Top Rankings
New Shoreham School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Rhode Island for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 125 students in New Shoreham School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public elementary schools in Rhode Island.
Public Elementary School in New Shoreham School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Rhode Island public elementary school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 31% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Rhode Island public elementary school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (RI)
# Schools
1 School
232 Schools
# Students
125 Students
89,628 Students
# Teachers
22 Teachers
6,950 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
6:1
6:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
New Shoreham School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 62 school districts in Rhode Island (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#23 out of 63 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)37%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
33%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-59%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.43
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
26%
30%
% Black
1%
9%
% White
71%
51%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $48,624 is higher than the state median of $22,250. The school district revenue/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $47,152 is higher than the state median of $21,467. The school district spending/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$2,998 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$2,892 MM
Revenue / Student
$48,624
$22,250
Spending / Student
$47,152
$21,467
Best New Shoreham School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Block Island School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Block Island School, High Stre
Block Island, RI 02807
(401) 466-5600
Block Island, RI 02807
(401) 466-5600
Grades: 1-12
| 125 students
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