Greenwich Regional
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 40-44% (Top 30%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
930 Nooseneck Hill Road
West Greenwich, RI 02817
(401) 397-6893
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Narragansett High School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 40-44% (Top 30%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
245 South Pier Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 792-9400
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