The most improved public schools in Rhode Island are Francis J.
Varieur School, Leo A. Savoie School and Garden City School. A school's improvement is based on a its total rise in ranking spots during the last five years (2020-25).
Improved Rank Range: 28
75
Avg. Improved Rank: 39
Most Improved Public Schools in Rhode Island (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Ranking Change (2020-25)
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Francis J. Varieur School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +75
(from 158 to 83)
(from 158 to 83)
Grades: PK-5
486 Pleasant Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 729-6266
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 729-6266
Rank: #22.
Leo A. Savoie School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +64
(from 233 to 169)
(from 233 to 169)
Grades: K-5
990 Mendon Road
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 767-4820
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 767-4820
Rank: #33.
Garden City School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +56
(from 113 to 57)
(from 113 to 57)
Grades: K-5
70 Plantation Drive
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 270-8073
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 270-8073
Rank: #44.
Westerly Middle School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +52
(from 176 to 124)
(from 176 to 124)
Grades: 5-8
10 Sandy Hill Road
Westerly, RI 02891
(401) 315-1601
Westerly, RI 02891
(401) 315-1601
Rank: #55.
B.f. Norton Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +51
(from 134 to 83)
(from 134 to 83)
Grades: K-5
364 Broad Street
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 722-7610
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 722-7610
Rank: #66.
Silver Spring School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +49
(from 158 to 109)
(from 158 to 109)
Grades: K-5
120 Silver Spring Avenue
East Providence, RI 02914
(401) 435-7836
East Providence, RI 02914
(401) 435-7836
Rank: #77.
Rini Middle College
Charter School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +48
(from 237 to 189)
(from 237 to 189)
Grades: 9-12
150 Washington Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 680-4900
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 680-4900
Rank: #88.
Scott School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +46
(from 101 to 55)
(from 101 to 55)
Grades: K-5
833 Centerville Road
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 734-3585
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 734-3585
Rank: #99.
Robertson School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +42
(from 168 to 126)
(from 168 to 126)
Grades: K-5
70 Nausauket Road
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 734-3470
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 734-3470
Rank: #10 - 1310. - 13.
Park School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +39
(from 122 to 83)
(from 122 to 83)
Grades: K-5
40 Asylum Road
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 734-3690
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 734-3690
Rank: #10 - 1310. - 13.
Tiogue School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +39
(from 122 to 83)
(from 122 to 83)
Grades: K-5
170 East Shore Drive
Coventry, RI 02816
(401) 822-9460
Coventry, RI 02816
(401) 822-9460
Rank: #10 - 1310. - 13.
Scituate Middle School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +39
(from 140 to 101)
(from 140 to 101)
Grades: 6-8
94 Trimtown Road
North Scituate, RI 02857
(401) 647-4123
North Scituate, RI 02857
(401) 647-4123
Rank: #10 - 1310. - 13.
Bernon Heights School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +39
(from 243 to 204)
(from 243 to 204)
Grades: K-5
657 Logee Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 767-4864
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 767-4864
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Archie R. Cole Middle School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +38
(from 71 to 33)
(from 71 to 33)
Grades: 6-8
100 Cedar Avenue
East Greenwich, RI 02818
(401) 398-1333
East Greenwich, RI 02818
(401) 398-1333
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Howard Hathaway School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +38
(from 78 to 40)
(from 78 to 40)
Grades: K-4
53 Tallman Avenue
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 683-0500
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 683-0500
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
John J. Mclaughlin Cumberland
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +37
(from 85 to 48)
(from 85 to 48)
Grades: K-5
205 Manville Hill Road
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 658-1660
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 658-1660
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Globe Park School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +37
(from 271 to 234)
(from 271 to 234)
Grades: PK-5
192 Avenue A
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 767-4830
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 767-4830
Rank: #18 - 2218. - 22.
Lincoln Central Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Rank Change: +36
(from 44 to 8)
(from 44 to 8)
Grades: K-5
1081 Great Road
Lincoln, RI 02865
(401) 334-2800
Lincoln, RI 02865
(401) 334-2800
Rank: #18 - 2218. - 22.
Mt. Hope High School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +36
(from 109 to 73)
(from 109 to 73)
Grades: 9-12
199 Chestnut Street
Bristol, RI 02809
(401) 254-5980
Bristol, RI 02809
(401) 254-5980
Rank: #18 - 2218. - 22.
Stadium School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +36
(from 177 to 141)
(from 177 to 141)
Grades: K-5
100 Crescent Avenue
Cranston, RI 02910
(401) 270-8188
Cranston, RI 02910
(401) 270-8188
Rank: #18 - 2218. - 22.
Emma G. Whiteknact School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +36
(from 213 to 177)
(from 213 to 177)
Grades: K-5
261 Grosvenor Avenue
East Providence, RI 02914
(401) 435-7828
East Providence, RI 02914
(401) 435-7828
Rank: #18 - 2218. - 22.
Martin Luther King El. School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +36
(from 213 to 177)
(from 213 to 177)
Grades: PK-5
35 Camp Street
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 456-9398
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 456-9398
Rank: #23 - 2523. - 25.
Pocasset School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +35
(from 118 to 83)
(from 118 to 83)
Grades: PK-4
242 Main Road
Tiverton, RI 02878
(401) 624-6654
Tiverton, RI 02878
(401) 624-6654
Rank: #23 - 2523. - 25.
Winsor Hill School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +35
(from 189 to 154)
(from 189 to 154)
Grades: 1-5
100 Theresa Street
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 831-4619
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 831-4619
Rank: #23 - 2523. - 25.
Paul Cuffee Middle School
Charter School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +35
(from 257 to 222)
(from 257 to 222)
Grades: 6-8
30 Barton Street
Providence, RI 02909
(401) 453-2711
Providence, RI 02909
(401) 453-2711
Rank: #2626.
Elizabeth Baldwin School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +34
(from 255 to 221)
(from 255 to 221)
Grades: K-5
723 Central Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02861
(401) 729-6264
Pawtucket, RI 02861
(401) 729-6264
Rank: #2727.
Birchwood Middle School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +33
(from 132 to 99)
(from 132 to 99)
Grades: 6-8
10 Birchwood Drive
Providence, RI 02904
(401) 233-1120
Providence, RI 02904
(401) 233-1120
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Exeter-west Greenwich Reg. Junior
(Math: 45% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +32
(from 95 to 63)
(from 95 to 63)
Grades: 7-8
930 Nooseneck Hill Road
West Greenwich, RI 02817
(401) 397-6897
West Greenwich, RI 02817
(401) 397-6897
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Glen Hills School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +32
(from 158 to 126)
(from 158 to 126)
Grades: PK-5
50 Glen Hills Drive
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 270-8005
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 270-8005
Rank: #3030.
State Street School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +31
(from 88 to 57)
(from 88 to 57)
Grades: K-4
35 State Street
Westerly, RI 02891
(401) 348-2340
Westerly, RI 02891
(401) 348-2340
Rank: #3131.
Gaudet Learning Academy
(Math: 26% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +30
(from 168 to 138)
(from 168 to 138)
Grades: 4-5
1113 Aquidneck Ave.
Middletown, RI 02842
(401) 846-6395
Middletown, RI 02842
(401) 846-6395
Rank: #3232.
Agnes E. Little School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +29
(from 233 to 204)
(from 233 to 204)
Grades: K-5
60 South Bend Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 729-6256
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 729-6256
Rank: #33 - 3633. - 36.
Narragansett Pier School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +28
(from 85 to 57)
(from 85 to 57)
Grades: 5-8
235 South Pier Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 792-9430
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 792-9430
Rank: #33 - 3633. - 36.
Gaudet Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +28
(from 151 to 123)
(from 151 to 123)
Grades: 6-8
1113 Aquidneck Avenue
Middletown, RI 02842
(401) 846-6395
Middletown, RI 02842
(401) 846-6395
Rank: #33 - 3633. - 36.
William Callahan School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +28
(from 211 to 183)
(from 211 to 183)
Grades: 2-5
75 Callahan School Street
Harrisville, RI 02830
(401) 568-1330
Harrisville, RI 02830
(401) 568-1330
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